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Detroit Lions give back through custom cleats to support their favorite causes
DETROIT – When the Detroit Lions take on the New Orleans Saints this Sunday, you’ll see the charities and organizations the players hold close to their hearts.
It is a rare opportunity that many Lions players will use in hopes of raising funds for good causes.
Detroit native Anthony Pittman will highlight two different charities, one of which is F.A.R.M, Family Assistance for Renaissance Men. The second is a surprise, but both groups, he says, aim to help men better themselves for themselves and their families.
Frank Ragnow will be wearing cleats displaying Rags Remembered, a charity in honor of his father, who passed away from a heart attack when Ragnow was a junior in college.
The charity helps kids grieving the loss of a parent or loved one by providing them special access to nature and the outdoors.
“Me and my dad, he was my best friend, and to be able to honor him in any way I can is a blessing, and to be able to help a young kid see that a football player is grieving too, I’d love to help,” said Ragnow.
Tracy Leonard Walker III highlighted the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.
“I’ve had two aunts who battled with breast cancer,” said Walker, who is looking forward to the opportunity to spread awareness.
Ifeatu Melifonwu is showing his love for the Coach Frank Ortega Foundation, which pays registration and equipment fees for kids who otherwise would not be able to cover the cost of playing sports.
“It really hit home with me because I was one of those people when I was growing up, either family friend or coaches would pay for my equipment,” said Melifonwu.
The Lions will match donations made to these charities up to $100,000.
Click here for a full list of the charities Lions players will be represented on Sunday.
Players cleats can be seen below:
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Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77.
The Lions announced Landry’s death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given.
“We join the NFL community in mourning the loss of former Lions quarterback and coach Greg Landry,” the team said in its posting.
Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981 with the Lions and then-Baltimore Colts. After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears. He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions. He was also one of the best running quarterbacks in NFL history, gaining more than 2,600 yards with 21 TDs.
The Lions selected Landry with the 11th pick of the 1968 NFL draft out of Massachusetts. He played 11 seasons with the Lions, and had a career record of 40-41-3 with Detroit. His finest season in Detroit came in 1971, when the threw for 2,237 yards and 16 touchdowns and was a first-team All-Pro and made his only Pro Bowl.
In 1976, he earned the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award after passing for 2,191 yards and 17 TDs.
Landry was traded to Baltimore and played three seasons with the Colts, going 3-10-1. He then moved to the USFL and played one season each with the Chicago Blitz (1983) and the Arizona Wranglers (1984). He was an emergency starter for the Bears — against Detroit — in 1984.
Landry rejoined the Lions in 1995 as quarterbacks coach on the staff of head coach Wayne Fontes. Landry also held assistant coaching positions with Cleveland and Chicago in the NFL and at the college level at Illinois.
From Nashua, New Hampshire, Landry led UMass in passing for three seasons and was the team’s top rusher and scorer in 1965 and 1967. He was inducted into the UMass Hall of Fame in 1980.
Cade Cunningham is entering his fourth season in the NBA.
The Detroit Pistons star is coming off a year where he averaged 22.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists per contest while shooting 44.9% from the field and 35.5% from the three-point range in 62 games.
On Friday, he made a post to Instagram that had over 37,000 likes in four hours.
Cunningham captioned his post: “Year 4”
There were over 500 comments, and several of his Pistons teammates left messages.
Isaiah Stewart: “Go Ham 👊🏾💯”
Malik Beasley: “Duce !!!”
Wendell Moore: “💫💫”
Tobias Harris: “‼️‼️‼️‼️”
Cunningham is the most important player on the Pistons, so fans will likely love seeing his teammates supporting him on social media.
He was the first pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma State.
His career averages are 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.2% from the field and 32.9% from the three-point range in 138 games.
The 23-year-old has yet to appear in an NBA playoff game.
Rise & grind pic.twitter.com/wGqMEQZPKV
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) October 3, 2024
The Pistons will play their first preseason game on Sunday when they face off against Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks.
They will open up the regular season on October 23 when they visit Pascal Siakam and the Indiana Pacers.
Tobias Harris on Cade Cunningham: “Our connection’s been great… He’s a huge reason why I decided to come here, just understanding what type of leader he is for this group, the goals he has as a player and so super skilled on the floor.” https://t.co/31bTsf2uea
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) October 3, 2024
The Pistons finished last season as the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 14-68 record.
They have been unable to make the NBA playoffs since the 2019 season when Blake Griffin was still on the roster.
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Taylor Swift fans flock to nearby cities to see the star take the stage.
A group from Sterling Heights paid a lot of money to see Taylor Swift in Toronto and learned that their tickets had disappeared.
The scam is familiar to consumers on Ticketmaster and has caused much concern.
“I just started crying,” said Dominique Parham. “It was devastating and traumatizing because they were gone. They were out of my account and have been claimed by someone else, and I have seen so many horror stories of so many people not being able to get their tickets back.”
“At first I thought she was joking, and then I was very upset,” said the friend.
She’s one of the biggest stars on the planet. Taylor Swift concerts are both must-sees and costly, with some spending thousands to see the pop star in person.
“It’s insane,” said Nakia Mills of the Better Business Bureau. “We were making friendship bracelets to trade at the concert. We had our room ready and what we were going to wear.”
The tickets purchased on Ticketmaster were supposed to be in Parham’s Apple wallet, but they were gone.
Earlier this year, Ticketmaster was hacked, and just like Parham, fans with tickets saw them vanish.
–> 4 Berkley teens fall victim to $1,200 Taylor Swift ticket scam
Watch the video above for the full story.
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