ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have appointed Rod Wood as the team's new president. He'll oversee the business side of the organization and report directly to owner Martha Firestone Ford.
Also announced is the formation of an advisory board for the search for a new general manager. The board includes the team's owner, its new president and its four vice chairmen: Martha Ford Morse, Sheila Ford Hamp, Williams Clay Ford Jr. and Elizabeth Ford Kontulis.
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