Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez preview the Lions' game against the Bills. Recorded Dec. 13, 2018. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Q. Outside of your parents, who were the two most influential people in your life growing up?
A. "Definitely I’d have to say one of my teachers, Pam Griner, and my auntie. My auntie was definitely inspirational in my life. My dad’s sister.
“Pam Griner, she honestly she was a second mom for me. Anytime I needed her, anytime I needed anything, advice, love, whatever the case may have been — money — she was there for me.