DETROIT -- When DeAndre Levy wing-walked on a biplane earlier this offseason in Washington state, he did a pretty good job of keeping it quiet.
He didn't tell his team, the Detroit Lions, about it. He said his agent didn't know. Even his mother found out from watching the video released later on YouTube.
"No," Levy said. "Nobody."
Levy said the reactions to his latest daredevil stunt were pretty much what he expected. He said his mom ended up being fine with it. Earlier this offseason, Lions team president Tom Lewand said the team's official stance on the wing-walking was "Don't fall." General manager Martin Mayhew said he would prefer his players stay safe and on the ground.
He also explained there is nothing in his contract -- an agreement entering its final season -- prohibiting him from doing any of this, including saying there was nothing in his deal that explicitly kept him from wing-walking.
Levy said the wing-walking was largely muscle memory. He had to practice on the ground before taking flight to learn where he could and could not stand on the biplane and which cables he could touch and which he was prohibited from grabbing on to.
When you are that high up in the air, it could literally be the difference between life and death. For a player who said sitting by the pool it not his idea of fun, this is how he gets his excitement. And even he doesn't know what will be next.
"That was the pinnacle of excitement and thrills," Levy said. "But something new always comes up, so we'll see."