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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pride_of_the_Lions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pride_of_the_Lions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Pride of the Lions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pride_of_the_Lions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-75th_Season_All-Time_Team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#75th_Season_All-Time_Team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>75th Season All-Time Team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-75th_Season_All-Time_Team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lions_All-Time_Team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lions_All-Time_Team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Lions All-Time Team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lions_All-Time_Team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Michigan_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Michigan_Sports_Hall_of_Fame"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Michigan Sports Hall of Fame</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Michigan_Sports_Hall_of_Fame-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Staff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Staff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Staff</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Staff-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Staff subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Staff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_staff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_staff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Current staff</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_staff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_coaches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_coaches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Head coaches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Head_coaches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Offensive_coordinators" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Offensive_coordinators"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Offensive coordinators</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Offensive_coordinators-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Defensive_coordinators" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Defensive_coordinators"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Defensive coordinators</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Defensive_coordinators-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Special_teams_coordinators" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Special_teams_coordinators"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Special teams coordinators</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Special_teams_coordinators-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rivalries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rivalries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Rivalries</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Rivalries-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Rivalries subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Rivalries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Divisional" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Divisional"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Divisional</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Divisional-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Chicago_Bears" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chicago_Bears"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Chicago Bears</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chicago_Bears-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Green_Bay_Packers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Green_Bay_Packers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>Green Bay Packers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Green_Bay_Packers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Minnesota_Vikings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Minnesota_Vikings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.3</span> <span>Minnesota Vikings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Minnesota_Vikings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Former</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>Tampa Bay Buccaneers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Historic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cleveland_Browns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cleveland_Browns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.1</span> <span>Cleveland Browns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cleveland_Browns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Los_Angeles_Rams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Los_Angeles_Rams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3.2</span> <span>Los Angeles Rams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Los_Angeles_Rams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li 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class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>TV</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-TV-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Preseason" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Preseason"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>Preseason</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Preseason-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regular_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regular_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>Regular season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Blackouts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Blackouts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.3</span> <span>Blackouts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Blackouts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lions_cheerleaders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lions_cheerleaders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Lions cheerleaders</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lions_cheerleaders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B7" title="Дэтройт Лаянз – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дэтройт Лаянз" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Детройт Лайънс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Детройт Лайънс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2" title="دیترویت لاینز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دیترویت لاینز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_de_D%C3%A9troit" title="Lions de Détroit – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lions de Détroit" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Detroit Lions" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%ED%8A%B8%EB%A1%9C%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%96%B8%EC%8A%A4" title="디트로이트 라이언스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="디트로이트 라이언스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%A5%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B5%D5%A9_%D4%BC%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%BD" title="Դետրոյթ Լայոնս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դետրոյթ Լայոնս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="डेट्रॉयट लाइन्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="डेट्रॉयट लाइन्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li 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style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; padding:5px;">Detroit Lions</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/33px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/50px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/66px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2025_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2025 Detroit Lions season">Current season</a></i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table style="display:table;width:100%;"> <tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Lions_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Detroit Lions logo"><img alt="Detroit Lions logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Detroit_Lions_logo.svg/100px-Detroit_Lions_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Detroit_Lions_logo.svg/150px-Detroit_Lions_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Detroit_Lions_logo.svg/200px-Detroit_Lions_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="194" data-file-height="148" /></a><figcaption>Detroit Lions logo</figcaption></figure></td><td style="vertical-align: middle; text-align:center;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Detroit Lions wordmark"><img alt="Detroit Lions wordmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg/135px-Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg/203px-Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg/270px-Detroit_Lions_wordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="52" /></a><figcaption>Detroit Lions wordmark</figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><b>Logo</b></td><td style="text-align:center;"><b>Wordmark</b></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Established</b> July 12, 1930<span class="noprint">; 94 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">July 12, 1930</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>First season</b>: <a href="/wiki/1930_Portsmouth_Spartans_season" title="1930 Portsmouth Spartans season">1930</a><br /><b>Play</b> in <a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a><br /><b>Headquartered</b> in <a href="/wiki/Allen_Park,_Michigan" title="Allen Park, Michigan">Allen Park, Michigan</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">League / conference affiliations</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (<a href="/wiki/1930_NFL_season" title="1930 NFL season">1930</a>–present)</b> <ul><li>Western Division (1933–1949)</li> <li>National Conference (1950–1952)</li> <li>Western Conference (1953–1969) <ul><li>Central Division (1967–1969)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a> (1970–present)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="NFC Central">NFC Central</a> (1970–2001)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC North</a> (2002–present)</b></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Uniforms</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png/250px-Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png/375px-Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png/500px-Detroit_Lions_Uniforms_2024-Present.png 2x" data-file-width="3464" data-file-height="2464" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Honolulu blue, silver, black, white<sup id="cite_ref-Lions2024jerseys_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lions2024jerseys-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0076B6; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#B0B7BC; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fight_song" title="Fight song">Fight song</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Gridiron Heroes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_mascots" title="List of NFL mascots">Mascot</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Roary the Lion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://detroitlions.com">detroitlions<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_franchise_owners" title="List of current NFL franchise owners">Owner(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Ford_Hamp" title="Sheila Ford Hamp">Sheila Ford Hamp</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;">Sheila Ford Hamp</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Wood" title="Rod Wood">Rod Wood</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(American_football)" title="General manager (American football)">General manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Holmes" title="Brad Holmes">Brad Holmes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_head_coaches" title="List of current NFL head coaches">Head coach</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Campbell" title="Dan Campbell">Dan Campbell</a></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Team history</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Spartans" title="Portsmouth Spartans">Portsmouth Spartans</a> (1928–1933)</li> <li><b>Detroit Lions (1934–present)</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_championship" title="History of the NFL championship">League championships</a> (4)</b><br /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions_(1920%E2%80%9369)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NFL champions (1920–69)">NFL championships</a> (pre–1970 <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a>) (4)</b><br /><a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1935 NFL Championship Game">1935</a>, <a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1952 NFL Championship Game">1952</a>, <a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1953 NFL Championship Game">1953</a>, <a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1957 NFL Championship Game">1957</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Conference championships (4)</b> <ul><li><b>NFL National:</b> <a href="/wiki/1952_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1952 Detroit Lions season">1952</a></li> <li><b>NFL Western:</b> <a href="/wiki/1953_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1953 Detroit Lions season">1953</a>, <a href="/wiki/1954_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1954 Detroit Lions season">1954</a>, <a href="/wiki/1957_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1957 Detroit Lions season">1957</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b>Division championships (6)</b> <ul><li><b>NFL Western:</b> <a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1935 Detroit Lions season">1935</a></li> <li><b>NFC Central:</b> <a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1983 Detroit Lions season">1983</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1991 Detroit Lions