That whole black deal was a Millen brainchild. Anything related to Millen needs to never come back.
“One welcome change running throughout the new set: The new design focuses on the team’s longtime signature colors of Honolulu blue and silver, without a trace of black. Black was added to the team’s visual program in 2003, reportedly at the instigation of then-GM Matt Millen, who wore black during his playing days with the Oakland Raiders. Although Millen left the Lions in 2008, black had remained in the team’s color scheme until now. It never felt right as Lions color, and removing it is a textbook case of addition by subtraction.”
