You may not remember much about Jace Billingsley’s performance with the Detroit Lions over a three-year span, but the former NFL wide receiver made some noise after his retirement. In his own music video called “Battle Born,” Billingsley depicted Lions general manager Bob Quinn and team president Rod Wood with clown noses while he sang the words “I don’t belong with those soft, uptown boys.”
But Billingsley wants to make amends. He reached out to Pride of Detroit last week in an effort to clear the air and give his perspective both about his time in Detroit and his initial intentions with the music video.