While the ownership is staying in the family, the announcement of Sheila Ford Hamp taking over as the primary owner of the Detroit Lions this week was certainly a big one. Ford Hamp takes the reins from her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, who has been at the helm over the last six years.
The elder oversaw some big changes for the team, including the dismissal of Martin Mayhew and Jim Caldwell and the introduction of Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia. Now it is the younger’s turn to try to bring the franchise into the next level.