Via the Detroit News:
Lions season-ticket holder Todd Taylor , who commutes from Chicago to attend Lions home games, and his buddy Jim Allen from Royal Oak were stoked when Taylor won a replica Kevin Smith jersey during the Lions’ draft party at Ford Field.
But something was strange about the No. 34 jersey.
The Smith name on the back looked bulky. So they cut it off and were shocked to see the name Jones underneath.
It appears the Lions repurposed some old Kevin Jones jerseys, turning them into Smith jerseys and gave them away to season-ticket holders.
“It was kind of a punch in the stomach,” Allen said.
“Coupled with the frustration of the draft, here is yet another piece of fire thrown in.”
Ok, first off Todd, if you’re older than say, 17, then you probably should start phasing jerseys out of your wardrobe, barring the occasional exception of course. Second, do you have any idea what it’s like to be to own both the Ford Motor Company and the Detroit Lions right now? The federal government places strict limitations on the amount of bailout money that can be put towards paying $41M guaranteed to 21 year old rookie QBs. But if it makes you feel any better Todd, when the actual Kevin Smith showed up to his first mini-camp last year, not only was he was given the exact same jersey you were, he played an entire season in it, and even did his own alterations and repairs.