season">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1993 Detroit Lions season">1993</a></li> <li><b>NFC North:</b> <a href="/wiki/2023_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2023 Detroit Lions season">2023</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2024 Detroit Lions season">2024</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Playoff appearances (20)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><b>NFL:</b> <a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932</a>, <a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1935 NFL Championship Game">1935</a>, <a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1952 NFL Championship Game">1952</a>, <a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1953 NFL Championship Game">1953</a>, <a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1954 NFL Championship Game">1954</a>, <a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1957 NFL Championship Game">1957</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NFL_playoffs" title="1970–71 NFL playoffs">1970</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="1982–83 NFL playoffs">1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">1983</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NFL_playoffs" title="1991–92 NFL playoffs">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NFL_playoffs" title="1993–94 NFL playoffs">1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NFL_playoffs" title="1994–95 NFL playoffs">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NFL_playoffs" title="1995–96 NFL playoffs">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NFL_playoffs" title="1997–98 NFL playoffs">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NFL_playoffs" title="1999–2000 NFL playoffs">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NFL_playoffs" title="2011–12 NFL playoffs">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NFL_playoffs" title="2014–15 NFL playoffs">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NFL_playoffs" title="2016–17 NFL playoffs">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NFL_playoffs" title="2023–24 NFL playoffs">2023</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NFL_playoffs" title="2024–25 NFL playoffs">2024</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Home fields</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Stadium">Universal Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/1930_NFL_season" title="1930 NFL season">1930</a>–<a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_season" title="1933 NFL season">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Detroit_Stadium" title="University of Detroit Stadium">University of Detroit Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_season" title="1934 NFL season">1934</a>–<a href="/wiki/1937_NFL_season" title="1937 NFL season">1937</a>, <a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Stadium_(Detroit)" title="Tiger Stadium (Detroit)">Tiger Stadium</a> (<a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a>–<a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a>, <a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_season" title="1941 NFL season">1941</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a>–<a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a>–present)</b></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;; text-align:center; padding:5px;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Team owner(s)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li>Harry N. Snyder (1930–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Richards" title="George A. Richards">George A. Richards</a> (1934–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_L._Mandel_Jr." title="Fred L. Mandel Jr.">Fred L. Mandel Jr.</a> (1940–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Football_Company" title="Detroit Football Company">Detroit Football Company</a> (1948–1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Clay_Ford_Sr." title="William Clay Ford Sr.">William Clay Ford Sr.</a> (1964–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Firestone_Ford" title="Martha Firestone Ford">Martha Firestone Ford</a> (2014–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Ford_Hamp" title="Sheila Ford Hamp">Sheila Ford Hamp</a> (2020–present)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Detroit Lions</b> are a professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>. The Lions compete in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a> (NFC) <a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">North</a> division. The team plays their home games at <a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Detroit" title="Downtown Detroit">Downtown Detroit</a>. </p><p>The franchise was founded in <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Ohio" title="Portsmouth, Ohio">Portsmouth, Ohio</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Spartans" title="Portsmouth Spartans">Portsmouth Spartans</a> in 1928 and joined the NFL on July 12, 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amid financial struggles, the franchise was <a href="/wiki/Relocation_of_professional_sports_teams" title="Relocation of professional sports teams">relocated</a> to Detroit in 1934 and renamed the Lions in reference to the city's <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) franchise, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lions won four <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Football_League_championship#1933–1965:_NFL_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the National Football League championship">NFL Championship Games</a> between <a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1935 NFL Championship Game">1935</a> and <a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1957 NFL Championship Game">1957</a>. Following the 1957 championship, the franchise did not win a playoff game until the 1991 season and did not win another until the 2023 season. They are the only franchise operational for the entirety of the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> era to not appear in the Super Bowl.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Detroit_Lions" title="History of the Detroit Lions">History of the Detroit Lions</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_seasons" title="List of Detroit Lions seasons">List of Detroit Lions seasons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos_and_uniforms">Logos and uniforms</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg/220px-1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg/330px-1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_13_-_Billy_Sims.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">Billy Sims</a> (No. 20) rushing the ball against the Los Angeles Rams on September 7, 1980</figcaption></figure> <p>Aside from a brief change to scarlet and black from 1948 to 1950 instituted by then head coach <a href="/wiki/Bo_McMillin" title="Bo McMillin">Bo McMillin</a>, which was influenced by his years as coach at <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_(Bloomington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana University (Bloomington)">Indiana</a>, the Lions' uniforms have basically remained the same since they moved to Detroit in 1934–silver helmets, silver pants, and either blue or white jerseys.<sup id="cite_ref-Uniforms_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uniforms-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dow_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Presnell" title="Glenn Presnell">Glenn Presnell</a>, the then last surviving member of the 1934 Lions, recalled that after the <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Spartans" title="Portsmouth Spartans">Portsmouth Spartans</a> relocated to Detroit, team owner <a href="/wiki/George_A._Richards" title="George A. Richards">George A. Richards</a> asked him and his wife to pick the Lions' colors from combinations that included red and white, orange and black, and blue and silver. The Presnells liked blue and silver the best, so Richards selected it. The blue used by the Lions is officially known as "Honolulu blue", which is inspired by the color of the waves off the coast of Hawaii.<sup id="cite_ref-Dow_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There have been minor changes to the uniform design throughout the years, such as changing the silver stripe patterns on the jersey sleeves, and changing the colors of the jersey numbers. "TV numbers", which are auxiliary uniform numbers to help TV broadcasters identify players from the line of scrimmage, were added to the jersey sleeves in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-Dow_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dow-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> White trim was added to the logo in 1970, with outlines (white on the blue jersey, silver on the white jersey) added to the numbers in 1972; the color arrangement on the numbers on the blue jerseys was reversed in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-Uniforms_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uniforms-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The silver facemasks became blue in 1984. In 1998, the team wore blue pants with their white jerseys along with grey socks but dropped that combination after the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Uniforms_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uniforms-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, the "TV numbers" on the sleeves were moved to the shoulders.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, every NFL team wore throwback jerseys,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Lions' were similar to the jerseys worn during their 1935 championship season. The helmets and pants were solid silver, the jerseys Honolulu blue with silver numbers and the jersey did not have "TV numbers" on the sleeves. The team wore solid blue socks and black cleats. The helmets also did not have logos, as helmets were simple leather back then.<sup id="cite_ref-Uniforms_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uniforms-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions also wore 1950s-style jerseys during their traditional <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving Day</a> games from 2001 to 2004 as the NFL encouraged teams to wear throwback jerseys on Thanksgiving Day.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, the team added black trim to their logo and jerseys. The facemasks on the helmet changed from blue to black with the introduction of the new color. In 2005, the team introduced an alternate black jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-Uniforms_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uniforms-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_logo_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_logo-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For 2008, the team dropped the black jersey in favor of a throwback uniform to commemorate the franchise's 75th anniversary. The throwback uniform became the team's permanent alternate jersey in 2009, replacing the former black alternate.<sup id="cite_ref-noblack_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-noblack-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions officially unveiled a new logo and uniforms on April 20, 2009. The logo was given a flowing mane and fangs, while the typeface featured a modern font.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_lions_unif17.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Detroit_lions_unif17.png/250px-Detroit_lions_unif17.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Detroit_lions_unif17.png/375px-Detroit_lions_unif17.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Detroit_lions_unif17.png/500px-Detroit_lions_unif17.png 2x" data-file-width="865" data-file-height="823" /></a><figcaption>The Detroit Lions' uniform design from 2017 through 2023.</figcaption></figure> <p>On February 1, 2017, the Lions announced a new typeface, logo, and the complete removal of the color black from the team identity. While the previous logo was retained, the border was changed from black to silver.<sup id="cite_ref-LionsRebrand2017_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LionsRebrand2017-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2017_logo_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017_logo-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions then unveiled the new uniforms on April 13, 2017, which included the white jersey and blue pants combo for the first time since 1998. They introduced an alternate all-grey uniform, an alternate all-Honolulu blue uniform, and a helmet with a silver face mask.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions also added the initials "WCF" to the left sleeve as a permanent tribute to <a href="/wiki/William_Clay_Ford_Sr." title="William Clay Ford Sr.">William Clay Ford</a>, who owned the team from 1963 until his death in 2014. The sleeve addition replaced the black "WCF" patch on the left breast that was added after Ford's death.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 20, 2021, the Lions wore white pants with their road white uniforms against the <a href="/wiki/2021_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="2021 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a>. The white pants, which lacked striping, were previously worn during the "scarlet and black" era in the 1948 and 1949 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 12, 2023, the Lions announced they would celebrate their 90th season in franchise history during the 2023 season with a commemorative logo and jersey patch. The inspiration for the patch is an homage to their logo from 1961 to 1969, which is also honored in the WCF memorial logo and the 60th commemorative season logo.