When news broke on early Wednesday morning that Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was selling Greektown Casino, speculation immediately began that his next move would be to purchase a Detroit sports franchise like the Detroit Tigers.
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But Gilbert immediately shot those rumors down when talking to the Detroit Free Press.
Later in the day, reporter Daryl Ruiter for 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland tweeted out that he expects Gilbert “to pursue a purchase” of the Detroit Lions.
Once Dan Gilbert sells off Rock Gaming I expect him to pursue a purchase of the #Lions. He’ll be able to use the cash from the sales of the casinos to buy the franchise from the Ford family https://t.co/F6MMGVBW7h
— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) November 14, 2018
Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press reached out to the Lions for comment on whether or not they were for sale and he received the following statement from team president, Rod Wood.
“The Lions are not for sale.”
Well, if Wood is telling the truth, which I believe he is, it looks like the Ford family could be owning for the foreseeable future.
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We’re not in New England anymore; Can Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia find the yellow brick road?
Ever since becoming a Detroit Lions fan all the way back in 1985, I’ve always been an optimist heading into each and every season. Now, don’t get me wrong, though optimistic, I have also been realistic at the same time. There have been many seasons where my football knowledge told me the Lions roster or coaching staff was not good enough to compete, but I always had HOPE. Hope that the team I have supported for so long would finally break through.
That has been no different this season.
Heading into the 2018 campaign, I had hope that new head coach Matt Patricia would light a fire under the asses of the organization and lead the team to their first playoff victory since the 1991 season. Unfortunately, my brain told me that general manager Bob Quinn had not given Patricia a formidable roster to work with and nine games into the season, the Lions are sitting at 3-6.
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