Years of watching my family stand by the Lions through thick and thin have taught me resilience in the face of disappointment, just as years of watching Detroiters come together to rebuild their city ...

The Detroit Lions have been dealing with ... and that is enough to help ensure the future is bright. Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders is someone who believes that's the case.

Barry Sanders, right, along with Detroit Lions owner and chair emeritus Martha Ford and principal owner and chair Sheila Ford Hamp unveil the statue outside of Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday ...

The Lions are playing for Detroit ... It took years of understanding and healing for Sanders to become publicly linked with Detroit's franchise again. "Barry's not really a vocal guy," Woodyard ...

and NFL and Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders has his favorites in mind. One might think that since Sanders is a loyal retired Lions star, he might go with some Detroit names. But, he has some ...

Ten years ago, the Detroit Lions were a muddy mess ... but are similar to the Barry Sanders era, when helmets also had three stripes. "But if you look at the proportion of the blue stripe compared ...

Ten years ago, the Detroit Lions ... been jarring." The Lions' updated design choices aren't limited to color, Kilpatrick said. Take the team's helmets: "The proportions feel new, like 2025," he said, ...

Nine years ago, my editors at the Free Press asked me to come up with 50 reasons why the Detroit Lions had never won ... NFC championship game meltdown. Barry Sanders was one of the most dynamic ...

In the summer of 1998, Detroit Lions superstar Barry Sanders was coming off of a season where he rushed for over 2000 yards, and marked his third straight season with 11 rushing touchdowns.

Rob “Lion Eyes” Gonzales stood on a swath of the turf from Pontiac Silverdome in his basement, sporting his signature shades ...

Alim McNeill maneuvered through the Detroit Lions' locker room ... to bringing back Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson for on-field introductions, to the hype videos, to the eardrum rattling ...