The Matt Patricia Fallout: How Could the Lions Not Know?

A Detroit News report about Matt Patricia's indictment and dismissal on sexual assault charged in 1996 has raised just as many questions as answers—about Patricia, about the Lions' hiring process, and about the team's ham-fisted response to it all

With additional reporting by Albert Breer, Conor Orr and Kalyn Kahler

Joe and Gail King heard about it Thursday morning, when a family friend called to ask if they had seen the news. The Detroit News published a story late Wednesday night detailing a sexual assault accusation made against Matt Patricia, the new head coach of the Detroit Lions and perhaps the most famous person to ever come through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s football program,…