Six running backs ran a 4.49 40-yard dash or lower at the NFL scouting combine last month, led by California's Jhavid Best (4.35) and Clemson's C.J. Spiller (4.37).

The Lions, in another busy day of personnel moves, released White with two years remaining on the five-year, $29 million contract he signed in 2007, when he left Tampa Bay to join his former coach, Rod Marinelli, in Detroit.

A high-profile defense attorney hired by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger disputed a student's claim the two-time Super Bowl winner sexually assaulted her.

McNabb and Owens are teaming up on a basketball court instead of a football field in the new season of Spike TV's "Pros vs. Joes."

Schwartz disputes that Kyle Vanden Bosch is on the decline, saying detractors "can't read between the lines. ... Sacks aren't the final determination of how effective a player is."

Allen Park -- The Detroit Lions have finalized a trade for cornerback Chris Houston from the Atlanta Falcons.

Detroit acquired Chris Houston from Atlanta, giving up a sixth-round pick while flip-flopping fifth-rounders, according to an ESPN report. Meanwhile, Jonathan Wade is expected to meet with Lions brass Monday.

Jim Schwartz knew better than to go in empty-handed, especially at that time of night. So when he paid a house call to Kyle Vanden Bosch, the Lions' top free-agent target, he made sure he came bearing gifts.

It was a giddy day at Lions headquarters, with two fresh faces and big bright smiles. But the real impact of the signings hasn't been felt yet, and there's one place it'd better be felt first -- with Calvin Johnson.

If the Lions really want to make this investment in Kyle Vanden Bosch pay off, they need to go help the guy they brought in to help. And that means investing millions more in the foundation of their defense by drafting Ndamukong Suh.