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Lions receiver Calvin Johnson hauls in a touchdown catch last year in front of the hometown fans.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

DETROIT -- Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand told season ticket holders this week that changes are afoot for Ford Field in 2015.

He dubbed the project "Ford Field 2.0" and said more details are forthcoming, but declined to offer specifics and did not take questions from the media.

"I think you'll start to see Ford Field 2.0 as it starts to unfold," Lewand said during a town hall-style meeting for a couple thousand season ticket holders. "You'll start to see some additions this year in certain areas of the stadium. Some will be behind the scenes, some in front of the scenes, that we'll be able to make announcements about here in the next few months.

"That will be the start of the process of adding some of the amenities that newer stadiums have been able to add."

The Lions moved from the Pontiac Silverdome into Ford Field for the 2002 season. The facility cost about $500 million -- roughly half what stadiums go for these days -- and was built into the seven-story Hudson's Department Stores warehouse in downtown Detroit.

Ford Field is still regarded as one of the best in the league, and has proven to offer a decided home field advantage when Detroit is playing compelling football.

But now entering its 14th season, Ford Field is no longer the new kid on the block. Six stadiums have opened since its debut: The Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field, the Cardinals' University of Phoenix Stadium, the Colts' Lucas Oil Stadium, the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, the Giants/Jets' MetLife Stadium and the 49ers' Levi's Stadium.

The Vikings are also building a new stadium, which is projected to open in 2016.

Detroit, which hasn't made any significant renovations to Ford Field since its construction, seems determined to keep its home among the league's best.

"We're always looking at ways to improve the physical plant and the atmosphere here at Ford Field," said Lewand, who helped spearhead the construction of the stadium. "But, again, it starts with the team we put on the field. I think there's no substitute for a great in-game experience than to have a great team on the field."

The Lions are just 45-59 all time at Ford Field, but were 7-1 there last season. That matched their best home record since 1995, when they still played in the Pontiac Silverdome, and was topped only by the 1991 team that went 8-0 at home.

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