Roar of the Lions UK | A British Detroit Lions Podcast
Aug 10, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min · 17 segments
Matt, Ant and Ryan F discuss Gibbs's contract extension, the Lions options at C for the start of the season now Cade Mays is out for 8-10 weeks, and all of the week's other news. Explicit Language is…
Antony FitzpatrickHost
Matthew TurnerHost
Ryan FardonGuest
And on that note, the Lions' first pre-season game is this Thursday night, 7pm Eastern Time.
I have taken Friday morning off, so it could well be that we will be live on this show while the game happens.
But you ask about Goff, I don't see Goff playing, and we'll kind of gauge it as we go from there.
So we won't be on the call for Goff, but maybe that's a chance for Altmaier or the new signing Josh Dobbs to get some reps under their belt.
Other piece of news that we have to cover... is that the Detroit Lions have named Richard Haddad as new team president and CEO.
And he'll oversee all football and business operations starting in early September, succeeding Rod Wood.
So in a few weeks, Rod is going to be gone and a new person is going to be in place.
Let's just start there, shall we? And Rod Wood, obviously, we knew he was going to be retiring after March.
But, you know, it's taken a little while and he's clinging on for another few weeks.
And, I mean, Ryan, you're very kind of tuned in to Detroit, especially with, you know, all the sports.
You've been to see the Pistons, I'm pretty sure you have, at least a couple of times, right?
And on that note, the Lions' first pre-season game is this Thursday night, 7pm Eastern Time.
I have taken Friday morning off, so it could well be that we will be live on this show while the game happens.
But you ask about Goff, I don't see Goff playing, and we'll kind of gauge it as we go from there.
So we won't be on the call for Goff, but maybe that's a chance for Altmaier or the new signing Josh Dobbs to get some reps under their belt.
Other piece of news that we have to cover... is that the Detroit Lions have named Richard Haddad as new team president and CEO.
And he'll oversee all football and business operations starting in early September, succeeding Rod Wood.
So in a few weeks, Rod is going to be gone and a new person is going to be in place.
Let's just start there, shall we? And Rod Wood, obviously, we knew he was going to be retiring after March.
But, you know, it's taken a little while and he's clinging on for another few weeks.
And, I mean, Ryan, you're very kind of tuned in to Detroit, especially with, you know, all the sports.
You've been to see the Pistons, I'm pretty sure you have, at least a couple of times, right?
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