by mitchalbom_webmaster | May 24, 2022 | Tuesday People
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by Mitch Albom | Apr 29, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
When good luck falls in your lap, let it. Even if it weighs 260 pounds. The Detroit Lions need a pass rusher? Aidan Hutchinson is a pass rusher. The Lions needed a guy who can play right away? Hutchinson is considered the most NFL-ready player in the draft....
by Mitch Albom | Jan 23, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Let’s say you and your ex broke up. It was amicable. You both knew it wasn’t working. Then you heard your ex had a new partner. You’re glad. Hey, if it wasn’t going to happen with you, why shouldn’t the other person find happiness? Then you learned your ex’s new...
by Mitch Albom | Jan 10, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
It would be easy to get excited about the Detroit Lions beating the mighty Packers on Sunday, and maybe some of you feel that way. You must be new to Detroit. The rest of us have seen this movie too many times to be fooled by the ending. It’s like Humphrey...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 25, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Well, that’s show biz. The Detroit Lions tried to follow a Hollywood script on Sunday. Come out and dazzle ‘em. Shake ‘em up early. A quick touchdown. An onside kick. A fake punt. All that was missing was the dancing elephants. The...
by Mitch Albom | Oct 24, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
LOS ANGELES – You know those movies where the couple splits up and next time you see them, the guy has a hot wife, a new sports car and a big job — while the woman has three screaming kids and a broken-down Ford Escape? That’s pretty much the Detroit Lions-Los...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 27, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Anyone would have bet against it. Anyone, except a Detroit Lions fan. The ball came off the foot of Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker and flew toward the uprights, which were a record 66 yards away. And as it soared through the air with time expiring on the...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 13, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
And they’re off! And they’re… off. The work in progress that is the new Detroit Lions was, well, a work in progress in Sunday’s opener, falling into a four-touchdown hole, whiffing frequently on offense and defense, bobbling passes, overthrowing receivers, taking...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 8, 2021 | Detroit Free Press, Sports
Calvin Johnson heads into the sunset like other great players who toiled for the Detroit Lions. Unsatisfied. On the morning of his induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he still hasn’t committed to even mentioning the team he played for his entire...
by Mitch Albom | May 2, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free Press, Sports
The NFL draft was exciting. The Detroit Lions were not. While other teams like Jacksonville were building explosiveness by moving Clemson’s starting backfield into their own, the Lions seemed intent on putting their fan base to sleep. They picked, in...