Lions cornerback Leigh Bodden spent about 20 minutes on Sirius NFL Radio's “The Sirius Blitz” show Thursday. Among the topics he discussed were his pending release and the Lions' 0-16 season. The highlights:

• What he thought when he was told he'd be released next week: “It didn't come as any surprise. From the beginning when I was in Detroit it just didn't seem like it fit and I think everybody around there knew it. And it was just a mutual decision to just part ways.”

• On why things didn't work out in Detroit: “I don't put any blame on anybody. I guess it was a unique situation for those guys, that's what they were telling me because they had Brian Kelly and Travis Fisher and me. That's what they were telling me. But I don't really fault anybody. What's done is done and I'm just ready to move on and play great football for the rest of my career. Somewhere. Wherever.”

• How he explains the losing culture in Detroit: “You know what, I believe it just starts from the top down. That's pretty much what's been the issue with Detroit. Cleveland to me was a good organization. As far as coming from Cleveland to go to Detroit, I felt like Cleveland, that's the only place I've been, but I felt like their organization was pretty decent. But it just starts from the top down and trickles all the way down to the players, I believe.”

• On if there was division among the ranks with the Lions last year: “I don't want to say divided but I don't think everybody was on the same page, to tell you the truth. That's what I felt and that's what I saw, especially in my situation. I can only speak from my situation and that's what I felt.”

• If he was disappointed or relieved to learn of his release: “It would have been great to be a part of something with Jim Schwartz and what he's going to try to do with the team. I talked to him right after he got hired and it sounds like he's going to do a pretty good job, but what's done is done in Detroit. I can't really say I'm glad to leave because you never know what's going to happen, but I just want to be in a situation where I can play for a coach that's going to try to get the best out of me and really likes the way I play and a coach that I can play hard for every game. Hopefully I can find that this coming year and just have a great year and just help my team win.”