When Bryson Machonga decided to sell his autographed Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford jersey so he could take his daughter to an NFL playoff game, he hoped the quarterback would understand.

“And that the child lost his life is just infuriating to me as a father myself.” Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, has struggled with crime for years. Statistics released last month showed ...

Matthew Stafford has been gone from Detroit for nearly four years, but that doesn’t mean he won’t perform a kind deed for a fan of his former team. The former Lions quarterback recently heard ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A 9-year-old child was shot and killed on Friday night in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. It happened just after 5:30 p.m. at 170 Osborne ...

One fan even sold his autographed Matthew Stafford jersey to afford tickets, but he eventually got an upgrade thanks to Stafford himself. With the Lions coming off a 15-2 season and entering the ...

Lions fan Bryson Machonga wanted to take his daughter to the Lions’ playoff game, so he did the only thing he could think to do to afford the tickets: He sold some of his favorite sports memorabilia, ...

The Detroit Free Press ran an article about Machonga's decision, and someone sent the article to Stafford, who sent Machonga another signed jersey. Machonga said a Rams employee contacted him and ...

Matthew Stafford is no longer the Detroit Lions' quarterback, but he continues to show his appreciation for Lions fans. Bryson Machonga—a Lions fan from Appleton, Wisconsin—made a difficult ...