Knowing the first person he wanted to tell was his late wife who passed in 09 really hit me in the cry button.

@alexbenefiel

2 жыл бұрын

Same…

@aspect_537

7 ай бұрын

my eyes watered up

@nealk6387

7 ай бұрын

Yup

Chris Spielman is one of the reasons for Detroit’s turnaround

I went to Jr. High with Chris. He excelled in every sport, was a straight A student and kind to everyone. So happy to see him recognized!

@boogitybear2283

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a tragedy shame him and that 91 Lions team didn’t make it to the Super Bowl. They came out of nowhere that year.

@stevep2380

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Unfortunately they ran right into the best Washington team Joe Gibbs ever had. Lousy luck.

God. Chris saying he "can't wait to tell my ..." And stopping. Realizing he was so excited to share this news with his wife while he was a player Stephanie who passed in 09 is heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.

Bills mafia here .. loving EVERYTHING the lions have been doing .. it’s no secret why they are at the top of the league now. It starts at the very top and goes all the way down to the bottom . The lions have changed it ALLL. Awesome story and rooting for them!

@Jeff-pf8qv

Ай бұрын

Lions fan here and I cannot even tell you how much I loved those 90's Bills teams... My god they were so fun to watch and exciting.

@KevinDonlin

Ай бұрын

We hope you get your Super Bowl right after ours 👍

An all-time Lions great and an even better individual. Congratulations, Chris!

@SteveJobIess

2 жыл бұрын

A bigger honor would be to not be associated with the worse organization in all of sports. Chris, welcome to the Ring of Dishonor.

@michaelshan22

11 ай бұрын

@@SteveJobIess You know what's an even bigger honor than that? Helping to turn around that worst organization in all of sports into a winner. That is exactly what he's looking to do right now and things have only been looking up since he was hired.

This man deserves all the accolades he gets, and more. He is humble and was one of the purest football players the Lions have ever had on their squad. He and Barry epitomize the working class attitude that Detroiters love. Congratulations Mr. Spielman.

This summer during training camp after practice when all the players left, Chris Spielman was still on the field doing something no one paid attention to - but Dan Campbell saw it and he called Chris out for it at that day's media session. He started the presser by telling everyone there how important Chris is to the team, how he helps evaluate talent, leads by example and is the exactly the image the team strives to be. What was Chris doing on the field after practice with no one watching? He was helping the grounds crew repair divots in the grass. He was filling holes. He was telling the grounds crew how important THEY are to the team's success.

@DavidWhitt-ym7bk

21 күн бұрын

Absolute class. Thanks for sharing.

Not gonna lie, this had me super emotional! Congrats to Chris and his family! An amazing LB but a better person. Lion Blood

@greatlakesstateguymichigan7872

3 ай бұрын

Not alone

From a lifelong Vikings fan, congratulations Chris, a well deserved honor.

I'm a Ravens fan, so I have no emotional connection to the Lions or Chris Spielman. This set up was fantastic. The look on Chris's face when he realized he was announcing himself was simply priceless. I applaud whoever came up with the idea in the first place and pulled it off without a hitch. Good luck next week in San Francisco. I'm so happy to see a franchise truly turn things around the way the Lions have.

@markfusco2691

Ай бұрын

Well said

Watched this again just to get the feels. Anybody who had the honor of watching this man play knows just how much of himself he put into the game or anything else he was passionate about. Well deserved recognition. Great player, role model, & humanitarian

After she did that for him he knew he had to help her get a ring. They are almost there. This man deserves everything!!!

Am I the only one who thinks Sheila says the most appropriate things? She's a great people person ❤️

Playing his heart out on that concrete turf in the SilverDome…Legend forever!

@rrpearsall

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't even think about that, or forgot.... I fkng hate the Fords.. I wonder how many careers were shortened from running ln that.. Strategically you would want to be running on wrestling or gymnasticsats mats topped with a green rug.. to preserve your athletes longevity and fk with the timing always route patterns too🤔😆

It can’t be overstated the job Sheila has done as an owner and Spielman is the man

This chokes me up even after watching it 5 times. My all-time favorite Lion. STILL helping the Team. Thanks Chris!

@lightningfisher8177

6 ай бұрын

RELENTLESS.

I'm now near 60... but before I was 30, I only ever owned two jerseys. One: Vladimir Konstantinov, Red Wings White Away Jersey and Chris Speilman Honolulu Blue Detroit Lions! I made GREAT choices then!

