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Detroit Lions announce Big Sean as 2021 Thanksgiving Day game halftime performer

It’s a homecoming this Thursday for one of Detroit’s most prolific recording artists.

The Detroit Lions announced on Tuesday the performers for both the national anthem and the halftime show for the Thanksgiving Day Classic on Thursday which includes NE-YO kicking things off and Detroit’s own Big Sean handling halftime duties.

Big Sean, a certified Platinum rapper and graduate of Detroit’s Cass Technical High School, is set to perform this Thursday at the Week 12 matchup between the Lions and Chicago Bears. This will be Big Sean’s second time performing at the event, first getting a chance to take the stage at halftime back in 2015.