WASHINGTON (AP) -Detroit Lions Vice Chairman Bill Ford Jr. says he’s been too preoccupied running Ford Motor Co. over the past two years to pay attention to the NFL team.
Based on the Lions’ performance over that time, it may be just as well.
Bill Ford was in Washington on Monday to give the Commerce Department a list of recommendations on ways to revitalize the economy developed at a Detroit business summit.
The Lions went 0-16 in 2008 and are 2-11 this season. Asked to assess the team, Ford said shoring up the automaker’s finances and market share have been “all encompassing.”
Ford says he’s spent “almost no time with the Lions” and really doesn’t have an active role with the team.
Ford’s father, William Clay Ford, has owned the club since 1964.
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