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After stating that he would be hosting a Matthew Stafford Lions jersey swap event ahead of Sunday’s wild card game at Ford Field, Metro Detroit realtor Jeff Glover, owner of Glover Agency Realtors, announced on his Facebook page that the NFL has stepped in to halt the event.
“At the request of the NFL, Glover Agency is prohibited from hosting the Lions Jersey Exchange at this time,” Glover said in a statement on Thursday evening.” “We hope to get back with a rescheduled date soon. Our sincerest apologies.”
Sunday will mark the first-ever Lions home playoff game at Ford Field. It will also mark the return of Stafford, who spent the first 12 seasons of his NFL career as the Lions’ franchise quarterback. Factoring all of this in, Glover decided to show some hometown camaraderie and offer 1,000 Lions fans an opportunity to ditch their old Stafford Lions jerseys in exchange for a brand new Lions jersey.
The event was scheduled to take will happen on Friday morning and afternoon (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at Twin Peaks restaurant in LivoniaLions fans with Stafford Jerseys at home will have an opportunity to turn in their gently used, freshly washed jerseys in exchange for a Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Aidan Hutchinson jersey,” Glover stated in a previous release.“I purchased mostly Goff jerseys because we need to get behind the QB that is poised to take us all the way and it just seemed right to trade QB for QB, although the first few hundred fans will get to pick from one of the three.”Sunday at Ford Field also mark the first Lions’ home playoff match held in the city of Detroit in nearly seven decades. In general, the Lions’ last home playoff game took place at the now-defunct Pontiac Silverdome on January 8, 1994, when they hosted the Green Bay Packers in the wild card round of the 1993 NFL playoffs. The Lions fell short, losing 28-24.“I’m really hyped, you know what I’m saying, we’re making history,” Lions edge rusher James Houston told MLive. “It’s the first home playoff game in Ford Field history, so you got to be hyped. It’s playoff time.”When the Lions hit the field against the Rams on Sunday night, they’ll aim to accomplish something they have not done since 1991: win a playoff game. The Lions’ last playoff win came against the Dallas Cowboys in the divisional round of the 1991 NFL playoffs. Interestingly, should the Lions defeat the Rams, a potential rematch against the Cowboys in the divisional round could unfold for the second time in four weeks.