He has ALWAYS been a real person #1 and wore his heart on his sleeve. Lion fans know he was one of the greatest to ever wear a uniform.

Chris Spielman still remains our golden boy on the other side of the ball of Barry.. Would love to see a huge mural of Barry, Spielman, Megatron, and Automatic Hanson together.. Probably the 4 best career Lions players in the last 40 years

Chris Spielman should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame!

Chris Spielman should give out the Lions GRIT award. He is one of Lions greatest assets working behind the scenes.

Spielman is the soul of this team in human form.

Damn, eyes got a little watery watching this and Im a Cardinal fan. I love seeing things like this. Congratulations Mr. Spielman.

I've watched this about 10 time now and it still gives me the feels..

And that's why he belongs to the Lions. So Genuine! Congratulations, Chris!

So well deserved. Truly a high character dude.

I was there. Halloween 2021. Barry announced him. Great day in lions history.

That’s a good dude

I remember when he played with a torn pectoral. No complaints, no excuses. He was all heart and laid it all on the line.

Great player who did it humbly and properly. Always loved him and his work ethic. Great player and a better human being.

He so deserves this.. my favorite lion all time.. Gratz Chris

As a player you always wished Chris was on your team. Played with high motor every time out! As a man you wish he was part of your family. Well deserved honor! Definition of a hall of famer, personification of class. Congrats Chris!

He’s great a man of men

I remember when they had training camp in Irvine California and me and a friend of mine were lifting weights and he walks in and takes the bench from us and I was so star struck (I’m from Michigan and watched him have 28 tackles in one game) that instead of asking him for a autograph, I asked him if he wanted a spot😂😂😂😂😂 he of course said no but ended it with a thanks. Man he was so intense it was scary

There isn’t a greater player, person, and Detroit Lion. He was the heart and soul of this team for many seasons. A true leader amongst men. And my personality favorite Lion of all time.

You deserve it Chris! I talk a lot about how much I like Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes, but Sheila and Chris are the unsung heroes of this new Lions regime. They are taking us in the right direction.

It’s about time for the great Chris Spirlman next step is the hall of fame , He is one special person, love watching him play , he represented every blue collar worker in Detroit . Love you brother

It's amazing the struggles the lions, as a team have had , but we sure have had some classy individuals in this city Barry Sanders Chris spillman Billy Sims, Megatron. It's got to happen one day and the city will absolutely explode when we make it to the super bowl. The seam really wasn't bad in the 90s that 91 team was good enough to win the super bowl. #alwaysalionsfan.

A class act in a first class organization. Thank you Shela and Chris for all that you do!!

Congratulations Chris it’s very well deserved and you will always be one of my favorite Lions Players and you will always be a Lion no matter what thanks for everything you have done and continue to do for the Lions Organization

From a long time Lions fan. Congratulations Mr. Chris Spielman. This is well deserved.

He's the man.

Not a Buckeye or Lions fan...But Chris was Definitely one greatest LB to ever play the game.. Congrats !!!

@hattershouse710

2 жыл бұрын

An outsider that has a brain. That's rare around these comment sections. We appreciate ya.

Wow! So I’m a Detroiter now living in Dallas-been here for 30 years. I gave up my Lions when I moved here, adopting the Cowboys as my team after my first 31 years as a frustrated Lions fan. I watched my old team from afar as futility continued. But then former Cowboy Dan Campbell (who I saw play at Texas A&M too) was hired after Sheila took over and breathed new purpose into my old team. After watching Hard Knocks both my wife and I abandoned Jerry and his circus here and became Lions fans again-admiring what Sheila was assembling. I love our Lions. So proud of the whole organization-One Pride indeed! I grew up at the Silverdome living and dyeing with Chris and Barry. I just saw this video. So touching, so awesome, so deserving. I’m beaming with pride over the rebirth of the my hometown city AND my Lions. Thank you Sheila and the entire reborn Lions organization she leads. Thank you Ford family. I proudly wear my Lions hats every weekend.

Congratulations Chris Spielman! My all time favorite LB and a true Pride member. Well deserved and about time!

That was great. Congrats Chris!

My favorite Lions player all time. No one left it on and off the field like #54. 🔥

Well deserved that man played for The love of the game not the money . congrats my friend

Glad to see any former NFL player able to read

Well deserved! Congratulations, Chris!

Congratulations Chris!!!

The Heart & Soul of the 88-95 Detroit Lions!

Class act and great guy.