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 21, 2023, the Lions unveiled an alternate blue helmet. The helmet, which features the 1960s logo, was paired with the grey uniform. This was the first time the Lions wore a blue helmet since 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 18, 2024, the Lions unveiled a new jersey set. The home jersey, referred to as "One Pride", features a redefined Honolulu blue with white block numbers trimmed in silver and sleeves striped in silver with white accents. The home jersey is paired with silver pants with Honolulu blue stripes with white accents or solid Honolulu blue pants. The road white jersey, referred to as "the 313", features Honolulu blue block numbers, stripes trimmed in silver, and a Honolulu blue "Detroit" wordmark on the front. The road jersey is paired with solid Honolulu blue or solid white pants. The primary silver helmet with a Honolulu blue face mask and Honolulu blue stripes with white accents is worn with the home and road jerseys. The black alternate jersey, referred to as "Motor City Muscle", features Honolulu blue numbers and stripes trimmed in silver along with a "Lions" wordmark on the front. It is worn with the alternate Honolulu blue helmet featuring black stripes with silver accents and the leaping lion logo in black with silver accents. The black jersey is paired with solid black or solid Honolulu blue pants.<sup id="cite_ref-Lions2024jerseys_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lions2024jerseys-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBSLions2024jerseys_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBSLions2024jerseys-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The black jersey was a favorite of head coach <a href="/wiki/Dan_Campbell" title="Dan Campbell">Dan Campbell</a>, who wore the original version during his playing days. According to Lions team president <a href="/wiki/Rod_Wood" title="Rod Wood">Rod Wood</a>, it was Campbell who lobbied for the black jersey to return, which happened after the Lions won the NFC North division title in <a href="/wiki/2023_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2023 Detroit Lions season">2023</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The throwback jersey was retained and updated with the refreshed Honolulu blue. The throwback jersey is paired with a silver helmet that is worn with a silver or a Honolulu blue face mask. The William Clay Ford (WCF) memorial decal has been placed on the back of the primary and alternate helmets.<sup id="cite_ref-Lions2024jerseys_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lions2024jerseys-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBSLions2024jerseys_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBSLions2024jerseys-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the 2024 season, the silver pants were only worn once (a Week 2 defeat against the <a href="/wiki/2024_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>), and the throwbacks were not worn at all. Instead, they mainly wore either the all-blue or all-white uniforms, with the Lions winning all of their regular season games in either combination.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The throwback uniforms were initially scheduled to wear in Week 18 against the <a href="/wiki/2024_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2024 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a>, but the Lions decided to wear their all-black alternate uniforms instead. Detroit went 2–1 in the all-black uniforms.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Thanksgiving_Day_tradition">Thanksgiving Day tradition</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg/175px-DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg/263px-DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg/350px-DetroitLionsRunningPlay-2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2430" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>The Lions, seen here during the 2007 Thanksgiving game against their division rival <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>, have played on Thanksgiving since 1934 with the exception of the years during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1934, then team owner <a href="/wiki/George_A._Richards" title="George A. Richards">George A. Richards</a>, who also was the owner of a major radio affiliate of the NBC <a href="/wiki/Blue_Network" title="Blue Network">Blue Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/WJR" title="WJR">WJR</a> in Detroit, the forerunner to today's <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, negotiated <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC_Radio" title="NFL on NBC Radio">an agreement with NBC</a> to carry his Thanksgiving game live across all of the network's stations.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Excluding the years of 1939–1944, due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the Lions have played on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving</a> ever since.<sup id="cite_ref-Beach_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beach-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span 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Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Hendon_Hooker" title="Hendon Hooker">Hendon Hooker</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Jahmyr_Gibbs" title="Jahmyr Gibbs">Jahmyr Gibbs</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Montgomery_(American_football)" title="David Montgomery (American football)">David Montgomery</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Sione_Vaki" title="Sione Vaki">Sione Vaki</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Green" title="Antoine Green">Antoine Green</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Kalif_Raymond" title="Kalif Raymond">Kalif Raymond</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Amon-Ra_St._Brown" title="Amon-Ra St. Brown">Amon-Ra St. Brown</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Jameson_Williams" title="Jameson Williams">Jameson Williams</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_LaPorta" title="Sam LaPorta">Sam LaPorta</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Brock_Wright" title="Brock Wright">Brock Wright</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Decker" title="Taylor Decker">Taylor Decker</a> <abbr title="Left tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">LT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">60</span> <a href="/wiki/Graham_Glasgow" title="Graham Glasgow">Graham Glasgow</a> <abbr title="Left guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">LG</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Mahogany" title="Christian Mahogany">Christian Mahogany</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Manu" title="Giovanni Manu">Giovanni Manu</a> <abbr title="Left tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">LT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Netane_Muti" title="Netane Muti">Netane Muti</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ragnow" title="Frank Ragnow">Frank Ragnow</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Penei_Sewell" title="Penei Sewell">Penei Sewell</a> <abbr title="Right tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">RT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">75</span> <a href="/wiki/Colby_Sorsdal" title="Colby Sorsdal">Colby Sorsdal</a> <abbr title="Right tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">RT</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">97</span> <a href="/wiki/Aidan_Hutchinson" title="Aidan Hutchinson">Aidan Hutchinson</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">96</span> <a href="/wiki/Brodric_Martin" title="Brodric Martin">Brodric Martin</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">54</span> <a href="/wiki/Alim_McNeill" title="Alim McNeill">Alim McNeill</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Josh_Paschal" title="Josh Paschal">Josh Paschal</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">98</span> <a href="/wiki/D._J._Reader" title="D. J. Reader">D. J. Reader</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Za%27Darius_Smith" title="Za'Darius Smith">Za'Darius Smith</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Mekhi_Wingo" title="Mekhi Wingo">Mekhi Wingo</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Anzalone" title="Alex Anzalone">Alex Anzalone</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">46</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Campbell_(American_football)" title="Jack Campbell (American football)">Jack Campbell</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nate_Lynn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nate Lynn (page does not exist)">Nate Lynn</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Reeves-Maybin" title="Jalen Reeves-Maybin">Jalen Reeves-Maybin</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rodriguez" title="Malcolm Rodriguez">Malcolm Rodriguez</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 0</span> <a href="/wiki/Terrion_Arnold" title="Terrion Arnold">Terrion Arnold</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Branch" title="Brian Branch">Brian Branch</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Kerby_Joseph" title="Kerby Joseph">Kerby Joseph</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Morice_Norris" title="Morice Norris">Morice Norris</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Ennis_Rakestraw_Jr." title="Ennis Rakestraw Jr.">Ennis Rakestraw Jr.</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Amik_Robertson" title="Amik Robertson">Amik Robertson</a> <abbr title="Nickleback"><span style="font-size:90%;">NB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Jake_Bates" title="Jake Bates">Jake Bates</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Fox_(American_football)" title="Jack Fox (American football)">Jack Fox</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Hogan_Hatten" title="Hogan Hatten">Hogan Hatten</a> <abbr title="Long snapper"><span style="font-size:90%;">LS</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Beauplan" title="Abraham Beauplan">Abraham Beauplan</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Bell_(American_football)" title="Ronnie Bell (American football)">Ronnie Bell</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">65</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Eguakun" title="Kingsley Eguakun">Kingsley Eguakun</a></i> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Jake_Fromm" title="Jake Fromm">Jake Fromm</a> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">43</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=DaRon_Gilbert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DaRon Gilbert (page does not exist)">DaRon Gilbert</a></i> <abbr title="Linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">LB</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Erick_Hallett" title="Erick Hallett">Erick Hallett</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">72</span> <a href="/wiki/Jamarco_Jones" title="Jamarco Jones">Jamarco Jones</a> <abbr title="Right tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">RT</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kennedy_(wide_receiver)" title="Tom Kennedy (wide receiver)">Tom Kennedy</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith_(defensive_tackle)" title="Chris Smith (defensive tackle)">Chris Smith</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Loren_Strickland" title="Loren Strickland">Loren Strickland</a></i> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Stantley_Thomas-Oliver" title="Stantley Thomas-Oliver">Stantley Thomas-Oliver</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Ukwu" title="Isaac Ukwu">Isaac Ukwu</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="Futures contract. Becomes a standard one-year contract upon the start of the new league year.">Futures</abbr>)</span></li></ul> <p><b>Impending <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(FA)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Kwon_Alexander" title="Kwon Alexander">Kwon Alexander</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Badgley" title="Michael Badgley">Michael Badgley</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Barnes_(American_football)" title="Derrick Barnes (American football)">Derrick Barnes</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Bridgewater" title="Teddy Bridgewater">Teddy Bridgewater</a> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Cominsky" title="John Cominsky">John Cominsky</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">92</span> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Davenport" title="Marcus Davenport">Marcus Davenport</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Davis" title="Carlton Davis">Carlton Davis</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Khalil_Dorsey" title="Khalil Dorsey">Khalil Dorsey</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Ifeatu_Melifonwu" title="Ifeatu Melifonwu">Ifeatu Melifonwu</a> <abbr title="Free safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">FS</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Moseley" title="Emmanuel Moseley">Emmanuel Moseley</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Al-Quadin_Muhammad" title="Al-Quadin Muhammad">Al-Quadin Muhammad</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Niemann" title="Ben Niemann">Ben Niemann</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(American_football)" title="Pat O'Connor (American football)">Pat O'Connor</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Levi_Onwuzurike" title="Levi Onwuzurike">Levi Onwuzurike</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Patrick" title="Tim Patrick">Tim Patrick</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">96</span> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Peko" title="Kyle Peko">Kyle Peko</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Robinson" title="Allen Robinson">Allen Robinson</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Skipper" title="Dan Skipper">Dan Skipper</a> <abbr title="Left tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">LT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Turner" title="Ezekiel Turner">Ezekiel Turner</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Kindle_Vildor" title="Kindle Vildor">Kindle Vildor</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Jonah_Williams_(defensive_lineman)" title="Jonah Williams (defensive lineman)">Jonah Williams</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">71</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Zeitler" title="Kevin Zeitler">Kevin Zeitler</a> <abbr title="Right guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">RG</span></abbr><br /></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Restricted_free_agent" title="Restricted free agent">Restricted free agents</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RFA)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Myles_Adams" title="Myles Adams">Myles Adams</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Kayode_Awosika" title="Kayode Awosika">Kayode Awosika</a> <abbr title="Left guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">LG</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Pittman" title="Anthony Pittman">Anthony Pittman</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Craig_Reynolds_(American_football)" title="Craig Reynolds (American football)">Craig Reynolds</a> <abbr title="Running back"><span style="font-size:90%;">RB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Shane_Zylstra" title="Shane Zylstra">Shane Zylstra</a> <abbr title="Tight end"><span style="font-size:90%;">TE</span></abbr><br /></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Exclusive-rights_free_agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclusive-rights free agent">Exclusive-rights free agents</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(ERFA)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Agude" title="Mitchell Agude">Mitchell Agude</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Connor_Galvin" title="Connor Galvin">Connor Galvin</a> <abbr title="Right tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">RT</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Niese" title="Michael Niese">Michael Niese</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Nowaske" title="Trevor Nowaske">Trevor Nowaske</a> <abbr title="Inside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">ILB</span></abbr><br /></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;">As of January 21, 2025. <i>Rookies in italics.