- Roy Williams
Roy Eugene Williams, Jr. (born December 20, 1981 in Odessa, Texas) is a football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was selected 7th in the 2004 NFL Draft out of the University of Texas.
- Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones (born August 21, 1982 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a football player for the Detroit Lions. Jones attended college at Virginia Tech. Also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Drafted 30th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, Jones had a very successful rookie season with the Lions and became only the third running back in franchise history to rush for 1,000+ yards in his rookie season, joining the ranks of Billy Sims and Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.
- Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (born September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia) is a professional American football player who was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He spent three years for the Yellow Jackets at Georgia Tech until declaring for the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his first season for the Yellow Jackets in 2004 as a wide receiver. Johnson has a rare combination of size (6 ft. 5 in., 239 lb/ 196 cm, 108 kg), speed (4.35 sec 40-yard dash), strength, …
- Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna (born September 21, 1972 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American football player at the quarterback position in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. He attended Central Washington University. Kitna was named the Most Valuable Player in NFL Europe when he led the Barcelona Dragons to the 1998 World Bowl Championship (World Bowl V), winning 38-24 over the Rhein Fire.
- Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the NFL. Sanders is best known for being among the most prolific running backs in NFL history who notoriously cut his career short in its prime, leaving him just short of Walter Payton's all-time rushing record (since broken by Emmitt Smith).
- Jeff Garcia
Jeffrey Jason Garcia (born February 24, 1970) is an American professional quarterback currently employed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Garcia's professional career began in the CFL before becoming one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in the early 2000s. After disappointing seasons in Cleveland and Detroit, Garcia resurrected his career in Philadelphia. Garcia is of Irish and Mexican descent.
- Matt Millen
Matthew George Millen (born March 12, 1958 in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania) is an American professional football executive in the National Football League, where he is President and CEO of the Detroit Lions. Prior to assuming leadership of the Detroit Lions in 2001, Millen was a professional football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders, the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
- Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells (born August 22, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey), nicknamed "The Big Tuna", is a retired American football head coach, last coaching the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Parcells owns two Super Bowl rings with wins in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. He announced his fourth retirement from football on January 22, 2007
- Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington Jr. (born October 21, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. He was recently signed to be a backup to Michael Vick following the trade of Matt Schaub. Many sports analysts have considered him one of the biggest draft busts in recent NFL history after being picked with the third pick in the 2002 NFL draft.
- Rod Marinelli
Rodney (Rod) Marinelli (born July 13, 1949 in Rosemead, California) is the head coach of the Detroit Lions, the twenty-fourth in franchise history. Marinelli's coaching career began in 1973 as an assistant at Rosemead High School in suburban Los Angeles from 1973 to 1975. He earned his first collegiate job in 1976, serving as an assistant at Utah State University until 1982. He then moved on to the University of California for nine seasons, …
- Mike Martz
Mike Martz (born May 13 1951, Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. Martz is known for creating complicated offensive schemes, particularly in the passing game. He developed Kurt Warner and Marc Bulger into two of the league's finest quarterbacks of recent years. As a head coach in the NFL Coach Martz took the St. Louis Rams to the playoffs five out of seven years including a NFC Championship and trip to Super Bowl XXXVI.
- Javon Walker
Javon Lataff Walker (born October 14, 1978 in Galveston, Texas) is a professional American football player who is currently a wide receiver for the NFL's Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers as a first round pick (20th overall) in the 2002 NFL draft, from Florida State University.
- Torry Holt
Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Gibsonville, North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL wide receiver who currently plays for the St. Louis Rams. He is the older brother of Arizona Cardinals safety Terrence Holt.
- Shaun Rogers
Shaun Rogers (born March 12, 1979 in Houston, Texas), nicknamed Big Baby, is an NFL defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions. He was voted to NFL Pro Bowl in both 2004 and 2005.
- Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey (born June 22, 1978 in Folkston, Georgia) is an American football player, starting at cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. His mother nicknamed him "Champ" at an early age, although nobody knows why she started calling him that, including himself. He is considered by many to be the best cornerback in the league. He is the older brother of Detroit Lions linebacker Boss Bailey.
- Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position for the Oakland Raiders. The Arizona Cardinals selected McCown with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Sam Houston State University. He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
- Tatum Bell
Tatum Antoine Bell (born March 2, 1981 in Dallas, Texas) is an NFL running back with the Detroit Lions. He is noted for his explosiveness and great speed. Tatum Bell grew up in DeSoto, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, and attended DeSoto High School. Bell was drafted 41st overall in the 2004 NFL Draft, …
- Braylon Edwards
Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. His father, Stanley, played football at the University of Michigan (1977-1981) and with the Houston Oilers (1982-1986) and Detroit Lions (1987).
- Steve Mariucci
Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions. He and his wife, Gayle, have four children: Tyler, Adam, Stephen, and Brielle.
