This Venom x Lions Jacket? Yeah, I Wore It to a Bar and Got Three Questions Before My First Beer

So I caved. After seeing that Venom 2 Detroit Lions Varsity Jacket pop up on my feed for the third time—and yeah, okay, after my buddy Dave kept texting me “DID YOU SEE THIS??”—I just went ahead and ordered it from The Falcon Jackets.

Honestly? Best dumb impulse buy I’ve made all year.

Look, I’m not usually the type to rock crossover merch. I’ve got a closet full of plain tees and one slightly-too-tight Lions hoodie from 2016 that’s seen better days. But this jacket… it’s weirdly right. Like, picture this: classic varsity cut—wool body, legit leather sleeves, those ribbed cuffs that actually stay put—and then you’ve got the Lions’ logo front and center in that deep Honolulu blue, clean and proud. Flip it around, though, and there’s Venom. Not the goofy cartoon version, either. This is Eddie Brock mid-snarl, all teeth and attitude, but somehow it doesn’t clash. It fits.

I wore it to O’Leary’s last Thursday—just a regular weeknight, nothing fancy. Ordered a pint, leaned against the bar, and before I’d even taken a sip, some guy in a Lions cap goes, “Whoa, where’d you get that?” Next thing I know, I’m explaining The Falcon Jackets to three different people like I’m their PR rep. Even my cousin Marla—who thinks “Venom” is a brand of energy drink—said it looked “aggressively cool.” High praise from someone who still uses Facebook.

What I didn’t expect? How well it wears. The wool’s thick enough to handle a Michigan November (I tested it during a walk to the gas station at 6 a.m.—don’t ask), and the leather sleeves are already softening up without looking beat-up. No weird stitching, no peeling logos. Feels like something you’d actually find in a locker room, not a discount bin.

And yeah, it’s officially licensed, so you’re not supporting some sketchy drop-shipping operation. The Falcon Jackets seem to actually care—like they get that fans don’t just want logos slapped together; they want something that means something. This jacket’s got that underdog energy: Detroit’s grit meets Eddie Brock’s messy redemption arc. It’s loud but not try-hard. Bold but not costume-y.

If you’re on the fence? Just get it. Wear it to a game, a dive bar, or your weird aunt’s birthday dinner. It’ll start conversations. Might even spark an argument (in a fun way). And at the very least, you’ll finally have an excuse to say, “Yeah, I’m with the symbiote—and the Lions.”