It seemed like the state of Detroit Lions ownership was in flux when William Clay Ford, Jr. passed away in March 2014.
Instead, his wife, Martha Firestone Ford, has taken control of the operation -- and made sweeping changes in the process.
After a 1-7 start to this Lions season, she fired team president Tom Lewand, replacing him with Rod Wood. General manager Martin Mayhew went out the door as well.
And she has already appeared to have made an impact on Ernie Accorsi, the former NFL GM hired by Ford to guide the Lions' search for Mayhew's replacement.