Former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has said goodbye to Detroit and thanked fans in a nine minute, emotional video. It's got me reaching for the tissues!
Sure he's a Hall of Famer, but that's a Hall of Fame nickname, too. "Megatron". Nicknames don't get much better than that. (He got it from teammate Roy Williams.)
With their loss on Sunday to the Tennessee Titans, the Detroit Lions (your Gridiron Heroes) were officially eliminated from the playoff race in the NFC. And with that, it's now time to look ahead to the offseason with free agency in March and the Draft in late April.