(Photo: Paul Sancya, Associated Press)
Allen Park — Birmingham’s Anthony Pittman is one of the last chances to uphold a Mitten tradition.
Since the Portsmouth Spartans moved to Detroit to become the Lions in 1934, every single season of Lions’ football has featured a player born in Michigan.
On the team’s 90-man roster for minicamp this week, Pittman stands alone as a Great Lakes State native.
“It’s definitely special, but I’m no different than anybody else and I still got to work, still got to put my head on the grind, no matter where I’m from, no matter what the situation is, just grind,” Pittman said Tuesday after the first mandatory team session.