ALLEN PARK -- "I am not a football guy."
That's not a quote you hear from around the NFL. Not from those big egos that populate the league's sidelines and front offices. But Rod Wood uttered them Friday, and did so during the opening minute of his introductory press conference as the Detroit Lions' new president.
Wood answered questions for nearly a half-hour during his introduction as the Lions president, and it was immediately clear, the man is self-aware.
"I've always found, in any position I've ever had, it's important to know what you know, and probably way more important to know what you don't know," Wood said.