Looking back at some top performers for the Lions on Turkey Day. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit
It’s been more than a decade since some NFL owners pushed for the Detroit Lions to give up their annual Thanksgiving game, and team president Rod Wood said last week that tradition is in no danger of ever changing.
“I’m pretty confident that we’re going to have the 12:30 kickoff on Thanksgiving for as far in the future as we can ever see,” Wood said at a fan forum for season-ticket holders. “And it’s something that we should be very proud of and I know it’s special to the fans, it’s special to the city and it puts Detroit on the map every (year) to kind of kick off the holiday season.