The Detroit Lions have another Hall-of-Famer in the family.
Defensive tackle Alex Karras was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday as a member of the 15-person centennial class.
Karras, who starred for the Lions in 1958-70, was one of 10 senior-era players picked as by a panel of voters that will be enshrined in Canton later this year.
Carolyn Karras, one of Alex's daughters, said she was overcome by emotion after learning of her father's selection by text message Wednesday morning, a selection that she said "brings closure to a lot of different things in our life.