ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The message from Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford to interim general manager Sheldon White was a simple one when she promoted him a week ago following the firings of general manager Martin Mayhew and team president Tom Lewand:
Win -- and win now.
"Her direct message to me was I need to win and I want to win now," White said in his first public comments since his promotion. "It's not any type of rebuild or anything like that. I don't even like the word rebuild. I feel like you're always building.