William Clay Ford

NFL Today, Week 3

Sports

… injured right shoulder. SPEAKING "We not only got the monkey off our back, we got King Kong off our back." _ Lions owner William Clay Ford , on his team ending a 19-game losing skid with a 19-14 win over the Redskins. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press …

Story|09/28/2009

Lions beat Redskins 19-14 and end 19-game skid

By LARRY LAGE| AP| Sports

… Believe it. Finally. "We not only got the monkey off our back, we got King Kong off our back," said Lions owner William Clay Ford . "I'm hoping that this gets us over that hump and gives us a winning attitude." Detroit (1-2) hadn't won since …

Story|09/27/2009

15,000 Lions fans turn out to see overhauled team

Sports

… moved to Ford Field in 2002. The team's horrid season last year led to wholesale changes on the staff and roster. Owner William Clay Ford fired president Matt Millen three games into last season and sacked coach Rod Marinelli a day after the team finished with …

Story|08/09/2009

QB Stafford, No. 1 pick in draft, has 1st practice

By LARRY LAGE| AP| Sports

… and Washington Redskins. But without a doubt, most of the eyes during the practice were locked on Stafford. Team owner William Clay Ford watched the workout, clearly interested in seeing the player he's giving $41.7 million in guarantees and as much …

Story|05/01/2009

Black coaches no longer a curiosity in NFL

By DAVE GOLDBERG| AP| Sports

… interviewing a minority. Matt Millen, then the team president, was fined $200,000 by Tagliabue, infuriating Lions president William Clay Ford , who claimed the rule had never been approved by the owners and thus was invalid. Before he was promoted in Tampa, Morris …

Story|01/29/2009

Lions ex-president Millen takes rap for 0-16 mark

SPORTS

… Detroit went 31-84 under Millen, a Super Bowl-winning linebacker lured out of the broadcast booth by team owner William Clay Ford in 2001. Millen says the Lions have more talent than they're given credit for, and he thinks they could improve quickly …

Story|01/03/2009

Lions fire Marinelli after record-breaking season

By LARRY LAGE| AP| SPORTS

… expect to keep your job," Marinelli said. The leaders of Detroit's front office, though, did just that. Lions owner William Clay Ford elevated Tom Lewand to team president and Martin Mayhew to general manager, announcing the moves in the same news release …

Story|12/30/2008

Mayhew will make Lions' football decisions

SPORTS

… also know how to fix it and how to get it right," said Mayhew, who was promoted to general manager last week by owner William Clay Ford . Mayhew, the former assistant GM, will have the final say on all football-related decisions while Lewand, formerly …

Story|12/30/2008

Lions stick with status quo

By LARRY LAGE| AP| SPORTS

… Lions did the easy part, firing Rod Marinelli. They whiffed on the difficult task, fixing the franchise. Team owner William Clay Ford announced Monday he was letting Marinelli go and promoting executives Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew. Marinelli acknowledged …

Story|12/30/2008