</i> <p>40 active, 12 reserve, 31 free agent(s) </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/players-roster/">Roster</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/depth-chart/">Depth chart</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/transactions/">Transactions</a></li></ul></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Calvin_Johnson_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png/170px-Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png/255px-Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png/340px-Calvin_Johnson_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="2756" data-file-height="2820" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LaynewithLions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/LaynewithLions.jpg/170px-LaynewithLions.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/LaynewithLions.jpg/255px-LaynewithLions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/LaynewithLions.jpg/340px-LaynewithLions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg/170px-Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg/255px-Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg/340px-Barry_Sanders_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1832" data-file-height="2235" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlieSanders_Detroit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/CharlieSanders_Detroit.jpg/170px-CharlieSanders_Detroit.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/CharlieSanders_Detroit.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="262" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">Charlie Sanders</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Schmidt_(Pitt).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg/130px-Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg/195px-Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg/260px-Joe_Schmidt_%28Pitt%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="834" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Doak_Walker_practicing_(8679147364)_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg/170px-Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg/255px-Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg/340px-Doak_Walker_practicing_%288679147364%29_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="812" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;"><b>Detroit Lions retired numbers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="40px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">No. </th> <th width="150px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Player </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Position </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Tenure </th> <th width="170px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Retired </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">Dutch Clark</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback#History" title="Quarterback">B</a></td> <td>1931–1932<br />1934–1938</td> <td>October 15, 1939<sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><b>20</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Lem Barney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a></td> <td>1967–1977</td> <td rowspan="3">November 25, 2004<sup id="cite_ref-#20_retired_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-#20_retired-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">Billy Sims</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1980–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1989–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>22</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1950–1958</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>37</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">HB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a></td> <td>1950–1955</td> <td>December 11, 1955<sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>56</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a> <sup>1</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1953–1965</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>85</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hughes" title="Chuck Hughes">Chuck Hughes</a> <sup>2</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>1970–1971</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes:</b> </p> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> The No. 56 was temporarily unretired with Schmidt's blessing when the Lions acquired linebacker <a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Pat Swilling</a> from the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>. No player has worn it since Swilling left.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><sup>2</sup> Posthumous. Hughes died of a heart attack during a game on October 24, 1971, and his No. 85 was withdrawn from circulation.<sup id="cite_ref-DetroitLionsFacts_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the years, however, the number would return to circulation.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Special cases</b> </p> <ul><li>The Lions retired No. 93 for the 2009 season after <a href="/wiki/Corey_Smith_(American_football)" title="Corey Smith (American football)">Corey Smith</a> disappeared, presumed dead, when a boat he was fishing in with friends capsized off the Florida coast.<sup id="cite_ref-coreysmith_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-coreysmith-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions also wore 93 decals on their helmets that season.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Vanden_Bosch" title="Kyle Vanden Bosch">Kyle Vanden Bosch</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_members">Pro Football Hall of Fame members</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_in_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Detroit Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Fame">List of Detroit Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pride_of_the_Lions">Pride of the Lions</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pride_of_the_Lions" title="Pride of the Lions">Pride of the Lions</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="75th_Season_All-Time_Team">75th Season All-Time Team</h3></div> <p>On November 9, 2008, the Lions honored the 75th Season All-Time Team during halftime against the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75th_team_revealed_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75th_team_revealed-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chaney_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chaney-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was chosen via an online fan poll and selection committee.<sup id="cite_ref-75th_team_revealed_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75th_team_revealed-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>Bold</b> indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;"><b>75th Season All-Time Team</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="60px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">No. </th> <th width="170px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Player </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Position </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Arnold_(American_football)" title="Jim Arnold (American football)">Jim Arnold</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a></td> <td>1986–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>60</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Baker" title="Al Baker">Al Baker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td>1978–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Lem Barney</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a></td> <td>1967–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>36</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Blades" title="Bennie Blades">Bennie Blades</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1988–1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>75</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lomas_Brown" title="Lomas Brown">Lomas Brown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">T</a></td> <td>1985–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>76</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(defensive_tackle)" title="Roger Brown (defensive tackle)">Roger Brown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1960–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>19, 24</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Jack Christiansen</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1951–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7, 12, 19</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">Dutch Clark</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1931–1932 <br />1934–1938 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>89</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gail_Cogdill" title="Gail Cogdill">Gail Cogdill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>1960–1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>76</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Lou Creekmur</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">G</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">T</a></td> <td>1950–1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>25</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_David_(American_football)" title="Jim David (American football)">Jim David</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1952–1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>44</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Doll" title="Don Doll">Don Doll</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1949–1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>78</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_English" title="Doug English">Doug English</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1975–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>54</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Flanagan_(American_football)" title="Ed Flanagan (American football)">Ed Flanagan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1965–1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>53</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Glover" title="Kevin Glover">Kevin Glover</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1985–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>75</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Gordy" title="John Gordy">John Gordy</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">OG</a></td> <td>1957–1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>23</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Gray_(return_specialist)" title="Mel Gray (return specialist)">Mel Gray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">KR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">PR</a></td> <td>1989–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a> <sup>1</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1992–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>71</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Alex Karras</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1958–1962 <br />1964–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>81</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Dick "Night Train" Lane</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a></td> <td>1960–1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>28</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Yale Lary</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a></td> <td>1952–1953<br />1956–1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>22</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1950–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24, 44</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">Dick LeBeau</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1959–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>84</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Moore" title="Herman Moore">Herman Moore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>1991–2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray_(American_football)" title="Eddie Murray (American football)">Eddie Murray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1980–1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>91</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Porcher" title="Robert Porcher">Robert Porcher</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td>1992–2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1989–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>88</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">Charlie Sanders</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a></td> <td>1968–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>30</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cory_Schlesinger" title="Cory Schlesinger">Cory Schlesinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a></td> <td>1995–2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>56</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1953–1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>66</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harley_Sewell" title="Harley Sewell">Harley Sewell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">OG</a></td> <td>1953–1962 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">Billy Sims</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1980–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>54</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Spielman" title="Chris Spielman">Chris Spielman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1988–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>37</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">HB</a></td> <td>1950–1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>55</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Walker_(linebacker)" title="Wayne Walker (linebacker)">Wayne Walker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1958–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>30, 50</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Alex Wojciechowicz</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1938–1946 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Note:</b> </p> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> Hanson was active at the time of the selection.