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We always knew YouTube could create careers!!

28-year-old Norwegian Havard Rugland, better known as 'Kickalicious' was just another normal man who enjoyed playing amateur soccer.

But in 2011, he found interest in football, which led him to create a YouTube account to show off his craaazzzy kicking skills, and once the NFL noticed how AH-MAYZING Rugland could kick, they went after him.

However, since he can only be signed to one team, the Detroit Lions coach, Jim Schwartz tapped him, and now, he's a LION!!

Schwartz revealed how he got Havard on his team, he said:

"Kickalicious? Same way you guys did. He had worked out for the Jets, I believe, a couple weeks before us. And when you work out a player, it goes across the [NFL] wire also. But when those guys have agents and things like that, the reason they went through that was to try to get opportunities, so he has agents [that are] working, and we had opportunity."

We're glad to hear that Detroit was able to get such a great kicker. It's just crazy that they found him on the world wide web, which doesn't even matter 'cuz we know Havard is gonna do a great job!!

Ch-ch-check out the clip (above)!!

Tags: detroit lions, havard rugland, jim schwartz, kickalicious, kicker, kicks, nfl, norway, youtube

Ndamukong Suh is an NFL star currently playing for the Detroit Lions.

Louie Anderson is a stand-up comedian and former host of the gameshow Family Feud.

What do they have in common??

Well they're both on the upcoming celeb-reality, competition show Splash.

Oh and Suh saved Anderson's life. No biggie. LOLz!

Tags: detroit lions, diving, drowning, dwts, family feud, louie anderson, ndamukong suh, nfl, reality tv, realty television, splash

Drew Brees is not only super good at football, but he seems super nice too!

He appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about his landmark passing record, how his team rallied to beat the Detroit Lions last weekend, and how the New Orleans Saints are going to beat the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday!

Check out the conversation between one of the best quarterbacks playing in the NFL and Ellen above!

Tags: detroit lions, drew brees, ellen degeneres, football, new orleans saints, nfl, passing record, quarterback, san francisco 49ers, saturday, weekend

Over 55,000 people aren't very happy that Nickelback was chosen to perform at halftime during the Detroit Lion's Thanksgiving day game against the Green Bay Packers.

Unfortunately for the thousands of unhappy campers NFL fans, a petition that gained national attention still didn't change the halftime show's headliner.

However, there IS an alternative!

Soul singer and Detroit native Mayer Hawthorne is holding his own halftime performance at the best venue he could think of — his parents house!

While taking a break from food and football, Mayer will be broadcasting a live performance with his dad on bass and local musicians comprising the rest of the band, explaining:

"I'm gonna play a short medley of favorites and some songs especially for Detroit. The band will be all local musicians from Detroit. We'll be watching the game upstairs!"

If you're trying to avoid Nickelback, we sincerely recommend checking this guy's performance out on game day here.

If you've never heard this guy before, check out the video below!

Tags: detroit lions, football, green bay packers, mayer hawthorne, nfl, nickelback, thanksgiving

That least they have a sense of humor about 55,000 people hating their music. LOLz!

Nickelback has turned to Funny or Die to respond to those signing a petition to cancel their Thanksgiving NFL halftime show in Detroit.

Check out the sketch above and let us know if this makes it a little more okay that the band performs during the Lion's game against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.

Yes? No? Maybe so?

Still no? Okay, but you can't blame them for trying.

Tags: detroit lions, funny or die, greenbay packers, halftime show, highlarious, lols, nfl, nickelback, performance, petition

53,358 (and counting) angry fans isn't enough to deter Nickelback from performing!

Despite Detroit Lion fans starting an online petition to prevent the band from playing during their Thanksgiving game halftime show, there are no plans to change the scheduled entertainment.

In fact, Nickelback sounds pret-ty stoked to perform. Frontman Chad Kroeger said in a statement:

"We are honored to perform at the United Way halftime show on Thanksgiving Day. We always love playing in Detroit, our fans there have been tremendously supportive of us through the years and we can't wait to come back and celebrate an exciting day for the Lions and the city of Detroit."

"Supportive" isn't exactly the word we would use to describe these Detroit fans. The band obviously haven't seen their online petition! LOLz!

We just hope Chad and his boys will be "honored" when over 50,000 boos fill the stadium, followed by 2 quarter's worth of leftover concession food flying toward the stage.

Good luck, guys!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: band, chad kroeger, detroit lions, green bay packers, halftime show, nickelback, performance