Larry Foote's Next Stop Detroit?

Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker Larry Foote doesn't seem to be interested in taking a pay cut to stay in Pittsburgh, which could mean he’s played his last game for the Steelers.

One of Foote’s friends told the Detroit Free Press that the seven-year veteran and Michigan native wants to play for the Lions.

“He wants to come back here,” said Brian Blackburn, a friend of Foote’s. “This is the last year of his contract, and he wants to come back here and play for the Lions for about four years and call it quits after that.”

When asked why any player would want to play in Detroit after such a horrendous season, Blackburn pointed to Foote’s desire to work with kids in Detroit.

“He’ll take it. He wants to get something set up in the Detroit area for inner-city kids. He’s got a real desire to work with kids. As a matter of fact, I tried to get him to come to my son’s school at Warren Cousino and speak to the kids, and he said, ‘I’ve got to go in the city first and speak to them.’”