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DETROIT (FOX 2) – Despite the anticipation, the Matthew Stafford Lions jersey swap was canceled at the request of the NFL.
“The Glover Agency is currently prohibited from hosting the Lions Jersey Exchange,” the Detroit real estate agency said in a press release. “We hope to be able to come back with a rescheduled date soon.”
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Jeff Glover, owner of Glover Agency Realtors, wanted to give away 1,000 new Lions jerseys in exchange for a used Stafford jersey.
Glover's goal was to show more support for the Lions and give Lions fans replica jerseys for current players – notably quarterback Jared Goff and Hutchinson and St. Brown – in exchange for fans' old Stafford Lions jerseys. Glover's plan was to donate the Stafford jerseys to a homeless shelter in LA – where Stafford is now the quarterback.
The jersey swap was scheduled for Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Twin Peaks, a sports bar in Livonia.
Since the event has been promoted, Glover continues to give fans who come by a $25 gift card Twin Peaks, he said.
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