- Jason Hanson
Jason Douglas "Thunderfoot" Hanson (born June 17, 1970 in Spokane, Washington) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
- Andre Johnson
Andre T. Johnson (born August 25, 1973 in Southhampton, New York) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for Penn State University.
- Ernie Sims
Ernie Sims III (born December 23, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American football player for the Detroit Lions, who played outside linebacker for the Florida State University Seminoles. His father Ernie Sims Jr., played football under head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981. His mother, Alice Sims, formerly Alice Bennett, was an All-American sprinter on the Florida State track and field team from 1980 through 1983.
- Mike Furrey
Michael Thomas Furrey (born May 12, 1977 in Galion, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
- George Foster
George Foster (born June 9, 1980 in Macon, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays for the Detroit Lions. A veteran at Tackle, he switched from left Tackle to right in 2004. Was selected in 2003 in the first round, 20th over all by the Denver Broncos. He went to the University of Georgia. George Foster started all 16 games in 2005 for Denver. He helped block for Mike Anderson who rushed for 1,014 yards and Tatum Bell who rushed for 921 yards.
- Mark Bradley
Mark Bradley is an American football wide receiver for the NFL's Chicago Bears. He was a second round pick out of the University of Oklahoma in the 2005 NFL Draft. Due to a season ending injury while playing the Detroit Lions, Bradley was a small part of the Bears 2005 offense, starting only 8 games, recording 18 receptions for 280 yards. Following an injury to Bernard Berrian during week nine of the 2006 season, Bradley became a productive asset for the Bears’ offensive.
- T. J. Duckett
Todd Jeffery Duckett (born February 17, 1981 in Kalamazoo, MI) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Detroit Lions in the NFL. He is known almost exclusively as T.J. Duckett.
- Charles Rogers
Charlie Rogers (born May 23, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent in the NFL. He was originally selected by the Detroit Lions with the second overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Michigan State University. He is nicknamed "Mister Rogers" after the children's TV personality Fred Rogers.
- Jim Zorn
HOFJames Arthur Zorn (born May 10, 1953 in Whittier, California, USA) was an American football quarterback, best known for starting for the Seattle Seahawks National Football League franchise their first seven seasons, until being replaced by Dave Krieg midway through the 1983 season, the Seahawks' first playoff campaign. The left-handed passing Zorn is closely associated with his favorite target, …
- Shaun McDonald
Shaun Terrence McDonald (born June 30, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the NFL. He was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He attended Shadow Mountain High School, and later Arizona State University playing for both Bruce Snyder and Dirk Koetter. He is known, at least by Rams fans, for catching the game-winning pass from Marc Bulger to beat their division rivals, …
- Dick Jauron
Richard Manual Jauron (born October 7, 1950 in Peoria, Illinois) has been the head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League since January 23, 2006. Jauron has held head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, and was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13-3 record.
- Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American football wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner in the NFL. He played for the Washington Redskins (1992-1994), Jacksonville Jaguars (1995), Green Bay Packers (1996, 1999), Oakland Raiders (1997-1998) and Detroit Lions (1999-2002). Prior to his professional career, he attended the University of Michigan where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1991.
- Lem Barney
Lemuel Joseph Barney (born September 8, 1945, in Gulfport, Mississippi) is a former American Football cornerback who played for the Detroit Lions.
- James Jones
James Jones (born March 21, 1961) was an American college and professional football player. A star at Florida, he played ten professional seasons as a running back for the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks from 1983-1992.
- Wayne Fontes
Wayne Fontes (born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. His 67 wins and 71 losses are each the most for a head coach in team history.
- Fernando Bryant
Fernando Antoneyo Bryant (born March 26, 1977 in Albany, Georgia) is an American football cornerback currently playing for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League.
- Cory Redding
Cory Redding (born November 15, 1980 in Houston, Texas) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end and defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. He has been on the team since 2003. He played college football for the University of Texas and high school footbal at North Shore High School, where he was named as the USA Today defensive player of the year at the beginning of his senior year. Redding is heavily involved with the work of numerous charities.
- Drew Stanton
Drew Emeric Stanton (born May 7, 1984) is a National Football League quarterback (QB) for the Detroit Lions. He played collegiately for the Michigan State Spartans.
- Boss Bailey
Rodney "Boss" Bailey (born October 14, 1979 in Folkston, Georgia, U.S.A.) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the NFL. He was selected with a second round (34th overall) pick in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions out of the University of Georgia. He is the younger brother of Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey.
- Kalimba Edwards
Kalimba Edwards (born December 26, 1979 in East Point, Georgia) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Detroit Lions. He has been on the team since 2002. He played college football for the University of South Carolina.
- Dan Orlovsky
Dan Orlovsky (born August 18, 1983 in Shelton, Connecticut) is a quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. The Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft after his successful career at the University of Connecticut.