HOUR 3: In Football Today + Should The Lions Focus On Getting Free Agents Or Re-Signing Current Players?
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Before we get to our pro football blitz, as you just heard Jeremy Otto announced that Rod Wood is stepping down as president and CEO of the Lions. |
| 0:11.9 | Rod the Bod. |
| 0:12.8 | Yes. |
| 0:13.7 | In a statement, he is quote to say, I want to thank the Ford family and ultimately the Lion fans everywhere for trusting me to lead the Lions for the last 11 seasons. It's been an absolute thrill for me to lead this organization. I'm proud of what we |
| 0:24.5 | accomplished over that decade plus. I'm most proud of where I leave the organization, the capable |
| 0:30.2 | hands of Shiloham, Brad Holmes, and Dan Campbell. And Sheila said the entire Ford family would like to |
| 0:36.1 | thank Rod for his dedication and commitment |
| 0:37.8 | to the Lions in the city of Detroit. |
| 0:39.8 | Rod is a trusted advisor and passionate leader for organization. |
| 0:43.2 | While Rod will be missed, we are excited to work with Russell Reynolds Associates to find |
| 0:48.1 | the next dynamic leader of our business. |
| 0:52.3 | So, Lions are going to get a new president, CEO, how much ought to do with football. |
| 0:57.0 | I have no idea. |
| 0:57.9 | So we'll see it's going to be a definite, interesting search where this team is headed |
| 1:05.3 | in that respect. |
| 1:07.1 | All right. |
| 1:09.0 | It's now time for a little professional football blitz. |
| 1:17.1 | That's right, guys. |
| 1:18.5 | So Bleacher Report decided to put a list together of the 99 greatest quarterbacks of all time. |
| 1:26.3 | Wow. |
| 1:26.8 | Now, we are not going to go through all 99. |
| 1:30.7 | Number 99. |
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