He deserves a coaching job in the NFL...Perfect for it

His hire was the first correct step the Lions made in years and the first step to today.,

An ALL TIME great Detroit Lion! Well earned, probably overdue and like so many before him in Detroit deserved better.

I wore your jersey in middle school!! Congrats Chris!

Congratulations Chris! What a great leader for this team of how to be a player and man!

About time. Continue to make things right with ex lions players and the legends and turn this culture around so we aren’t an embarrassment. And PAY CALVIN SO THE CURSE GETS LIFTED AND WE CAN START WINNING DAMNIT!

Congratulations Chris. God bless you and your family. You deserve this along time ago..

Yep, this one got me kinda teary-eyed. A true all-time Lions great.

Congratulations Chris it was an honor to watch you play You instilled heart Class and dedication

Woah, that was really well done!

So deserving of this honor. What a great player!

:50 the moment a great player realizes all he has done has been appreciated. Well deserved!!!

Congrats well deserved. I hope he helps this team to get its first superbowl!

Definitely well Deserved.

Congratulations Chris on the ring of honor. Although I never got to watch you play because I started watching the lions after you retired however I hear stories about you, you were one of the greatest lions of all time. Football was very different back than and you got a chance to play and wear the Honolulu blue and silver color and the lions logo proudly. Congrats once again

I’m not crying

I can't take it anymore guys! With the emotional stuff!! Beautiful. Just beautiful.

A class organization.

Literally backed into him at Galyan's Sporting Goods in Columbus, a week after he announced his retirement. Thought I had backed into a steel column. We were both looking at the Goalrilla basketball goals. I'm a pretty good sized guy, and don't often feel small, but, let me tell you... this guy was a stud! Was still in top shape and bulked up. I nodded to him, he nodded to me, and we went our separate ways. Unfortunately, the whispers of, "thats Chris Spielman" became a loud roar, throughout the store, and he was quickly surrounded by a crowd, seeking autographs, at the climbing wall, where he was trying to enjoy watching his kids play on the wall... Great guy right there, in and out of the spotlight!!!

Mr. Spielman, you’ve always been my favorite Lion.I still wear the only Lions jersey I’ve ever owned, yours…This honor is well deserved..A big congratulations to you, one of the BEST players to ever wear the lions jersey…My two favorite plays, was when you jumped & stuffed Emmit Smith on the goal line on MNF…The other play, was when Erik Kramer was QB of the Bears, I was at this game in Detroit wearing your jersey with about 7 Bears fans sitting behind me. Kramer threw a pass which you intercepted & ran back with a feet first slide into the end zone, I turned around & held out your jersey to the Bears fans behind me…God bless you & your family forever sir.

Congratulations Well deserved. Went to work everyday and played hard. Wish he was on my team , the NEP. Loved watching him play. We ate his restaurant in Canton,OH. Around 20 years ago. The Stables Hall of Fame Grill. Lots of memorabilia.

What a great video! So uplifting.

Congratulations Chris we're going to need you around on this thing Go Lions

Much love and Respect Chris!

Better person than player as far as I know!!!

Congrats, an honor long overdue!

First step toward Canton (which will be goin home for you, to complete the full circle). One of the greatest linebackers and human beings of all time. Congrats, Chris (it’s about time!!!!), love you buddy. 🦁

So awesome! Way to go Chris!!

Love ya, Chris. A true role model.

Well deserved Chris! Congratulations!!!

This is a man! He gives of himself, always. I remember the things he did for his wife and children, when she was dying. So unselfish and humble. In my opinion, the Best Lion Ever! This is what a true man is.

Truly deserved now get us a stud middle LBer in this years draft and coach him up!!

Well deserved! Chris was the Man back in the day! One helluva football player and even better Human!

Wholesome levels off the charts

One of my Favorite Lions of All Time Well Deserved Much Love #54✊🏾💯

I’ve seen this like 5 times today.

Its about time

O-H Good for Chris, always liked him.

Grew up in Ontario , Canada. We had the Detroit tv feed so i became a Lions fan. Spielman and Sanders were my favorites.

Well deserved

Beautiful well-deserved so glad he is in the ring of honor. 😊☮💜💫✝️🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🦁 #onepride

Can we not get a coach that has this level of passion?

Yes sir!!! Congratulations!! Straight BEAST mode as a player!!

This video just made my day!! Go Lions!

Top to bottom, Detroit finally as a football organization

Well deserved. Congratulations Chris!