Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders places a sports bet at MotorCity Casino on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Add the Detroit Lions to the growing list of professional sports teams changing plans due to the coronavirus.
The Lions said Thursday they are pulling all team personnel off the road and shuttering their Allen Park training facility and Ford Field to all but essential personnel.
"The Detroit Lions have been closely monitoring the global events surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and fully support the precautions being taken in response," the team said in a statement.