ALLEN PARK, Mich. — In some respects, Dre Bly reached the pinnacle of his NFL career almost as soon as he started it.
A fan favorite here in Detroit during his prime years as Pro Bowl cornerback, Bly was only a 22-year-old rookie when joined the St. Louis Rams and the “Greatest Show on Turf” just in time to win Super Bowl XXXIV — and then enjoy the spoils of that victory.
“Showing up in Nelly videos, bro,” Bly recalled with a laugh Wednesday, as a 45-year-old father of five who’s now back in the NFL as the Lions’ new cornerbacks coach. “That whole year, it went so fast. But I tell people all the time, I came into the league expecting to win a Super Bowl after that.”