It’s no mystery that the NFL has its fair share of problems.

I don’t have the space to discuss the majority of them, but there is one appalling practice the league needs to eliminate immediately.

I’m pretty sure there is something in the Geneva Conventions that prohibits human beings from having to experience the torture associated with watching the Detroit Lions play football.

So why does this disgraceful franchise get a seat at the dinner table every Thanksgiving?

Since 1934, minus an absence from 1939-1944, the Lions have played a game every Turkey Day.

Is there a worse tradition in sports? My mashed potatoes and gravy would taste infinitely better if served with a football game worth watching.

I know some of you are complaining that the Dallas Cowboys get the Thanksgiving spotlight every year too. But with more drama in their locker room than can be found on Wisteria Lane, America’s team is a draw for more reasons than just their performance on the gridiron.

Detroit should be exiled from the league for its decades of futility, but at the very least let’s keep the Lions off of television during the holidays.

That would be something we could all be thankful for.