The Thursday injury reports have been filed around the league, so we’ll pass along some of the names that caught our attention, including T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Kevin Walter and Pierre Thomas.

Lions owner William Clay Ford spoke publicly for the first time since firing general manager Matt Millen and head coach Rod Marinelli after a winless 2008 season, telling Mlive.com that the two probably weren’t ready for the job.

The Lions signed veteran free-agent defensive tackle Grady Jackson to a three-year, $8 million contract Wednesday in a move to fortify their interior front.

Veteran free-agent DT Grady Jackson is headed to Detroit on Tuesday afternoon, and if he passes a physical Wednesday, he’s expected to sign a two- or three-year contract with the Lions, a source close to the situation said.

NFL.com Senior Writer Steve Wyche on Falcons DT Grady Jackson:

While six players were handed four-game suspensions by the league for violating the NFL’s banned substances policy, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who, like the others, tested positive, escaped discipline – for now. NFL Executive Vice President of Labor and League Counsel Jeff Pash deferred a decision on Jackson’s appeal pending further information that has been requested, according to league spokesman Greg Aiello.