Associated PressMADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. -- Following the NFL's first 0-16 season, Detroit has decided to change up its logo to better suit the new image the team is putting on the field.
The franchise revealed subtle changes to the logo and how the word "Lions" is spelled out during a news conference Monday attended by dozens of fans, many of whom were confused, thinking they were attending a reading of The Wizard of Oz.
Detroit stumbled to the NFL's first 0-16 season last year and has the first pick Saturday in the NFL draft.
The new lion appears more bumbling which suits the team's 2008 accomplisments, while the team name features an italicized slant.
The team says the changes are consistent with its "sense of mission and direction."
New trim lines also have been added to team uniforms. The team's Honolulu blue, white and black colors will also be changed to brown and lite orange; no word yet as to whether players with longer hair will be required to wear a bow.
That's probably the funniest thing I've read for quite some time... There's also a really good south park episode with a flaming lion who could also apply here. I also heard they were adopting the Oregon uniforms as their away jerseys
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