Shed it to a Bears legend to rainfall at the Lions parade. Simply hours sooner than the Lions participate within the NFL’s season-opening recreation in opposition to the Chiefs, Dick Butkus, most likely the best Endure of all of them, threw some silhoutte at Chicago’s longtime category rival. 

“I got excited that the NFL starts today,” Butkus wrote by means of Twitter, “but then I realized it’s the Detroit Lions.” 

Earlier than Lions enthusiasts get too up in hands, Butkus added in some other publish that there’s one Detroit participant he’s excited to observe on Thursday night time. 

A primary-round select in April’s draft, Campbell’s first ordinary season recreation within the NFL will come in opposition to the league’s perfect crew in Kansas Town and the most productive quarterback in Patrick Mahomes. And generation the Chiefs are rightfully liked, the Lions aren’t entering Arrowhead as a sacrificial lamb. New off a 9-8 season, Dan Campbell’s squad has its points of interest on being a playoff crew in 2023. 

The Lions have proficient avid gamers on each side of the ball, which incorporates Professional Bowlers Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown, second-year pass-rusher Aidan Hutchinson and rookie first-round selections Campbell and Jahmyr Gibbs. 

Along side gazing Thursday night time’s recreation, Butkus may in reality be again at the gridiron Sunday. The previous Bears’ Corridor of Reputation linebacker mentioned on social media that the crew has invited him to be at the garden for its season-opener in opposition to considered one of Chicago’s alternative longtime opponents, the Inexperienced Bay Packers.