Allen Park — Father knows best — or believes he does, at least — so Ziggy Ansah knew what was coming as soon as the Lions season ended in January.
Ansah, the lone Pro Bowl selection from Detroit’s defense, capped a breakout year with another sack in the finale in Chicago. But that left him a half-sack shy of the franchise season record — Robert Porcher had 15 in 1999 — and expecting a call from his father, Edward, from his native Ghana.
And if you’re wondering what motivates the young Lions star, well, you might as well start there.