For Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions might want to adopt a football version of the Jordan Rules defensive strategy that the Detroit Pistons used nearly three decades ago to hold Bulls superstar Michael Jordan in check in their run to two NBA championships.
It’s a different Jordan playing a different sport in Chicago, but the Lions should pay extra attention to Bears rookie running back Jordan Howard.
In a season when injuries and poor performance have the Bears playing with a 3-9 won-loss record that guarantees a fifth-straight season without a winning record, Howard has been one of the bright spots for the Bears and one of the stars of the NFL’s 2016 rookie class.