Donald Lynn Muhlbach Jr. is an American former football long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL). At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest active player in the NFL other than Tom Brady. Muhlbach played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2004 by the Baltimore Ravens before joining the Detroit Lions that same year. He is second in Lions franchise history in games played, only behind former teammate Jason Hanson. Muhlbach was the last remaining active member of the Lions infamous 2008 season, where they went 0–16.
Montell Ernest Owens is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. Owens was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He also played for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
Lance Andrew Moore is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Moore joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and played with them for eight seasons, and was a member of the 2009 Super Bowl championship team that beat the Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions.
Kellen M. Davis is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Michigan State.
Phillip Wayne Hunt, Jr. is a former American football and Canadian football defensive end who last played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2009, and played college football for the Houston Cougars. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2009 to 2010, and the Philadelphia Eagles from 2011 to 2013.
George Johnson is a former American football defensive end. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Rutgers. He also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, and New Orleans Saints.
Isa Abdul-Quddus is a former American football safety. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and also played for the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. He played college football for Fordham University.
Ishmaa'ily "Ish" Yuwsha Kitchen is an American former professional football nose tackle. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football for Kent State University. Kitchen was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Joshua Jermaine Victorian is a former American football cornerback. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Louisiana Tech. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New Orleans VooDoo, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Los Angeles KISS, Albany Empire and Washington Valor.
Tyrunn Walker is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at Tulsa and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and Buffalo Bills.
Timothy Wright is an American former professional football tight end. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Rutgers, where he subsequently opened a barbershop in 2016.
Brandon Matthew Copeland is an American former football linebacker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2013 and also played for the Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mohammed Seisay is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Nebraska. Seisay signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2014, and played for the Seattle Seahawks, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Memphis Express, and Seattle Dragons.
The 2015 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 86th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 82nd as the Detroit Lions and the second under Head Coach Jim Caldwell. By Week 7 of the season, the Lions had already lost six games, more than they did in the entire 2014 season. This led to the firing of Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and two other coaches. After falling to 1–7 the following week, the team fired President Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew. On November 19, the Lions named Rod Wood as team President. The Lions were eliminated from playoff contention after their loss to St. Louis in week 14. The team had a 6–2 record in the second half of the season to finish at 7–9, good for third place in the NFC North. One highlight of the season was the Lions beating the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field for the first time since 1991.
Isaiah Nathan Johnson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015.
Joseph Madsen is a former arena football offensive lineman. He played college football at West Virginia. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent.
Austin Bryant is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Charles Nicholas Bawden is an American professional football fullback. He played college football at San Diego State.
Steele Chambers is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State.
Christopher Smith is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Harvard Crimson and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
