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1996 Season Recap

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Coach Wayne Fontes who always seemed on the verge of getting fired only to rally the Lions into the playoffs is finally let go after a woeful 5-11 last place finish. Despite the struggles Barry Sanders has another impressive season with 1,553 yards rushing.

Coach Wayne Fontes who always seemed on the verge of getting fired only to rally the Lions into the playoffs is finally let go after a woeful 5-11 last place finish. Despite the struggles Barry Sanders has another impressive season with 1,553 yards rushing.

1996 Detroit Lions season

1996 Detroit LionsLions

Missed Playoffs

5-11 (.313)

5th place in NFL NFC Central

Head Coach

General Manager

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Attendance

491,948 total
61,494 per game

1996 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 17 Reggie Brown LB

1 23 Jeff Hartings G

3 76 Ryan Stewart DB

4 129 Brad Ford DB

5 158 Kerwin Waldroup DT

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