Dan Orlovsky explains why he thinks Jared Goff will be a better player than most people believe. (0:45).ALLEN PARK (Mich.) -- The Detroit Lions' members didn't separate after Day 3. They banded together to support one another.Friday night, the Lions hosted a watch party to see Melissa Gonzalez (wife of quarterback David Blough) qualify for the Olympic semifinal round in the 400-meter hurdles. She ran 55.32 seconds, breaking the Colombian national record.Blough turned 26 on Saturday, so it was an early birthday gift."You don’t get these types of experiences all the time, but for me it embodies enjoying that ride because that was pretty awesome," Dan Campbell, Lions coach, said Saturday at Saturday's press conference. It was a moment, that I can assure you.Melissa Gonzalez, wife of Lions QB David Blough set a Colombian record in the 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics with a time 55.32 seconds. She advanced to the semifinal round. Petr David Josek/AP PhotoGonzalez represents Colombia. Gonzalez was born in the U.S. and raised there. However, she holds dual citizenship and is eligible to represent Colombia. Her father, Hector, who moved from Colombia to play basketball at UTEP under the legendary coach Don Haskins, is her father.The Lions installed a camera on Friday so that players could leave practice and send congratulations to Gonzalez via social media, including Jared Goff, a fellow quarterback.Goff laughed and said, "David never speaks about you, but we don't know what's happening," before encouraging her to "do whatever you want."Blough uploaded a picture of his wife to Instagram and captioned it "My heart!" After her performance, Blough thanked the Lions for all they've done.Gonzalez was a Texas track and field athlete. He was paired with Morgan (Snow), a nine-time All-American hurdler, who is the wife of Marquise Goodwin, Chicago Bears wide receiver. Blough and Gonzalez were childhood friends who attended Creekview High School in Carrollton.She set the Colombian record for the event (55.68) at South American Championships in May.
