The young Lions cornerback appears to have his mind in the right place." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions QuotesTeez Tabor opens up on past mistakes: ‘I fell out of love with the game’New Womens Kenny Golladay Jersey ,88commentsThe young Lions cornerback appears to have his mind in the right place. EDTShareTweetShareShareTeez Tabor opens up on past mistakes: ‘I fell out of love with the game’Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsA few years back, the Detroit Lions committed to several different social outreach programs after the protests during the national anthem got owner Martha Ford’s attention. One of those programs was the Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Initiative: The Brotherhood & Sisterhood.Last Thursday, five Lions players—Teez Tabor, Devon Kennard, Tavon Wilson, Da’Shawn Hand and Charles Washington—traveled to the most dangerous part of Detroit to take part in that program, which aims to create opportunities for young people with help from the local police department.Also there was MLive reporter Kyle Meinke, who wrote this fantastic story about the different side of Teez Tabor he saw that Thursday evening. Meinke may be understating things. Tabor didn’t just open up, he put his entire heart on the line and admitted some vulnerable things to the room of kids. Tabor admitted as recently as last year, his heart just wasn’t in the game and his career was close to ending.“I was last one in the building and first one out, when I should have been the first one in and last one out,” Tabor admitted about last season. “Like http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-dwayne-washington-jersey , this past year, it was like, ‘Am I ever going to be what they want me to be? What they brought me here to be?’ The questions were, like, ‘Man, can I still do this? Am I still good?’”Tabor traced his attitude problem back to his college days at Florida. Tabor notably failed a drug test, faced a suspension for not taking another test at Florida and had a “serious altercation” with a teammate. There were plenty of character concerns with Tabor after his rocky career at Florida, and the young cornerback didn’t shy away from those during his time with the kids on Thursday.He got caught in the weed culture and it nearly cost him his college career.“So I started smoking,” Tabor said. “Maybe like four months into my freshman year, I was cool with all the seniors, they taught me how to cheat the drug tests. ... That was the thing — you smoke, you ball Womens Tracy Walker Jersey , you play good, you get the girls. That’s what I was in.”But after another run-in with the cops—in which they nearly caught him with a full brick of marijuana—Tabor said he changed his ways. He had to cut off things with his best friend, he had to move on from his street life, and he had to change his ways.Now, Tabor faces a similar conundrum. Two years of an NFL career and nothing to show for it. It’s another dire wake-up call for Teez and he has sprung into action. We’ve already seen some of that pay of for the Lions cornerback. With Darius Slay sitting out minicamp and OTAs, the Lions trusted Tabor to take first-team reps with the defense. Early on, he’s been making a lot of plays. But Tabor isn’t flaunting this time around. In fact, he’s not all that happy with his play thus far.“I ain’t doing too good right now,” Tabor admitted after an up-and-down practice last Wednesday. “It’s a lot of things I need to work on still, and I’m glad that the offense is giving me a great look out here so I can just work on a lot of things.” Tabor has been far from perfect this offseason, and he still faces an uphill battle to make the Lions’ 53-man roster, but if this “new” Teez is any indication Womens Da'Shawn Hand Jersey , his mind is finally in the right place. Please do yourself a favor and real the entirety of Meinke’s piece here. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — A day after their first win of the season, the change in the mood of the previously winless Detroit Lions was evident.In one corner of the locker room, linebacker Marquis Flowers and running back LeGarrette Blount engaged in a heated debate over whether Kobe Bryant or LeBron James was the greater basketball player.“Just coming in today, it was a little bit different,” Lions wide receiver Golden Tate said. “It’s kind of a sigh of relief.”Winning has a way of lifting the tension. Especially considering the quality of the opponent that the Lions beat.Sunday’s decisive 26-10 victory over the New England Patriots was fashioned by a smothering performance from the Lions defense.The Lions held the Patriots to 209 yards, the fewest they’ve allowed since holding the New York Giants to 197 yards on Sept. 8, 2014.“To finally get our first win, against a team like that, that’s a yearly contender for the Super Bowl, it’s a pretty big deal,” Tate said.It was only the third time since 2007 that the Patriots produced fewer than 210 yards.Patriots quarterback Tom Brady Graham Glasgow Jersey White , who led the NFL with 4,577 yards passing last season, was limited to 133 yards.“That is amazing,” Lions cornerback Darius Slay said. “That is really amazing.”In the first quarter, Detroit held a 126-5 edge in yards and a 12:30-2:30 advantage in time of possession. The first three drives of the game saw Detroit outgain the Patriots 196-13 and hold a 14-0 edge in first downs. The Lions outgained the Patriots 231-70 in the first half.“We couldn’t execute anything,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.Lions running back Kerryon Johnson, who finished with 16 carries for 101 yards and became the first Lions running back to record a 100-yard rushing game since Reggie Bush against Green Bay on Nov. 28, 2013, felt the defensive performance was what keyed the win.“I think the defense was a lot more impressive than we were,” Johnson said. “They had to shut down Tom Brady.”Slay preferred to view their success story as a team effort.“This was really all about the offense controlling the ball and keeping us rested,” Slay said. “The best game plan against Tom Brady is keeping him off the field, and the offense kept putting up long drives.”The Lions also handed much of the credit to coach Matt Patricia http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-tracy-walker-jersey , the former Patriots defensive coordinator who earned his first win as an NFL head coach.“He made everything smooth this week,” Slay said. “He knows everything about that team and he made sure we knew it as well.”Patricia wasn’t about to take the pat on the back without returning it to his players.“A week ago, the story was completely different as I stood here,” Patricia said. “It was a good collective team effort. I think everybody that had a significant role, I thought they did a good job.”Improving to 1-2 on the season while handing the defending AFC champion Patriots (1-2) their second straight loss, the Lions said it won’t matter if they don’t carry the momentum into Sunday’s game at Dallas against the Cowboys.“Now that we have this win, it means nothing if we don’t come back this week and have a great week of practice and go out there and handle business on the road against another good opponent,” Tate said.“We’re happy we got that first win, but now we’ve got to put that game to bed. Now we’ve got to prepare like we did last week for the Dallas Cowboys on the road. Try to hit restart and go do it again.”
