As the son of a Navy pilot, Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp got an unbelievable opportunity this offseason.
Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp lived out his lifelong dream of riding along with Navy’s Blue Angels in a heartwarming video the Detroit Lions released on the Fourth of July.
Fipp, the son of a former Navy pilot, grew up watching the Blue Angels in air shows back in his hometown of San Diego. He earned a commercial piloting license himself, which led him to meet the Blue Angels.
After hearing about his father’s time in the Navy and Fipp’s own passion for piloting, the famous group invited Fipp to ride along in a F/A-18 Super Hornet.
The video follows Fipp getting all suited up and into the aircraft, and his exciting flight.
“I can’t even express in words how grateful I am for the opportunity to fly there and really just be around those people totally helped me understand my dad’s love it,” he said.
Very cool video. You can watch it in full below.
And onto the rest of your notes.
- The Lions were featured many times on this NFL.com list of top NFL players by jersey number.
- As part of the Joique Bell Charity Summer Enrichment Program , several former Lions and other pro athletes mentored 200 Detroit middle schoolers at Wayne State University through a full day of football, STEM, dance, and leadership development.
- Humble request to the Lions social team to give them weirder objects as I live for the giant men squealing.
The rookies tried the ‘What’s in the Box?’ challenge pic.twitter.com/5dNHJsniag
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) June 30, 2025
- NFL.com is working on its top 100 NFL players list , releasing No. 91-100 so far. The grouping features one Detroit Lion.
- In case you missed it, former Lion Ndamukong Suh started a YouTube series for The Athletic called “No Free Lunch.” Two new episodes dropped over the past five days.