Notes: No Lions players rank among the top 50 in NFL jersey sales

• On Wednesday, the Detroit Lions announced they will be releasing new uniforms in April. One possible reason for that: There were zero Lions players who made the top 50 in jersey sales from March through November, according to the NFLPA.

• Tahir Whitehead made Football Outsiders’ “All-Keep Choppin’ Wood” team, which is a dubious honor awarded to players “who did the most to help their teams lose games.” Here’s what they had to say about Whitehead:

Whitehead was terrible attempting to cover running backs down the field, and he's a big reason why the Lions had a 34.2% DVOA trying to cover running backs in the passing game. Whitehead also allowed 13 broken tackles and had a broken tackle rate of 12.6 percent -- not good at all. Too many missed tackles, too many times where he was simply outplayed.

• Supporting Football Outsiders’ case is the following from Tim Twentyman:

• This is hilarious. Make sure you watch the entire thing by clicking the link:

• Sam Martin thinks that Matt Prater could kick a 70-yard field goal in game. Last week, Prater nailed a 76-yarder off a tee during Pro Bowl practice.

• Speaking of Prater, he was one of 14 NFL players at the Pro Bowl to publicly tell Outsports.com that he would be comfortable with a gay player as a teammate.

• Patriots coach Bill Belichick loves him some Bob Quinn:

• The Patriots and Raiders will face off on Monday Night Football from Mexico City in 2017.