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Lions to bid on hosting Super Bowl, NFL Draft

Lions to bid on hosting Super Bowl, NFL Draft
Posted at 8:50 PM, Mar 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-29 14:52:55-04

The Lions want to host another Super Bowl at Ford Field.

And they're going to make it official soon.

Team president Rod Wood has informed the NFL the Lions will make a bid to host the Super Bowl in the next round of available games. He told reporters of his intentions to make the pitch on Tuesday night.

The Lions are also interested in hosting an NFL Draft, and Wood pointed out the Fox Theatre as the ideal site.

Ford Field hosted Super Bowl XL in 2006. The NFL has shown a willingness to move the NFL Draft from New York, with Chicago hosting the last two years and Philadelphia set to host this year.