Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: Watch Jake Rudock throw out first pitch for Tigers

Commence with the Dan Orlovsky pick-six jokes.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Aug 20, 2016, 12:30pm EDT

MLB: Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers

Detroit Lions quarterback Jake Rudock was at Comerica Park on Friday afternoon to throw out the first pitch. Here’s how he did:

Jake Rudock first pitch! pic.twitter.com/kzHeMkWMKC
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 19, 2016

Inversely, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander made an appearance at the Lions game. He did not throw out the first pass:

#Repost @justinverlander ・・・ "Did we just become best friends?!?" #golions

A photo posted by Detroit Lions (@detroitlionsnfl) on Aug 19, 2016 at 11:15am PDT

Several Lions players swapped jerseys with Cincinnati Bengals after Thursday night’s game:

It was truly an honor to share the field with my Husker brothers last night and to exchange jerseys with one of the best role models and friends I could ask for. Huskers for life! GBR! #WROH

A photo posted by Ameer Abdullah (@ameerguapo) on Aug 19, 2016 at 9:48am PDT

When two DTs – weighing 667 lbs. – politely ask you to take a photo, you don't say no. https://t.co/yKV5L4Qwwu pic.twitter.com/Kckirv1u98
— Mike Mulholland (@mulho2mj) August 19, 2016

General manager Bob Quinn joined the broadcast booth during the third quarter of the Lions-Bengals preseason game. Justin Rogers of The Detroit News transcribed the entire conversation here.

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Need more 53-man roster predictions? Here’s ESPN’s Michael Rothstein’s look at the roster. And here is Kyle Meinke’s take (WARNING: Slideshow).

Elsewhere in the NFL, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is tearing up the preseason:

ICYMI: @15_DakP had a perfect 158.3 pass RTG last night in his 2nd preseason game.

Here's every throw!https://t.co/K1gKkUP8iV
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) August 20, 2016