They finished the season on an 8-2 run that saw them come within a lion's whisker of the playoffs and finish with their first winning record since 2017 at 9-8. were able to completely reverse course and put the Lions back on a winning trajectory for the first time in a long time. They have had number one picks and generational talents come through with a lot of hype during those years, but the potential never quite matched the reality.Īnd that competition quickly started bringing results as Campbell and co. They have the longest Super Bowl/NFL championship appearance drought in the league at 65 years, they have not won a playoff game since 1991, and they've reached the playoffs just three times during this millennium. Suh added his voice to the chorus of support for the team, but the truth is this: the Detroit Lions have been an NFL doormat for a very long time. He's not going to be able to do it all by himself, but he's going to be a great cornerstone to build around. I think he's a great piece of talent, did well in his rookie season. And I said this before I hope they build around Aidan Hutchinson. And I love Jared Goff, got to play with him, went to a Super Bowl with him in L.A. At the end of the day, he is going to continue to push that team to be tough and gritty. And they've got a great head coach that I know well in Dan Campbell, we were together in Miami, he was the interim coach there. I think they proved last year that they're going to be a tough, gritty team, really a blue collar team, which is what Detroit is known for, which is one of the reasons why I loved that city.

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