Jim Brandstatter’s run of 31 years as Detroit Lions radio analyst came to an abrupt and surprising end on Tuesday when WJR notified him of his termination with three years remaining on his contract.
Brandstatter, who broke the news on Twitter, returned a call to WJR station executives Tuesday morning and was blindsided by the decision.
“Thirty-one years I’ve been doing the games and WJR decided they wanted to go in a different direction,” Brandstatter told The Detroit News. “Why? I don’t know.”
Former Lions player Lomas Brown will replace Brandstatter. Dan Miller remains as the play-by-play broadcaster.