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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 14, 2009
But what can the Lions expect from their fans?
Everyone knows rooting for the Detroit Lions is about as much fun as having a wisdom tooth pulled. Despite that kind of pain, fans keep coming back year after year.
Attendance fluctuates depending on how "well" the Lions are doing. And "well" is a relative term when it comes to the Lions.
Last year, for the first time in many years, the Lions actually had at least four home games blacked out. There was even concern the traditional Thanksgiving Day game would be blacked out. If not for the NFL extending the 72-hour rule and some businesses buying tickets, it would have.
That alone sent a strong message to the incompetent owner, William Clay Ford, Sr. The fans that did show up for Thanksgiving and the rest of the games were screaming for improvement and rightfully so. Even an optimist such as myself found little good from an 0-16 team. If not for Calvin...
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