Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp and quarterback Jared Goff are among the investors listed in the collection. Others involved include NBA Hall of Famers Grant Hill and Chris Webber and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA’s Pistons and NFL’s Lions.

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday.

Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff said he doesn't know what he wants to do in his post-playing career, other than he hopes to stay involved with football

Bill Laimbeer was the Detroit Shock head coach for the title-winning seasons in 2003, 2006 and 2008, Rick Mahorn joined as an assistant in 2005; the two won the NBA championship with the Bad Boys Pistons in 1989. (Mahorn later took over for Laimbeer early in the 2009 season as head coach .)

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.