Offensive lineman T.J. Lang living a boyhood dream signing with Lions
Lang, who played at Birmingham Brother Rice and Eastern Michigan, signed a three-year deal with the Lions on Sunday
T.J. Lang was such a die-hard Detroit Lions fan growing up that he had a Scott Mitchell jersey.
And while Lang joked on his introductory conference call with Detroit reporters that he only ended up with jerseys for much-maligned quarterbacks Mitchell and Charlie Batch because “the store down the street, those might have been the only ones they were selling,” the new Lions right guard fulfilled a boyhood dream Sunday when he signed a three-year contract to play for his hometown team.
The deal will pay Lang, 29, an average of $9.5 million per season.
“I understand how fans around here are so hungry to have a championship football team,” Lang said. “I understand that. I was one of them when I was a kid. I think it’s every kid’s dream, obviously. Not to be cliché, but every kid dreams about playing for their hometown team and I was no different.”
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