Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: Watch Golden Tate reenact a scene from ‘Jerry Maguire”

Golden Tate has a career in acting once his playing time is done.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Dec 29, 2016, 9:00am EST

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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the movie “Jerry Maguire,” Golden Tate reenacted the famous “show me the money” scene with... himself. And both of them absolutely nail it:

What's life without fun... #Repost @nfl with "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" Well done, @showtimetate

A video posted by Golden Tate (@showtimetate) on Dec 28, 2016 at 7:13pm PST

While we’re on the theme of Golden Tate being entertaining, here he is on an episode of “Here’s the Rub,” an online comedy series.

Here’s a solid scouting report on the Detroit Lions from the Green Bay Packers and their staff.

With the Browns’ win on Sunday, the 2016 NFL Circle of Parity is complete (via reddit):

If you’re going to Sunday’s game between the Lions and Packers, good news! Gates will be opened 30 minutes early and there will be special deals for tailgating:

We're opening the gates early and extending DTE Power Hour Sunday!

Details: https://t.co/bbFRiksVtp pic.twitter.com/DXHG8mkQHI
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 28, 2016

Power hour pricing:

$2
$2 soda & water
$3 @budlight & @Budweiser
$3 well drinks
$5 Honolulu Blue Lion cocktails
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 28, 2016

MLive’s Kyle Meinke believes Matthew Stafford is in an undeniable slump right now.

Darius Slay’s status for Sunday is still up in the air, but he certainly still has his sense of humor:

Slay, on his Jan 1 bday, said he was born shortly after midnight. Asked if his pic made paper for it, said for being the sexiest baby alive
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) December 28, 2016

Taylor Decker has the fifth highest Pro Football Focus rating among all first-round rookies in 2016.

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