Lions center Dominic Raiola has never been shy about displaying his feelings towards the hometown Detroit fans whether it be flipping the bird or saying he would want to have a fist fight with them. However, even Dominic Raiola knows that Detroit deserves a winner in their professional football team and he wants to give it to them. This is according to Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com via the Detroit News.
“I understand their pain,” Raiola told the Detroit News. “I feel it. The thing is I don’t want to do this for me. This is not a selfish thing. I want to win for this franchise and the city of Detroit. They deserve better.”
Raiola was part of Matt Millen’s first draft class all the way back in 2001 and to Raiola’s credit he has been a very loyal Detroit Lion despite playing through some very dismal seasons. The Lions have been below .500 in each of Raiola’s 10 years, including the only 0-16 season in history, two 2-14 seasons, two 3-13 seasons and the worst road record the NFL has seen since the Dayton Triangles of the 1920s. Furthermore the Lions have won only 33 games in Raiola’s 10 seasons with the team, however still it hasn’t gotten tot he point that he wants out…
“I am not going to lie. It is hard,” he said. “It is so frustrating to the point where you say I am so tired of this [bleep]. But quit never comes into it. It’s just how am I going to deal with this another week?”
