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Mitch Albom: Detroit Lions corral Aaron Rodgers for a change

Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett & Carlos Monarrez dissect Lions 31-23 win over Packers on Oct. 7, and discuss where Detroit stands at bye week. Carlos Andres López, Las Cruces Sun-News

Romeo Okwara was still sweating in the locker room, even after he’d showered and dressed. The Detroit Lions defensive end had spent the whole game running after Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. Someone asked him if, when he finally sacked Rodgers, he allowed himself a moment of satisfaction. He shook his head no.

"Even then,” he said, “you don’t know if he threw the ball.