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Wood plans to leave football decisions to GM

New Detroit Lions president Rod Wood talks with the media for the first time since his appointment on Nov. 20, 2015. By Carlos Monarrez, DFP.

Wood: 'I would probably say that I'm not qualified to run any other NFL team but I think I'm qualified to run this one'

Rod Wood never dreamed of running an NFL team, but two weeks after the Detroit Lions fired Tom Lewand as team president, that's exactly where he finds himself.

"My career has taken so many turns that I would have never predicted," Wood said.