When the news broke that Matthew Stafford, beloved #9 quarterback for the Detroit Lions, had requested a trade, Lions fans reacted in the best way possible. They decided to honor Matthew and his wife Kelly, who battled her own acoustic neuroma in 2019, with $9 donations to the ANA.

And donate they have! So far over 1,800 people have donated a total of almost $25,000. We could not be more grateful for the outpouring of support and awareness that the Staffords and Lions fans have raised for acoustic neuroma warriors everywhere. #PrideOfDetroit runs deep!

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