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Longtime Detroit Lion Jeff Backus announces retirement
Detroit News "After 12 seasons as the Lions left tackle, Jeff Backus is retiring. Backus, 35, was a first-round pick out of Michigan in 2001 and played in 191 of the Lions' 192 regular season games over the course of his career. Backus started a franchise-record 187 consecutive games to start his career...." March 15
Rob Sims says Jeff Backus was "old school"
NFL.com "Jeff Backus announced his retirement from the Detroit Lions and the NFL Thursday afternoon. Left guard Rob Sims has lined up next to Backus in every game but one each of the past three seasons. Together, the pair made up the left side of the Lions' offensive line since 2010. "The cool thing..." March 14