Next week the wonder that is the NFL Combine gets going in Indianapolis. Look for several blog reports and tweets daily from Lucas Oil Stadium from me from Feb. 24-27.

It will give us a chance to get to know the guys who are possibilities for the Lions with the 13th pick in the first round, and a host of others. It’s a gold mine for information and can’t come soon enough.

Will also get a chance to talk to Lions coach Jim Schwartz and general manager Martin Mayhew at length about the Combine and free agency (if there is not a lockout.)

These are definitely the dog days of the NFL season. But the coming weeks should be quite interesting between the Combine, free agency and the impending lockout.

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