<sup id="cite_ref-Chaney_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chaney-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lions_All-Time_Team">Lions All-Time Team</h3></div> <p>On September 29, 2019, the Lions honored their All-Time Team in celebration of the NFL's centennial during halftime against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>. The team was chosen via fan voting, contributions from the Detroit Lions Legends Community, team executives, and select members of the media.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianchi_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianchi-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>Bold</b> indicates those elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;"><b>Lions All-Time Team</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th width="60px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">No. </th> <th width="170px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Player </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Position </th> <th width="100px" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>60</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Baker" title="Al Baker">Al Baker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td>1978–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Lem Barney</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a></td> <td>1967–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>36</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Blades" title="Bennie Blades">Bennie Blades</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1988–1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>75</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lomas_Brown" title="Lomas Brown">Lomas Brown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">T</a></td> <td>1985–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>76</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(defensive_tackle)" title="Roger Brown (defensive tackle)">Roger Brown</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1960–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>19, 24</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Jack Christiansen</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1951–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7, 12, 19</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">Dutch Clark</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1931–1932 <br />1934–1938 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>89</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gail_Cogdill" title="Gail Cogdill">Gail Cogdill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>1960–1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>76</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Lou Creekmur</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">G</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tackle_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tackle (American football)">T</a></td> <td>1950–1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>25</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_David_(American_football)" title="Jim David (American football)">Jim David</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1952–1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>44</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Doll" title="Don Doll">Don Doll</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1949–1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7, 20, 56</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ox_Emerson" title="Ox Emerson">Ox Emerson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">G</a>, <a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1931–1937 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>78</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_English" title="Doug English">Doug English</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1975–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>54</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Flanagan_(American_football)" title="Ed Flanagan (American football)">Ed Flanagan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1965–1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>53</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Glover" title="Kevin Glover">Kevin Glover</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a></td> <td>1985–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>23</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Gray_(return_specialist)" title="Mel Gray (return specialist)">Mel Gray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">KR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Return_specialist" title="Return specialist">PR</a></td> <td>1989–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hanson" title="Jason Hanson">Jason Hanson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker">K</a></td> <td>1992–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>81</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">Calvin Johnson</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>2007–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>71</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Alex Karras</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a></td> <td>1958–1962 <br /> 1964–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>81</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Dick "Night Train" Lane</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a></td> <td>1960–1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>28</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Yale Lary</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a></td> <td>1952–1953<br />1956–1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>22</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>1950–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24, 44</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">Dick LeBeau</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a></td> <td>1959–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>53</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lucci" title="Mike Lucci">Mike Lucci</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1965–1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>84</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Moore" title="Herman Moore">Herman Moore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a></td> <td>1991–2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>48</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Muhlbach" title="Don Muhlbach">Don Muhlbach</a> <sup>1</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper">LS</a></td> <td>2004–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>33</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Pietrosante" title="Nick Pietrosante">Nick Pietrosante</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a></td> <td>1959–1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>91</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Porcher" title="Robert Porcher">Robert Porcher</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a></td> <td>1992–2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1989–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>88</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">Charlie Sanders</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a></td> <td>1968–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>30</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cory_Schlesinger" title="Cory Schlesinger">Cory Schlesinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a></td> <td>1995–2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>56</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1953–1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>66</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harley_Sewell" title="Harley Sewell">Harley Sewell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American football)">OG</a></td> <td>1953–1962 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">Billy Sims</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></td> <td>1980–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>54</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Spielman" title="Chris Spielman">Chris Spielman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1988–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a> <sup>1</sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></td> <td>2009–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>63</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Dick Stanfel</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Offensive_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive guard">OG</a></td> <td>1952–1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>37</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">HB</a></td> <td>1950–1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>30, 50</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Alex Wojciechowicz</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a></td> <td>1938–1946 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Note:</b> </p> <ul><li><sup>1</sup> Stafford and Muhlbach were active at the time of the selection.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianchi_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianchi-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michigan_Sports_Hall_of_Fame">Michigan Sports Hall of Fame</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Michigan Sports Hall of Fame">Michigan Sports Hall of Fame</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staff">Staff</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_staff">Current staff</h3></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <caption style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Front office</dt></dl> <ul><li>Owner – <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Ford_Hamp" title="Sheila Ford Hamp">Sheila Ford Hamp</a></li> <li>Vice chairpeople – <a href="/wiki/William_Clay_Ford_Jr." title="William Clay Ford Jr.">William Clay Ford Jr.</a>, Martha Ford Morse, Elizabeth Ford Kontulis</li> <li>Team president/CEO – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Wood" title="Rod Wood">Rod Wood</a></li> <li>Executive vice president & general manager – <a href="/wiki/Brad_Holmes" title="Brad Holmes">Brad Holmes</a></li> <li>Chief operating officer – Mike Disner</li> <li>Special assistant/chairperson – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Spielman" title="Chris Spielman">Chris Spielman</a></li> <li>Assistant general manager – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Agnew" title="Ray Agnew">Ray Agnew</a></li> <li>Director of scouting – Dwayne Joseph</li> <li>Director of college scouting – Brian Hudspeth</li> <li>Director of scouting advancement – Mike Martin</li> <li>Director of pro scouting – Rob Lohman</li> <li>Senior personnel executive – <a href="/wiki/John_Dorsey_(American_football)" title="John Dorsey (American football)">John Dorsey</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Head coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Campbell" title="Dan Campbell">Dan Campbell</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Montgomery" title="Scottie Montgomery">Scottie Montgomery</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Offensive coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/John_Morton_(American_football)" title="John Morton (American football)">John Morton</a></li> <li>Passing game coordinator – <a href="/wiki/David_Shaw_(American_football)" title="David Shaw (American football)">David Shaw</a></li> <li>Quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brunell" title="Mark Brunell">Mark Brunell</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Tashard_Choice" title="Tashard Choice">Tashard Choice</a></li> <li>Assistant wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Seth_Ryan" title="Seth Ryan">Seth Ryan</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Roehl" title="Tyler Roehl">Tyler Roehl</a></li> <li>Offensive line/run game coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Hank_Fraley" title="Hank Fraley">Hank Fraley</a></li> <li>Assistant offensive line – Steve Oliver</li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gradkowski" title="Bruce Gradkowski">Bruce Gradkowski</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35">  </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Defensive coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li>Defensive coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Sheppard" title="Kelvin Sheppard">Kelvin Sheppard</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/wiki/Kacy_Rodgers" title="Kacy Rodgers">Kacy Rodgers</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Dion_Hamilton" title="Shaun Dion Hamilton">Shaun Dion Hamilton</a></li> <li>Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Deshea_Townsend" title="Deshea Townsend">Deshea Townsend</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant/outside linebackers – David Corrao</li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Neil_(American_football)" title="Jim O'Neil (American football)">Jim O'Neil</a></li> <li>WCF minority coaching assistant/defensive quality control – Dré Thompson</li></ul> <dl><dt>Special teams coaches</dt></dl> <ul><li>Special teams coordinator – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Fipp" title="Dave Fipp">Dave Fipp</a></li> <li>Assistant special teams – Jett Modkins</li></ul> <dl><dt>Strength and conditioning</dt></dl> <ul><li>Director of sports performance – Mike Clark</li> <li>Director of sports science – Jill Costanza</li> <li>Head strength & conditioning – Josh Schuler</li> <li>Assistant strength & conditioning – Morris Henry</li></ul> <p>→ <span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/coaches-roster/">Coaching staff</a></span><br /> → <span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.detroitlions.com/team/front-office-roster/">Front office</a></span><br /> → <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_National_Football_League/List_of_current_National_Football_League_staffs" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/List of current National Football League staffs">More NFL staffs</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_head_coaches" title="List of Detroit Lions head coaches">List of Detroit Lions head coaches</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg/220px-Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="378" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg/330px-Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg/440px-Detroit_Lions_head_coach_Dan_Campbell.