Detroit Lions: Predicting 5 First-Time Pro Bowlers for 2012 Season

July 4, 2012   ·   James Van Etten   ·   Jump to comments

There are five Detroit Lions who have a great shot at getting to their first Pro Bowl after the 2012 season.
Five Lions in the Pro Bowl? Sounds crazy, right? The last time the Lions sent five men to the Pro Bowl was 1994 when Chris Spielman, Mel Gray, Lomas Brown, Kevin Glover, Herman Moore and Barry Sanders were voted to the team in the same year.
Last year the Lions, as a team, jumped back onto the NFL radar, and with another winning season, it's possible that the perk of heading to Hawaii will be offered to Lions without the Megatron moniker.
Am I serving the cornbread? Have I tapped the Honolulu Blue Keg? Yeah, I have a firm grip on a Red Solo Cup of optimism right now and I’m buttering the bread as we speak. The 4th of July always puts me in a great mood. 
It’s Summertime, the Lions have gone more than a week without a mug shot and Jerry Sandusky is being fitting for a conductor’s cap.
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