Detroit Lions

This week, instead of taking a look at 10 story lines regarding the games that were played over the weekend,...

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When the Lions fired coach Rod Marinelli, the fans applauded the move. The Lions were the NFL's first 0-16 team. Firing the coach was a no-brainer.

But when the team also promoted Tom Lewand to president and kept Martin Mayhew as general manager, the fans were upset. Lewand and Mayhew were part of 0-16, too. They were part of the front office as the Lions went 31-97 since 2001, the worst eight-year stretch in the NFL since World War II.

Huh?

Lewand and Mayhew know the public-relations situation, and they aren't trying to fight it. But they believe they have what it takes to turn around a franchise that has only one playoff victory in more than half a century.

"Our words are just that," Lewand said.

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Matt Millen will be offering his opinions on football during NBC's Super Bowl pregame show. The former Detroit Lions team president, architect of the NFL's first 0-16 squad, will appear on the network again after serving as a studio analyst Saturday during its playoff coverage. "Many of us have been blessed with second chances and fortunate to have new opportunities," NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol...

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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf called the NFC North title a "milestone" and was encouraged by the...

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Fired Detroit Lions president Matt Millen, the architect of the NFL's first 0-16 team, says he's responsible...

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Quick: Over the last seven years, what human being on the planet was in the least danger of ever having to work...

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Fired Detroit Lions president Matt Millen, the architect of the NFL's first 0-16 team, says he's responsible for its historic encounter with failure. Appearing Saturday on NBC's "Football Night in America," Millen said he would have fired himself after the 2008 season. He said that being sacked after the third week cost the Lions and coach Rod Marinelli some needed stability and consistency.

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Steve Spagnuolo exited the New York Giants ' locker room Wednesday and walked through a crowd of reporters on...

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The Detroit Lions are interested in speaking to Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier for their vacant coaching job. Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed the contact Wednesday by the Lions, who fired coach Rod Marinelli after an NFL-worst 0-16 finish. Childress said no date had been set for an interview with Frazier, who was passed over by Atlanta and Miami last year after...

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The Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson gets a chance to prove he hasn't lost a step – but he isn't healthy.

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