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1006" data-file-height="1730" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dan_Campbell" title="Dan Campbell">Dan Campbell</a>, the head coach of the Detroit Lions</figcaption></figure> <p>The Lions have had 30 head coaches throughout their franchise history. Their first head coach was <a href="/wiki/Hal_Griffen" title="Hal Griffen">Hal Griffen</a>, who compiled a 5–6–3 (.464) overall record with the team of <a href="/wiki/1930_Detroit_Lions_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 Detroit Lions season">1930</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Fontes" title="Wayne Fontes">Wayne Fontes</a> was the longest-tenured head coach in Lions history, serving from <a href="/wiki/1988_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1988 Detroit Lions season">1988</a> to <a href="/wiki/1996_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1996 Detroit Lions season">1996</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current head coach of the Lions is <a href="/wiki/Dan_Campbell" title="Dan Campbell">Dan Campbell</a>, who was hired on January 20, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offensive_coordinators">Offensive coordinators</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Name</th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>No offensive coordinator</td> <td>1934–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_McPeak" title="Bill McPeak">Bill McPeak</a></td> <td>1967–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No offensive coordinator</td> <td>1973–1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Shipp" title="Ken Shipp">Ken Shipp</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Hughes" title="Ed Hughes">Ed Hughes</a></td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Schnelker" title="Bob Schnelker">Bob Schnelker</a></td> <td>1978–1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Marchibroda" title="Ted Marchibroda">Ted Marchibroda</a></td> <td>1982–1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nelsen" title="Bill Nelsen">Bill Nelsen</a></td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Baker_(American_football)" title="Bob Baker (American football)">Bob Baker</a></td> <td>1985–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dave Levy</td> <td>1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Henning" title="Dan Henning">Dan Henning</a></td> <td>1992–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dave Levy</td> <td>1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></td> <td>1994–1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Croom" title="Sylvester Croom">Sylvester Croom</a></td> <td>1997–2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Moeller" title="Gary Moeller">Gary Moeller</a></td> <td>2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Carthon" title="Maurice Carthon">Maurice Carthon</a></td> <td>2001–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Lewis" title="Sherman Lewis">Sherman Lewis</a></td> <td>2003–2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Tollner" title="Ted Tollner">Ted Tollner</a></td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Martz" title="Mike Martz">Mike Martz</a></td> <td>2006–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Colletto" title="Jim Colletto">Jim Colletto</a></td> <td>2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Linehan" title="Scott Linehan">Scott Linehan</a></td> <td>2009–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lombardi" title="Joe Lombardi">Joe Lombardi</a></td> <td>2014–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bob_Cooter" title="Jim Bob Cooter">Jim Bob Cooter</a></td> <td>2015–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Bevell" title="Darrell Bevell">Darrell Bevell</a></td> <td>2019–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lynn" title="Anthony Lynn">Anthony Lynn</a></td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Ben Johnson (American football coach)">Ben Johnson</a></td> <td>2022–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Morton_(American_football)" title="John Morton (American football)">John Morton</a> </td> <td>2025–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defensive_coordinators">Defensive coordinators</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Name</th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>No defensive coordinator</td> <td>1934–1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buster_Ramsey" title="Buster Ramsey">Buster Ramsey</a></td> <td>1952–1959 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No defensive coordinator</td> <td>1960 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Don Shula</a></td> <td>1961–1962 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No defensive coordinator</td> <td>1963–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_David_(American_football)" title="Jim David (American football)">Jim David</a></td> <td>1967–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No defensive coordinator</td> <td>1973–1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Shurmur" title="Fritz Shurmur">Fritz Shurmur</a></td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>No defensive coordinator</td> <td>1978–1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maxie_Baughan" title="Maxie Baughan">Maxie Baughan</a></td> <td>1980–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Beard" title="Ed Beard">Ed Beard</a></td> <td>1983–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Fontes" title="Wayne Fontes">Wayne Fontes</a></td> <td>1985–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></td> <td>1989–1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Bullough" title="Hank Bullough">Hank Bullough</a></td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Herb_Paterra" title="Herb Paterra">Herb Paterra</a></td> <td>1994–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Eddy" title="Jim Eddy">Jim Eddy</a></td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Peccatiello" title="Larry Peccatiello">Larry Peccatiello</a></td> <td>1997–2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vince_Tobin" title="Vince Tobin">Vince Tobin</a></td> <td>2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Schottenheimer" title="Kurt Schottenheimer">Kurt Schottenheimer</a></td> <td>2002–2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Jauron" title="Dick Jauron">Dick Jauron</a></td> <td>2004–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Henderson" title="Donnie Henderson">Donnie Henderson</a></td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry" title="Joe Barry">Joe Barry</a></td> <td>2007–2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gunther_Cunningham" title="Gunther Cunningham">Gunther Cunningham</a></td> <td>2009–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Teryl_Austin" title="Teryl Austin">Teryl Austin</a></td> <td>2014–2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pasqualoni" title="Paul Pasqualoni">Paul Pasqualoni</a></td> <td>2018–2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cory_Undlin" title="Cory Undlin">Cory Undlin</a></td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Glenn" title="Aaron Glenn">Aaron Glenn</a></td> <td>2021–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Sheppard" title="Kelvin Sheppard">Kelvin Sheppard</a> </td> <td>2025–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_teams_coordinators">Special teams coordinators</h3></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Name</th> <th style="background-color: #0076B6 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #B0B7BC, inset -2px -2px 0 #B0B7BC;;">Tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bonamego" title="John Bonamego">John Bonamego</a></td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Coombs" title="Brayden Coombs">Brayden Coombs</a></td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Fipp" title="Dave Fipp">Dave Fipp</a></td> <td>2021–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisional">Divisional</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chicago_Bears">Chicago Bears</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">Bears–Lions rivalry</a></div> <p>The Lions and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> first met in 1930 when the Lions were known as the Portsmouth Spartans.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bears and Lions have been division rivals since 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-1933_HOF_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1933_HOF-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1933_Standings_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1933_Standings-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Bears lead the series 105–80–5.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Green_Bay_Packers">Green Bay Packers</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Lions–Packers rivalry">Lions–Packers rivalry</a></div> <p>The Lions and <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> first met in 1929 when the Lions were known as the Portsmouth Spartans.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnett_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions and Packers have been division rivals since 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-1933_HOF_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1933_HOF-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1933_Standings_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1933_Standings-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Packers lead the series 106–78–7.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Minnesota_Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Lions–Vikings rivalry">Lions–Vikings rivalry</a></div> <p>The Lions and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> have played twice annually since the Vikings entered the NFL in 1961, excluding 1982 due to <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association#1982_strike" title="National Football League Players Association">the strike</a> that occurred that season.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Vikings lead the all-time series 80–45–2.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former">Former</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</h4></div> <p>The Lions and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> were also division opponents in the NFL Central from 1977 to 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Lions lead the all-time series 33–30.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic">Historic</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cleveland_Browns">Cleveland Browns</h4></div> <p>The Lions also share a rivalry with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, which began in the 1950s when the Browns and Lions played each other in four NFL Championship Games. The Lions won three of those championships, while the Browns won one. This was one of the NFL's best rivalries in the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a> of 1970, the teams have met much less frequently due to the Browns' move to the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a> (AFC).<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2002 to 2014, the two teams played an annual preseason game known as the "Great Lakes Classic".<sup id="cite_ref-The_Great_Lakes_Classic_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Great_Lakes_Classic-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Lions lead the all-time series 19–6, with three of those wins coming in postseason play.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Los_Angeles_Rams">Los Angeles Rams</h4></div> <p>The Lions have played the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Rams</a> more than any other non-divisional team with 89 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NFL_playoffs" title="2023–24 NFL playoffs">2023–24 playoffs</a>, the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams.<sup id="cite_ref-g782_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g782-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the 2024 season, the Rams lead the all-time series 45–43–1.