But there’s an explanation. The barber hails from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a place perpetually waiting for winter, where Yoopers, as locals are known, are fiercely proud, and protective, of their identities. When it comes to football, he explains, the U.P. is the ultimate house divided. Lions fans. Packers fans.

The Detroit Lions have named Troy Schelke of Harbor Beach High School, the 2025 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Year, presented by Carhartt.

Tom Cooper, a fifth-grade teacher at Eastern Elementary School in Traverse City, has been honored by the Detroit Lions as one of their "Touchdown for Teachers" honorees.

Detroit signed cornerback Athur Maulet to its main roster, waiving tight end Ross Dwelley in the corresponding move on Tuesday afternoon. Maulet, 32, helped fill the void at nickelback when Amik Robertson was initially forced to move outside earlier this season.

The Detroit Lions listed four players out and seven questionable on the final injury report ahead of their Week 14 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football inside Ford Field.

The Central Michigan Chippewas (MAC) and Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten) are set to face off in the 2025 GameAbove Sports™ Bowl at Ford Field on Friday, December 26 at 1:00 PM EST. Tickets start at $29 and are available at or in person at the Ford Field Ticket Office,

See some of the key plays from the game, as well as some photos of the halftime show featuring Jack White and Eminem.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall has refused to provide proof that he paid a lobbyist fair market value for tickets to a Lions game last month.

The longtime girlfriend of the superstar receiver also posts an adorable picture of the two at a game in Detroit.