June 9, 2026

Former Ohio State linebacker Chris Spielman to be inducted into Detroit Lions' Ring of Honor

He has to be on the shortlist of all-time favorite Ohio State players, and it’s clear that he’s also one of the Detroit Lions’ most iconic personalities as well. We are, of course, talking about former Buckeye All-American Chris Spielman, and now it’ll be official up in the Motor City with him being enshrined as the 19th member of the Lions’ Ring of Honor. It just so happens too, that the news was expertly broken to Spielman in a unique and genius way. Spielman was asked to do a promo spot about honoring a Lions’ legend, and while reading through the teleprompter, it became evident that he was the subject of the event. It’s easy to gloss over these things, but do yourself a favor and watch one of the all-time OSU greats get emotional when he realizes the magnitude of the situation. A well-deserved honor. #OnePride pic.twitter.com/NB4ajnjcKK — Detroit Lions (@Lions)…

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