BARRY SANDERS TO SERVE AS LIONS HONORARY CAPTAIN FOR 2024 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VS. 49ERS

When the ' captains take the field for the 2024 NFC championship game, Barry Sanders will be right beside them. Sanders, a Hall of Fame running back and the greatest player in Lions history, has been tabbed as an honorary Joe DiMaggio Jersey captain for Sunday's game against the .Sanders was in his heyday the last time the Lions made it this far. I

spoke publicly about his contract situation for the first time on May 16 as he and the Cincinnati are working toward an extension for the Pro Bowl quarterback."I'm involved,"regarding contract talks with the team. "It's in the works. It's not really something I like to play out in the media. That's just the way I think they want to do busine s, how