The Wolverine

March 2013 - Signing Day Edition

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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michigan in the ������ michigan in������the pros pros Lions Expect Jeff Backus To Return Backus was reportedly contemplating retirement after his 12th NFL campaign, but has been spotted around the Lions��� practice facility in February and hasn���t told anyone about plans to call it a career. photo courtesy detroit lions D By Chris Balas etroit Lions and former Michigan offensive tackle Jeff Backus has been an iron man throughout his playing days, parlaying good fortune and toughness into a 12-year NFL career. Though there were rumblings Detroit���s left tackle was flirting with retirement, team president Tom Leward said in mid-February he ex- pected Backus to return to the Lions next season. Backus has been spotted around the team���s Allen Park practice facility in recent weeks and hasn���t told anyone about plans to hang up the cleats. ���I haven���t heard anything to the contrary,��� Leward told the Detroit News. ���He���s under contract, and Jeff���s been in the building. I haven���t heard

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