Ice Storm grounds Detroit

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With many people still in shock about the crazy august weather that has overcome Michigan in the last week, it comes as no surprise that hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. That doesn't stop at the players of the Detroit Lions, who some of which still don't have power for their families. 

In an outtage that was suppose to be quick and easy over the last few days, has turned into "Residents can expect a few hours" messages left by DTE, to what is now "95% of Residents are expected to have power restored by Sunday night". In turn, multiple players and coaches have been either staying home or moving their families to another home that isn't effected by this crazy august storm. 

In the realm of Detroit Lions football this can't do, where they've gone as far today as offer housing and warm places within it's facility to the families within the organization. Brad Holmes had this to say on the matter:

"We are surprised by the weather that has popped up in August of all months and we're now acting on it. To keep our families safe over the next few days, we've provided housing and a place to stay for the forseeable future until this problem with DTE gets resolved. On the topic of our preseason game with the Chargers, we have notified them of our issue with a short week and will continue our game at our scheduled time. We do believe that the power problem will be fixed in the next couple days and DTE has assured the Residents of Monroe, Macomb, and Washtenaw County it will be working around the clock to make the power lines safe and help restore power to everyone effected by the ice storm."

We've reached out to the press team for the Detroit Lions and they've put out a very similar statement, which lends to a concensus: The Detroit Lions will be playing the Los Angeles Chargers on schedule this week, though it might be at a disadvantage with the players only have a shortened week to practice.

All of us here at the Detroit Free Press wish you all to stay safe and warm.

Assume all downed power lines are live and dangerous - even if you don’t see sparks, smell smoke or hear buzzing. Coming in contact with a downed power line, including touching it with an object – like a broom or pole – can result in serious injuries. If you see a downed power line, please report it by calling 911 or calling DTE at 800-477-4747.