Lewand says Lions have “nucleus of a perennial championship contender”

The Lions plunged from 10-6 to 4-12 in one season, but the powers-that-be see the glass as 25-percent full. “We still have a lot of confidence in our young players — Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson with a record year — guys who can form the nucleus of a perennial championship contender,” CEO Tom Lewand told…