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The Detroit Lions will be the first NFC North team to get on the field for a training camp practice, and so it makes sense for them to have made signing their draft class a high priority. After a flurry of agreements Thursday afternoon, the Lions are down to one unsigned rookie: First-round pick Nick Fairley.

The Lions have a 10:15 a.m. practice scheduled for Friday morning.

Chicago Bears

Signed

• Round 5(a): Linebacker J.T. Thomas
• Round 5(b): Quarterback Nathan Enderle

Unsigned

• Round 1: Offensive lineman Gabe Carimi
• Round 2: Defensive tackle Stephen Paea
• Round 3: Safety Chris Conte

Detroit Lions

Signed

• Round 2(a): Receiver Titus Young
• Round 2(b): Running back Mikel Leshoure
• Round 5: Linebacker Doug Hogue
• Round 7: Offensive lineman Johnny Culbreath

Unsigned

• Round 1: Defensive tackle Nick Fairley

Green Bay Packers

Unsigned

• Round 1: Offensive lineman Derek Sherrod
• Round 2: Receiver Randall Cobb
• Round 3: Running back Alex Green
• Round 4: Cornerback Davon House
• Round 5: Tight end D.J. Williams
• Round 6(a): Offensive lineman Caleb Schlauderaff
• Round 6(b): Linebacker D.J. Smith
• Round 6(c): Defensive end Ricky Elmore
• Round 7(a): Tight end Ryan Taylor
• Round 7(b): Defensive tackle Lawrence Guy

Minnesota Vikings

Unsigned

• Round 1: Quarterback Christian Ponder
• Round 2: Tight end Kyle Rudolph
• Round 4: Defensive tackle Christian Ballard
• Round 5: Cornerback Brandon Burton
• Round 6(a): Offensive lineman DeMarcus Love
• Round 6(b): Safety Mistral Raymond
• Round 6(c): Center Brandon Fusco
• Round 6(d): Linebacker Ross Homan
• Round 7(a): Defensive end D'Aundre Reed
• Round 7(b): Receiver Stephen Burton

For those who have asked, we are continuing our weekly SportsNation chats into the offseason. At least until I say otherwise.

Today’s will commence at the usual time (2 p.m. ET) and place. I’m thinking we’ll even go the full hour this time, assuming everyone behaves.

Chat with you soon.

Our Tuesday chats have become so popular that we’re inviting the rest of ESPN.com’s NFL Blog Network to join us. That’s right. I’ll be chatting over at SportsNation at our regular 2 p.m. ET slot, but we’ve scheduled the other seven bloggers around us as well.

The chat block will start at noon ET and continue throughout the afternoon. I’ll go for 30 of the most intense minutes you’ve ever seen before handing it off to AFC East colleague Tim Graham.

If you venture over, be sure to bring a playoff-caliber game.

Want to hash through a wild Week 16 in the NFC North? Trying to figure out whether Minnesota and Green Bay will meet in the playoffs? Looking to waste time? I can fulfill all of your interests if you swing by SportsNation at our regular time, 2 p.m. ET, for our weekly chat. Meet you then.

We’ll have a pre-holiday SportsNation chat at our usual time and place today if you’re interested. As a special service, I’ll offer advice on all your gift-giving and work-cutting needs. We can also talk NFC North if you’re interested. It's all coming your way at 2 p.m. ET. Chat with you in a few hours.

I’ll be reacquainting myself with the Metrodome this weekend for what could be the NFL’s game of the week. Either Minnesota or Cincinnati (or both) will walk out of the building with a playoff berth, and I’ll be there -- along with AFC North colleague James Walker -- to chronicle it.

We’ll have two FOBABs (Friends of the Black and Blue) at Soldier Field for the Green Bay-Chicago matchup. ESPN Chicago’s Jeff Dickerson and company will cover the Bears angle, while Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee will handle things from the Packers side.

I’ll have some thoughts posted on that contest, along with Detroit’s game at Baltimore, by the end of the evening.

A quick note about an unusual Monday here on the NFC North blog.

I’m making my way to Green Bay for Monday night’s showdown with Baltimore. Between the time of my arrival and kickoff, I’ll do my absolute best to round out our usual “Third and one” feature. Absent travel complications, it’ll be posted by late afternoon.

In the meantime, you still have time to get in on our preview question: Are the Packers really an elite defense? Click here to discuss.

I’ve been pretty lenient with the ground rules for our weekly SportsNation chats, but it’s time for me to lay down the hammer. Let me be clear: The best way to NOT get your question answered/topic addressed is to submit it repeatedly.

I see every question during the chat and can scroll through them at my own pace. You don’t need to send anything more than once. Repeats clog the system and slow down the actual chatting process. So when I see ‘em, they get deleted faster than a Bears offensive drive. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

OK, enough discipline for one day. Let’s all meet here at 2 p.m. ET. We’ll play nice and have some fun. Chat with you then.

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

The NFC North blog will go dark here for a few hours to give its operator some time to get the stove warmed up, the green beans washed and the potatoes mashed. (Or, at least to supervise said activities.)

Let’s meet back here in time for the kickoff of Green Bay-Detroit, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET. Here's our anticipatory post on that game in case you missed it.

Two regular Thursday features, our Homer of the Week along with Air and Space, have been pushed back. The HOW will be revealed Friday morning. Air and Space, which will focus on Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler, will be posted Saturday. Thanks both for your patience and for making this one of the better-read NFC North blogs on ESPN.com.

Sure it’s a holiday week, and perhaps a few of you are too busy at work or home to tether yourself to a computer for an hour. But I encourage you to stop by our regular Tuesday afternoon chat over at SportsNation. If only for a moment. I promise to make it tasty.

I’ll be there at 2 p.m. ET if anyone wants to join me.

As always, ESPN’s NFC North family will have the division blanketed this weekend.

I’ll be at the Metrodome to take in Detroit’s game against Minnesota. Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee, of course, will be on hand at Lambeau Field for Green Bay’s make-or-break game against Dallas.

In case you missed it, ESPN Chicago was all over the Bears’ game at San Francisco. Here are columns from Jon Greenberg and Melissa Isaacson, as well as news and notes from Jeff Dickerson.

That’s living, as far as I’m concerned.

Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert

Fed up with Chicago? Ready to clean house in Green Bay? Wondering when the Matthew Stafford-Calvin Johnson duo is going to connect? Come vent with (or maybe on) me during our weekly chat over at SportsNation.

I’m planning to head over there at 2 p.m. ET and am looking forward to a spicy hour of NFC North talk. Chat with you then.

Posted by ESPN.com’s Kevin Seifert

Seattle gave Detroit a rare opportunity to win a game at Qwest Field. Detroit, however, wasn’t ready to accept the gift.

That’s the way I saw the Lions’ loss Sunday evening to the Seahawks. Detroit actually took a 17-0 lead in the first quarter after Seattle committed turnovers on its first two offensive plays. But you’ll rarely, if ever, win a game when your quarterback throws five interceptions in one game.

Rookie Matthew Stafford did just that. Josh Wilson returned the final interception 61 yards for a touchdown, scuttling the Lions’ two-minute drill as they attempted to overcome a 25-20 deficit.

Stafford had thrown two interceptions over his previous three starts, and Sunday was clearly a setback. He’s now thrown 12 on the season, eight of which have come at notoriously loud stadiums in New Orleans and Seattle. His reaction to those environments doesn’t bode well for next Sunday’s game at Minnesota.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert
OK, be nice. Below is my first stab at a video post. If all goes well, we'll make this at least a once-per-week occurrence. No promises, however ....

John Clayton tells you the latest news from each team in the NFC North.