If former quarterback Bobby Lane can have a curse where the Detroit Lions have not sniffed a championship since 1957, then I suggest former Lion and Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders get his own curse.
It’s rather simple. The Lions have lacked a consistent running game since Barry Sanders; retirement in 1999. That’s 19 years to you and me.
I am a firm believer the tongue holds the power of life and death. Who’s to say after Sanders retired he did not in passing say to someone, “the Detroit Lions will never have another running back like me?