ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The one-win Detroit Lions, looking nothing like the team that made the playoffs last season, fired team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew on Thursday and promised to bring in new leadership to put a consistent winner on the field.
Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford announced the moves and did not take questions from reporters.
"We are very disappointed with the results of the season so far and believe a change in leadership was necessary," she said, reading from a prepared statement.
The Lions are an NFC-worst 1-7 under second-year coach Jim Caldwell, whose staff was not affected by the changes a week after he replaced some assistants, including offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi.