Eric Ebron became a father during the Detroit Lions bye week Posted Oct 26, 2017 Eric Ebron went into the bye week hoping for rest and recovery for his body and mind. He wanted to come back to his team refreshed -- and part of that meant getting a very important task out of the way. "I'm going to be with my family -- my future family," the Detroit Lions tight end said. Ebron had his first child born over the week off, he announced Sunday. (MLive.com)