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Detroit Lions: Does Martha Ford’s step down affect actual football?

Martha Ford, Detroit Lions (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford has decided to step aside. How does that affect actual football?

In a tweet heard quickly around the State of Michigan, the Detroit Lions announced Martha Firestone Ford is stepping down as principal owner of the organization. And for a brief moment, I bet it felt like Christmas in June to the fans who drove the ‘sell the team’ bandwagon last season.

Then quickly having to dry their eyes with the very next line after reading that her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp is the new Ford in charge atop our favorite NFL team.