The Detroit Lions may be rolling out one of their most popular looks when they get back to Ford Field for a matchup with the New York Jets.
A social media post teased the possibility that Detroit will wear its blue home jersey with silver pants. That combination has been a hit with fans, and it was last worn in Week 11 last season against the Eagles. The Lions also wore it on Thanksgiving last year against the Green Bay Packers.
That hint was enough to get plenty of supporters talking online, with many saying the team should stick with that look every home game. The all-blue uniform doesn’t draw the same reaction, and a lot of fans still connect the silver pants with the days at The Pontiac Silverdome before the move to Ford Field.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn also had something to say this week about Dan Campbell, and it came from a place of real appreciation. Glenn said he’ll always remember that Campbell thought of him first when he was hired to lead the Lions.
Glenn was Campbell’s first coaching hire, and the two spent those early days discussing the culture they wanted to build in Detroit and how to turn the franchise into a winner.
"I didn’t even know he was doing it at that point, I’m assuming he was interviewing me," said Glenn. "But he was just talking defense and I thought we were just talking philosophy and he told me if he got (hired as a head coach), he wanted me to be his coordinator, and I will always remember that.
I felt honored for him to come to me and ask me to be his coordinator. When he got the job, I was the first guy he hired and it took maybe a week before we hired anybody else.
“We just sat in my office and we talked football and how we were going to change this program around," Glenn explained further. "Those things will always stick with me because the things that we talked about, we actually did and Detroit actually ended up being exactly where they are now.”
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