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Garth Brooks isn't alone! Detroit Lions have jersey for every presidential candidate

Motorsports pioneer Roger Penske talks about his relationship with the White House on July 10, 2019 at the new Menard's in Bloomfield Hills. Detroit Free Press

For nearly 30 years, wearing a Detroit Lions jersey with “Sanders” on the back has been about the safest thing anyone can do in Michigan, with nearly everyone in the state recognizing the greatness of Barry Sanders. (Even if we’re still a little bitter over how he abruptly departed the NFL — that is to say, “Much Too Young.”)

Until last weekend, that is. Country music star Garth Brooks found this out the hard way after posting a shot of himself wearing a gray No.