One of the longest-tenured NFL franchises, the Detroit Lions have been in the league since all the way back in 1930. However, they weren’t known by their current name back then as they were the Portsmouth Spartans from their inception until the 1934 campaign when they became the Lions.
They also found themselves to be a rather succesful franchise early in their existence. Prior to the AFL-NFL merger, Detroit hoisted four NFL championship trophies, but the success hasn’t been the same since.
Detroit is still one of the 12 remaining teams to never win a Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t fielded some talented players.