Notes: Tom Hardy sports Detroit Lions jacket in new ‘Venom’ trailer

First it was Axel Foley, now a new hero is sporting a Detroit Lions look as he takes on the world.

Most Motor City fans love the iconic Lions jacket worn by Eddie Murphy’s character in Beverly Hills Cop II, I know Jared Goff does.

Now a new character is sporting a similar look. In the “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” trailer, Tom Hardy’s character Eddie Brock is wearing either a Detroit Lions jacket or a generic Detroit football one.

It’s about 45 seconds into the trailer.

For a city used to so little recognition — well, positive recognition — some representation is pretty cool. I looked around but couldn’t find Venom’s connection to Detroit, or if there is one, so let me know if you see anything.

Early reactions have been mixed. Some find it cool, others find it to be a sort of character setting — at the beginning of the movie, this guy is down on his luck but will rise to glory in the next 90-120 minutes. These made me laugh:

Whatever — Detroit vs. Everybody. Onto the rest of your notes.

• The Lions’ offseason and planned overhaul is the focus of this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback.

• “The elite athleticism that made him such a high pick will still help him hold his own in the pros.” Jeff Okudah made this list of NFL sophomores who could avoid the bust label in 2021.

• We told you about this last week, but the Lions are hiring a social media producer and intern. That could be fun.

• Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday. Dave Birkett offers this very sweet piece with Jamaal Williams on how he honors the women in his life.

• Another interesting story from Dave — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf fell just short on qualifying for the Olympics this weekend. It minded Dave of the time he spoke with Calvin Johnson’s former trainer, who insists the ex-Lions star could have made it.

• John Maakaron for Sports Illustrated’s All Lions describes how Jonah Jackson is learning his seventh new offense in seven years. Jackson detailed what that’s like on SiriusXM Radio over the weekend.