During a commercial break of the Detroit Lions’ preseason opener against the New York Giants, the Ford Field announcer asked the audience to turn their attention to the jumbotron for a special announcement. A highlight reel of Lions legend Lomas Brown appeared, as the team announced the seven-time Pro Bowler would be entering the “Pride of the Lions”—the organization’s “Ring of Honor.”
Brown, of course, was at the game as the team’s official radio color commentator, and up in the booth a special moment was happening. Lions team president Rod Wood told him he had a surprise for him, and then the moment unfurled.