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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

According to Dave Boucher of the Detroit Free Press, Stafford, the father of four daughters, read the article detailing the lengths that Machonga went to create a special memory for his own daughter.

Bryson Machonga, a longtime Stafford and Detroit Lions supporter, made headlines earlier this month for selling his autographed Stafford jersey to buy Lions playoff tickets. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.