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Lions' Wes Hills climbs Slippery Rock route, with crash detour, to NFL end zone

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Allen Park — From Slippery Rock to a stepping stone.

Wes Hills’ climb from small-school long shot to the Ford Field end zone took a detour through the woods, which made the pre-game run through Detroit's tunnel even more meaningful.

“It brought a tear to my eye because looking back on everything I’ve been through. All the trials and tribulations, all the challenges, the adversity, to overcome it and be in that position, it made me take a step back and it was like, ‘Wow,’” Hills said this week.