, '' he quipped to the official . Lions owner Tom Lewand : We ` ` will fondly remember Alex as one of our own '' Karras sat in the broadcast booth along with Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford . He appeared in commercials , including ` ` Blazing Saddles '' and ` ` in Hell '' In April , Karras joined more than 100 other former players who are suing the NFL .
Lions owner Tom Lewand : We ` ` will fondly remember Alex as one of our own '' Karras sat in the broadcast booth along with Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford . He appeared in commercials , including ` ` Blazing Saddles '' and ` ` in Hell '' In April , Karras joined more than 100 other former players who are suing the NFL .