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_and_television">Radio and television</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_broadcasters" title="List of Detroit Lions broadcasters">List of Detroit Lions broadcasters</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png/220px-Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png/330px-Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png/440px-Detroit_Lions_radio_affiliates.png 2x" data-file-width="1532" data-file-height="1780" /></a><figcaption>Map of radio affiliates</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Radio_Network" title="Detroit Lions Radio Network">Detroit Lions Radio Network</a></div> <p>The Lions' <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(radio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flagship (radio)">flagship</a> radio station is <a href="/wiki/WXYT-FM" title="WXYT-FM">WXYT-FM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stations_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stations-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Miller_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Miller (sportscaster)">Dan Miller</a> does <a href="/wiki/Play-by-play" class="mw-redirect" title="Play-by-play">play-by-play</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lomas_Brown" title="Lomas Brown">Lomas Brown</a> does color commentary, and <a href="/wiki/T._J._Lang" title="T. J. Lang">T. J. Lang</a> is the sideline reporter.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, the team announced that they were moving from WXYT-FM to WJR for the <a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016 NFL season</a>, ending a 20-year relationship with <a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-freepress-wjrmove_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freepress-wjrmove-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decision to part with WXYT was reportedly instigated by a demand by the team for the station to fire on-air personality <a href="/wiki/Mike_Valenti" title="Mike Valenti">Mike Valenti</a>, who has had a history of making critical comments about the Lions during his drivetime show, as a condition of any future renewal. A CBS Radio spokesperson stated that their refusal was meant to maintain the station's integrity.<sup id="cite_ref-freepress-wjrmove_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freepress-wjrmove-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-detroitnews-censorship_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-detroitnews-censorship-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lions' flagship station returned to WXYT-FM starting with the <a href="/wiki/2021_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2021 Detroit Lions season">2021 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV">TV</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Preseason">Preseason</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Television_Network" title="Detroit Lions Television Network">Detroit Lions Television Network</a></div> <p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/WJBK" title="WJBK">WJBK</a> took over from <a href="/wiki/WXYZ-TV" title="WXYZ-TV">WXYZ-TV</a> as the flagship station for Lions preseason games.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, the announcers were Jason Ross Jr. with play-by-play, <a href="/wiki/Golden_Tate" title="Golden Tate">Golden Tate</a> with color commentary, and Dannie Rogers with sideline reports.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Games are produced by <a href="/wiki/FanDuel_Sports_Network_Detroit" title="FanDuel Sports Network Detroit">FanDuel Sports Network Detroit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lions_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lions-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4></div> <p>Regular season games are broadcast regionally on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>, except when the Lions play an AFC team in Detroit, in which case the game airs regionally on <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>; however, since 2014, with the institution of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_on_United_States_television#Interconference_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League on United States television">"cross flex" broadcast rules</a>, any Lions game slated to air on Fox can be moved to CBS.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving Day game</a> in Detroit is always televised nationally, alternating between Fox in odd years and CBS in even years.<sup id="cite_ref-Beach_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beach-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, the Lions became the last NFC team to play on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sunday_Night_Football" title="NBC Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a></i> since the network began airing Sunday night games in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Blackouts">Blackouts</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_television_blackout_policies" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League television blackout policies">National Football League television blackout policies</a></div> <p>The Lions' winless performance in 2008 and 2–14 season in 2009, coupled with the effects of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States" title="Great Recession in the United States">Great Recession</a> in Michigan, led to several local broadcast blackouts, as local fans did not purchase enough tickets by the 72-hour blackout deadline. The first blackout in the then seven-year history of <a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> was on October 26, 2008, against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Redskins_season" title="2008 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a>. The previous 50 regular season home games had been sellouts.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second home game of the 2009 season in which the Lions broke the losing streak, also against the Redskins, was blacked out locally, as well as the comeback victory over the Cleveland Browns.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lions had only one blackout in 2010, yet another Redskins game, which the Lions won 37–25.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2015, the NFL suspended its blackout policies, meaning that all Lions games will be shown on local TV, regardless of tickets sold.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Games were also often blacked out at the Lions' previous home, the 80,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a>, despite winning seasons and the success and popularity of star players such as <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lions_cheerleaders">Lions cheerleaders</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Cheerleaders" title="Detroit Lions Cheerleaders">Detroit Lions Cheerleaders</a></div> <p>On June 13, 2016, the Lions announced the addition of cheerleaders to the organization.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNAnnouncement_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNAnnouncement-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also announced that Rebecca Girard-Smoker, formerly the director of the Detroit Pistons dance team, would be the coach of the cheerleading squad. It marked the first time in over 40 years the team had an official cheerleading squad. The cheerleading squad is a part of the entertainment during football games, and active at community events.<sup id="cite_ref-OfficialAnnouncement_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OfficialAnnouncement-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">NFL on Thanksgiving Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Spartans" title="Portsmouth Spartans">Portsmouth Spartans</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_all-time_roster" title="Detroit Lions all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93Las)" title="Detroit Lions all-time roster (A–Las)">A–Las</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_all-time_roster_(Lat%E2%80%93Z)" title="Detroit Lions all-time roster (Lat–Z)">Lat–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_head_coaches" title="List of Detroit Lions head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_draft_history" title="Detroit Lions draft history">Draft history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Detroit Lions first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_draft_picks_(1936%E2%80%931969)" title="Detroit Lions draft picks (1936–1969)">Picks from 1936 to 1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_draft_picks_(1970%E2%80%93present)" title="Detroit Lions draft picks (1970–present)">Picks from 1970 to present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Detroit_Lions_players" title="Lists of Detroit Lions players">Lists of players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_NFL_All-Decade_Team_selections" title="List of Detroit Lions NFL All-Decade Team selections">NFL All-Decade Team selections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pride_of_the_Lions" title="Pride of the Lions">Pride of the Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_Pro_Bowl_selections" title="List of Detroit Lions Pro Bowl selections">Pro Bowlers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_in_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Detroit Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Famers</a></li> <li>Retired numbers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hughes" title="Chuck Hughes">85</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_seasons" title="List of Detroit Lions seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; 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color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932 NFL Playoff Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_Bobby_Layne" class="mw-redirect" title="Curse of Bobby Layne">Curse of Bobby Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2008 Detroit Lions season">0–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_in_Motown" title="Miracle in Motown">Miracle in Motown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">Chicago Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Lions–Packers rivalry">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lions%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Lions–Vikings rivalry">Minnesota Vikings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (10)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1935 Detroit Lions season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1952 Detroit Lions season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1953 Detroit Lions season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1954 Detroit Lions season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1957 Detroit Lions season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1983 Detroit Lions season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1991 Detroit Lions season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1993 Detroit Lions season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2023 Detroit Lions season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Detroit_Lions_season" title="2024 Detroit Lions season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1935_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1935 Detroit Lions season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1952 Detroit Lions season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1953 Detroit Lions season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1957 Detroit Lions season">1957</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Lions_broadcasters" title="List of Detroit Lions broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li>Radio: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Radio_Network" title="Detroit Lions Radio Network">Radio network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Miller_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Miller (sportscaster)">Dan Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lomas_Brown" title="Lomas Brown">Lomas Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WXYT-FM" title="WXYT-FM">WXYT-FM</a></li> <li>TV: <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions_Television_Network" title="Detroit Lions Television Network">Television network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJBK" title="WJBK">WJBK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Detroit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Detroit">Bally Sports Detroit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (1930–present)</li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a> (1970–present)</li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">North Division</a> (2002–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Links_to_related_articles220" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;background-color: #0076B6 !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;;;width:1%"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Active</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">0 <a href="/wiki/Terrion_Arnold" title="Terrion Arnold">Terrion Arnold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2 <a href="/wiki/Hendon_Hooker" title="Hendon Hooker">Hendon Hooker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">3 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Fox_(American_football)" title="Jack Fox (American football)">Jack Fox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 <a href="/wiki/David_Montgomery_(American_football)" title="David Montgomery (American football)">David Montgomery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 <a href="/wiki/Jameson_Williams" title="Jameson Williams">Jameson Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 <a href="/wiki/Kalif_Raymond" title="Kalif Raymond">Kalif Raymond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 <a href="/wiki/Amon-Ra_St._Brown" title="Amon-Ra St. Brown">Amon-Ra St. