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Lions honor outgoing president Rod Wood with draft room T-shirt
TL;DR
The Detroit Lions honored outgoing president Rod Wood by wearing T-shirts featuring his image during the NFL Draft. This tradition aims to add a fun element to the intense draft atmosphere.
Key points
- Rod Wood is the outgoing president of the Detroit Lions.
- The Lions wore T-shirts with Wood's image during the NFL Draft.
- This tradition adds a fun element to the intense draft atmosphere.
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Detroit LionsRod WoodDan CampbellBrad Holmes
Dan Campbell got the draft day jersey treatment. So did Brad Holmes.
This year, it was Rod Wood's turn.
Campbell, Holmes and the rest of the Detroit Lions draft room wore long-sleeve black T-shirts with an image of Wood, the team's outgoing president, in a white No. 22 Goodrich High basketball jersey on the front for Day 3 of the NFL Draft on Saturday, April 25.
The shirts continue a tradition that Wood said this spring was started "to have something that's fun that goes along with something that's really intense."
In 2024, the Lions draft room wore black No. 89 jerseys in honor of Campbell, who helped make black jerseys a part of the team's uniform again. Campbell wore No. 89 when he played for the Lions in 2006-08.
Last year, the Lions wore yellow No. 95 North Carolina A&T jerseys ā the number Holmes wore during his college playing days at the school ā a few weeks before Holmes gave the commencement speech at his alma matter.
Detroit Lions president and CEO Rod Wood watches practice during mini camp at Detroit Lions Headquarters and Training Facility in Allen Park on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
Wood, who plans to retire sometime after the Lions hire his replacement this summer, played high school basketball at Goodrich, less than an hour north of Detroit.
Q&A
Why did the Detroit Lions wear T-shirts for Rod Wood during the NFL Draft?
The T-shirts were worn to honor outgoing president Rod Wood and continue a tradition of adding a fun element to the draft experience.
What did the T-shirts worn by the Lions' draft room feature?
The T-shirts featured an image of Rod Wood in a white No. 22 Goodrich High basketball jersey.
What tradition did the Lions start for honoring team members during the draft?
The Lions started a tradition of wearing jerseys or T-shirts to honor team members, with previous examples including black No. 89 jerseys for coach Dan Campbell.