The Detroit Lions Michigan Emmy winning documentary series “Under the Helmet” premieres a new episode at Ford Field ahead of every home game. This season, the series featured Romeo Okwara, Quandre Diggs, Kerryon Johnson, Taylor Decker, Tavon Wilson, and Matt Prater.

In the season finale, long time long snapper Don Muhlbach was featured.

For those unfamiliar with the series, it is led by Dustyn Blindert (Senior New Media Producer) and Eamonn Reynolds (Director of Football Communications), and it looks at Lions player’s lives off-the-field, giving fans a unique perspective on who the players are as individuals.

This episode opens with some humor as Muhlbach discusses how he typically doesn’t like talking to the camera because when someone wants to talk to him it’s usually because something bad happened and “those aren’t fun” times.

After the opening, the story turns back the clock, looking at how Muhlbach moved around, eventually settled in a small town in Texas, where football was cherished. Muhlbach comes from a football family, so it’s always been in his blood, but how he fell into long snapping was unique — his best friend/ride home was the team’s punter and he stayed after practice to help him.

He goes on to discuss how the Lions’ continuity on special teams has been beneficial — he has snapped to punter/holder Sam Martin for the last seven years, with Matt Prater kicking for the last six — and how things can change depending on the players involved.

Muhlbach then goes on to talk about how he ended up in Detroit in 2004 — he has been with the team for the last 15+ seasons — and has been in Training Camp alone, a total of two full years of his life.

At the six-minute mark, the conversation shifts to family, which is always a touching part of these videos and helps fans understand how things can be difficult on NFL spouses.

Muhlbach discusses his age and what it’s like being the “old guy” in the locker room and how he looks up to Jason Hanson — the only Lions player to have played more games for the team in their history — and how his diligence to a routine led to success.

Despite his longevity in the league, it doesn’t sound like he’s done playing in the NFL:

“As long as they need me, I’ll be here. There’s still gas in the tank.”

You can watch the entire episode on Muhlbach below: