For those of us old enough to remember Wayne Fontes, Barry Sanders, Rodney Peete and Erik Kramer, it doesn't seem that long ago. Chris Spielman was still a spry 28-year-old and first-round pick Ryan McNeil was just beginning a 10-year NFL career (he's 46 now, by the way).
But some Lions players cannot remember this time because they were not born yet. Here is a list of Detroit players that were not alive the last time their team clinched a division title (back when it was the NFC Central) and a list of players who were not alive the last time they won a playoff game just to remind you that time is more than just a flat circle.
Last division-clinching game (Jan. 2, 1994):
»Defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson (Born March 21, 1995)
»°ä´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù²ú²¹³¦°ì Adairius Barnes (April 30, 1994)
»Running back Dwayne Washington (April 24, 1994)
»°Õ²¹³¦°ì±ô±ð Taylor Decker (August 23, 1994)
Last playoff win (Jan. 5, 1992):
»Defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson (Born March 21, 1995)
»°ä´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù²ú²¹³¦°ì Adairius Barnes (April 30, 1994)
»Running back Dwayne Washington (April 24, 1994)
»³¢¾±²Ô±ð²ú²¹³¦°ì±ð°ù Thurston Armbrister (December 25, 1992)
»°Õ²¹³¦°ì±ô±ð Taylor Decker (August 23, 1994)
»Tight end Eric Ebron (April 10, 1993)
»³§²¹´Ú±ð³Ù²â Miles Killebrew (May 10, 1993)
»²Ï³Ü²¹°ù³Ù±ð°ù²ú²¹³¦°ì Jake Rudock (January 21, 1993)
»³¢¾±²Ô±ð²ú²¹³¦°ì±ð°ù Antwione Williams (May 26, 1993)
»¹ó³Ü±ô±ô²ú²¹³¦°ì Michael Burton (Feb. 1, 1992)
»°ä±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù Graham Glasgow (July 19, 1992)
»¸é±ð³¦±ð¾±±¹±ð°ù T.J. Jones (July 19, 1992)
»°Õ²¹³¦°ì±ô±ð Corey Robinson (May 21, 1992)
»³Ò³Ü²¹°ù»å Laken Tomlinson (Feb. 9, 1992)
»Running back Ameer Abdullah (June 13, 1993)
»°ä´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù²ú²¹³¦°ì Quandre Diggs (Jan. 22, 1993)
»°ä´Ç°ù²Ô±ð°ù²ú²¹³¦°ì Ian Wells (July 14, 1993)
»Tight end Cole Wick (Nov. 30, 1993)
»³¢´Ç²Ô²µ²õ²Ô²¹±è±è±ð°ù Jimmy Landes (August 13, 1992)
Should the Lions actually reach the postseason and win a playoff game, they would end the second-longest playoff drought in NFL history. The Lions still celebrate the 1993 team as one of their franchise's favorites, but would do well to add another banner that some of their players can actually remember.
