Tom Lewand
Tom Lewand
Tom Lewand is a former executive for the Detroit Lions. Lewand was named president of the Detroit Lions on December 29, 2008, after the team finished the first 0-16 season in NFL history. He previously served as the Lions Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He succeeded Matt Millen as the president. In his role as president, Lewand oversaw all aspects of the Lions organization. Lewand was fired by the Lions on November 5, 2015. He has now become...
continue contract goal reach work
We'll continue to work with him, and it's our goal to try and reach a long-time contract with him.
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The rules are going to have a bigger impact than the dollar amount.
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There's no disputing his success offensively. He should be an exciting guy to work with.
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We'll be ready to go on free agency Monday morning.
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The one thing you always know about anything Robert does is that his heart and soul will totally be in it,
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You have to have two plans. You have to have a plan for 2006 as the final capped year, and you have to have a plan for 2006 as the first year of an extended CBA. It's a different year. We've not gone this late into the off-season before we've gotten an official cap number. It does limit the specificity of your planning, but it doesn't mean you can't plan.
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We put the tag on Jeff Backus with the intention of keeping him here not only in 2006, but beyond.
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It's definitely a different year, but any time there's change, there's opportunity. There is an opportunity for teams who understand these rules to take advantage of whatever circumstances come our way at 12:01 Monday morning.
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It's a good thing. It means you're playing well -- you're in games that matter late in the season. That's a good thing to have happen to your club.
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It's an opportunity for him to come in and compete and to learn the system from day one along with Joey and Dan. We'll see where it goes.
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It really is a family day -- a chance for the kids to be able to come out. The kinds of experiences that people get, they'll remember for the rest of their lives. That's not always possible on a regular season game day when guys are preparing.
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I think we've had some success in recent years. Free agency, again, is not a panacea. It's not how you build your football team. It's part of the equation, and this year, even with the uncertainty, is no different.
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He's a talented football player who had a good workout for us last fall and again yesterday. It's an opportunity for him to come in and compete. We'll see where it goes. It provides depth and competition to the position.
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He wanted to build a stadium where he could stand on the 50-yard line and know he's in Detroit.