In what's been labeled a must win season for Lions' GM and coach Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia, here's a distraction that they probably could do without.
Detroit Lions third-year wide receiver Kenny Golladay (pictured) has been named to the Pro Bowl squad, replacing Tampa Bay's injured receiver Chris Godwin.
Okay, so the Detroit Lions suck, and outside of MSU, our state colleges struck out in Bowl games. But Michigan does produce good football coaches, and two of them will square off in the NFC title game.
Detroit Lions assistant coaches Paul Pasqualoni and Jeff Davidson have decided to "step away" from football and will not return to the Lions for the 2020 season.
Lions kicker, Matt Prater has been one of the few consistent pieces of the Lions the past few years. After their final game, he passed a Lions legend on long field goals made.