The Lions unveiled modifications to their logo and wordmark Wednesday that pretty stayed consistent with the running theme of the organization.
Slight alterations but no real change.
Here's the side by side comparison of the new logo/font: pic.twitter.com/vzhLuIuFA0
— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) February 1, 2017
Notice something different about logo on @Lions website? @DetroitJockCity pic.twitter.com/BBRvK3QIO3
— Matt Pelc (@mpelc) February 1, 2017
As you can see, a gray outline has replaced the black which is more in tune with the Barry Sanders era Lions which consisted of a Honolulu blue outline. I’m sure this will eventually lead to slight jersey modifications which team president Rod Wood said would happen for the 2017 season.
The biggest change comes with the wordmark which includes a modified font that is less italicized.
Ultimately people take their jabs with the Lions but this is a change for the better. The addition of black for just about any team is a lazy attempt alternating your look. Sure you can argue the same for this but at least the Lions are doing away with a logo and jersey set that represents one of the darkest times in the organizations history… no pun intended.