Chicago — Nothing has changed.
That was the word from Rod Wood, the new team president, following the end of the Lions’ regular season Sunday.
But plenty has changed already this season for this franchise. And while neither owner Martha Firestone Ford or her new front man would say so after a season-ending victory at Soldier Field, there’s a strong sense that the Lions’ second-half turnaround — and a 7-9 finish after a 1-7 start — will spare head coach Jim Caldwell a change of address, at least for one more year.
The Lions’ top brass insisted again Sunday that’s not necessarily the case, as Ford told reporters, “I haven’t gotten that far yet,” when asked about Caldwell’s fate and Wood reiterated the team plans to hire a new general manager and let him make the call.