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 <a href="/wiki/Ennis_Rakestraw_Jr." title="Ennis Rakestraw Jr.">Ennis Rakestraw Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 <a href="/wiki/Jared_Goff" title="Jared Goff">Jared Goff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 <a href="/wiki/Amik_Robertson" title="Amik Robertson">Amik Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/wiki/Jahmyr_Gibbs" title="Jahmyr Gibbs">Jahmyr Gibbs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Kerby_Joseph" title="Kerby Joseph">Kerby Joseph</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Branch" title="Brian Branch">Brian Branch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/Sione_Vaki" title="Sione Vaki">Sione Vaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Alex_Anzalone" title="Alex Anzalone">Alex Anzalone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Jake_Bates" title="Jake Bates">Jake Bates</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/wiki/Morice_Norris" title="Morice Norris">Morice Norris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">42 <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Reeves-Maybin" title="Jalen Reeves-Maybin">Jalen Reeves-Maybin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rodriguez" title="Malcolm Rodriguez">Malcolm Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Campbell_(American_football)" title="Jack Campbell (American football)">Jack Campbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">49 <a href="/wiki/Hogan_Hatten" title="Hogan Hatten">Hogan Hatten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Netane_Muti" title="Netane Muti">Netane Muti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Alim_McNeill" title="Alim McNeill">Alim McNeill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nate_Lynn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nate Lynn (page does not exist)">Nate Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Penei_Sewell" title="Penei Sewell">Penei Sewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Manu" title="Giovanni Manu">Giovanni Manu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/wiki/Graham_Glasgow" title="Graham Glasgow">Graham Glasgow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Decker" title="Taylor Decker">Taylor Decker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">73 <a href="/wiki/Christian_Mahogany" title="Christian Mahogany">Christian Mahogany</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Colby_Sorsdal" title="Colby Sorsdal">Colby Sorsdal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ragnow" title="Frank Ragnow">Frank Ragnow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">80 <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Green" title="Antoine Green">Antoine Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Sam_LaPorta" title="Sam LaPorta">Sam LaPorta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Brock_Wright" title="Brock Wright">Brock Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">93 <a href="/wiki/Josh_Paschal" title="Josh Paschal">Josh Paschal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/wiki/Mekhi_Wingo" title="Mekhi Wingo">Mekhi Wingo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">96 <a href="/wiki/Brodric_Martin" title="Brodric Martin">Brodric Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">97 <a href="/wiki/Aidan_Hutchinson" title="Aidan Hutchinson">Aidan Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">98 <a href="/wiki/D._J._Reader" title="D. J. Reader">D. J. Reader</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">99 <a href="/wiki/Za%27Darius_Smith" title="Za'Darius Smith">Za'Darius Smith</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;;;width:1%"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Reserve lists</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">18 <a href="/wiki/Jake_Fromm" title="Jake Fromm">Jake Fromm</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Strickland" title="Loren Strickland">Loren Strickland</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">36 <a href="/wiki/Erick_Hallett" title="Erick Hallett">Erick Hallett</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Stantley_Thomas-Oliver" title="Stantley Thomas-Oliver">Stantley Thomas-Oliver</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/w/index.php?title=DaRon_Gilbert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DaRon Gilbert (page does not exist)">DaRon Gilbert</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Ukwu" title="Isaac Ukwu">Isaac Ukwu</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">48 <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Beauplan" title="Abraham Beauplan">Abraham Beauplan</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Eguakun" title="Kingsley Eguakun">Kingsley Eguakun</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Jamarco_Jones" title="Jamarco Jones">Jamarco Jones</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kennedy_(wide_receiver)" title="Tom Kennedy (wide receiver)">Tom Kennedy</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">90 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Smith_(defensive_tackle)" title="Chris Smith (defensive tackle)">Chris Smith</a> (Futures)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">-- <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Bell_(American_football)" title="Ronnie Bell (American football)">Ronnie Bell</a> (Futures)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #B0B7BC !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0076B6, inset -2px -2px 0 #0076B6;;;width:1%"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Impending free agents</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">4 <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Moseley" title="Emmanuel Moseley">Emmanuel Moseley</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 <a href="/wiki/Ifeatu_Melifonwu" title="Ifeatu Melifonwu">Ifeatu Melifonwu</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 <a 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href="/wiki/Al-Quadin_Muhammad" title="Al-Quadin Muhammad">Al-Quadin Muhammad</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">70 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Skipper" title="Dan Skipper">Dan Skipper</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">71 <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Zeitler" title="Kevin Zeitler">Kevin Zeitler</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Kayode_Awosika" title="Kayode Awosika">Kayode Awosika</a> (RFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/Connor_Galvin" title="Connor Galvin">Connor Galvin</a> (ERFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Jonah_Williams_(defensive_lineman)" title="Jonah Williams (defensive lineman)">Jonah Williams</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/John_Cominsky" title="John Cominsky">John Cominsky</a> (UFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Zylstra" title="Shane Zylstra">Shane Zylstra</a> (RFA)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">91 <a 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Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;background-color:#D0E7FF; text-align:center !important;width:25%;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_seasons" title="List of NFL seasons">Seasons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_NFL_team_seasons" title="Lists of NFL team seasons">by team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_preseason" title="NFL preseason">Preseason</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_Game" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame Game">Hall of Fame Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Bowl" title="American Bowl">American Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_regular_season" title="NFL regular season">Regular season</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Kickoff_Game" title="NFL Kickoff Game">Kickoff Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Christmas_Day" title="NFL on Christmas Day">Christmas games</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs" title="NFL playoffs">Playoffs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_playoff_games" title="List of NFL playoff games">list of games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_post-season_streaks" title="List of NFL franchise post-season streaks">streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_post-season_droughts" title="List of NFL franchise post-season droughts">droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFC_Championship_Game" title="AFC Championship Game">AFC Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks">quarterbacks</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Football_League" title="History of the National Football League">League history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_the_NFL" title="Commissioner of the NFL">executive history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_championship" title="History of the NFL championship">championship history</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_National_Football_League" title="Timeline of the National Football League">Timeline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_NFL_franchises" title="List of defunct NFL franchises">defunct franchises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_franchise_moves_and_mergers" title="NFL franchise moves and mergers">moves and mergers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_in_Los_Angeles" title="History of the NFL in Los Angeles">NFL in Los Angeles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_and_Western_Conferences_(NFL)_1933%E2%80%931969" title="Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–1969">Eastern and Western Conferences</a> (1933–1969) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Century_Division" title="NFL Century Division">Century Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_playoffs" title="American Football League playoffs">playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">merger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_champions_(1920%E2%80%931969)" title="List of NFL champions (1920–1969)">NFL Championship (1920–1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Playoff_Bowl" title="Playoff Bowl">Playoff Bowl</a></li> <li>NFL records <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_individual_records" title="List of NFL individual records">individual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_quarterback_records" title="List of NFL quarterback records">quarterback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_team_records" title="List of NFL team records">team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_records" title="List of Super Bowl records">Super Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NFL_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time NFL win–loss records">all-time win–loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_last_undefeated_NFL_teams_by_season" title="List of last undefeated NFL teams by season">last undefeated</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_tied_games" title="List of NFL tied games">Tied games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_canceled_and_rescheduled_NFL_games" title="List of canceled and rescheduled NFL games">Canceled games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_nicknamed_NFL_games_and_plays" title="List of nicknamed NFL games and plays">Nicknamed games and plays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_controversies" title="NFL controversies">Controversies</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/League_of_Denial" title="League of Denial">League of Denial</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_with_chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" title="List of NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy">List of players with CTE</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_games_played_outside_the_United_States" title="List of NFL games played outside the United States">International</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_International_Series" title="NFL International Series">International Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_London_NFL_franchise" title="Potential London NFL franchise">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_in_Toronto" title="NFL in Toronto">Toronto</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bills_Toronto_Series" title="Bills Toronto Series">Bills Series</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">NFL Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_born_outside_the_United_States" title="List of NFL players born outside the United States">Non-American players</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Player_Pathway" title="International Player Pathway">International Player Pathway</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Business</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NFL_franchise_owners" title="List of current NFL franchise owners">Team owners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Properties" title="NFL Properties">Properties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Management_Council" title="NFL Management Council">Management Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_competition_committee" title="NFL competition committee">Competition committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">NFLPA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_collective_bargaining_agreement" title="NFL collective bargaining agreement">Collective bargaining agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Players_Inc." title="NFL Players Inc.">NFL Players Inc.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Referees_Association" title="National Football League Referees Association">NFL Referees Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_lockout" title="NFL lockout">Lockouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_most_valuable_NFL_teams" title="Forbes list of the most valuable NFL teams">Valuations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_American_television" title="NFL on American television">Television</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_RedZone" title="NFL RedZone">NFL RedZone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Films" title="NFL Films">NFL Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Canadian_television" title="NFL on Canadian television">In Canada</a></li></ul></li> <li>Antitrust cases <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Radovich_v._National_Football_League" title="Radovich v. 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