9th annual Tackle Reading event photos
View photos from the Detroit Lions' ninth Annual Tackle Reading event, featuring Lions players, Legends, reading activities and student presentations at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School in Detroit.
A student waits for her face to be painted during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students listening to a book being read during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A Detroit Lions Cheerleader and Detroit Lions linebacker DaRon Gilbert (43) reading to students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Cat in the Hat high fives a student during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student gets her hand painted during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Lions Legend Tim Walton (57) giving station instructions during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students reading a book during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student reading books during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School second grade teachers present literacy dioramas during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Cat in the Hat passes books out to students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A Detroit Lions Cheerleader and Lions Legend Eric Hipple (17) reading to the students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions Cheerleaders pass out Little Caesars activity bags to students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Lions Legend Eric Hipple (17) passed out pizza to students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students walk to the Little Caesars Love Kitchen during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students getting pizza from the Little Caesars Love Kitchen during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students getting pizza from the Little Caesars Love Kitchen during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students listen to a book being read during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School kindergarten teachers present literacy dioramas during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student poses for a photo during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School mascot Cuddles waves to students during the Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Students entering the gym for the Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School first grade teachers pose for a photo during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student helps a classmate during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student poses for a photo during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School mascot Cuddles, Cat in the Hat, Detroit Lions Mascot Roary, Little Caesars mascot Caesar Man and City Near Detroit employees pose for a photo during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Cat in the Hat stop to look at a literacy diorama during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions Mascot Roary helping students read during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A student hugs the Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School mascot Cuddles during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
A Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School teacher and students pose for a photo during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
Detroit Lions Mascot Roary is greeted by students during a Tackle Reading event at Bethune Elementary-Middle School on March 3, 2025 in Detroit. (Stephanie VanWagoner/Detroit Lions)
