Twitter Reacts: Mark Sanchez Annoys Detroit Lions Fans

For one thing, if you are not listening to Detroit Lions play-by-play voice Dan Miller on the radio broadcast every week, something is wrong.

Just do it.

But, on Sunday, Fox Sports assigned Mark Sanchez and Kevin Kugler to announce the Lions-Rams Week 7 matchup on television.

Unfortunately, Sanchez drew the ire of the majority of Lions fans for fawning all over Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and apparently dissing the Lions fanbase for not appreciating him enough.

Sanchez appeared to call Detroit a small market and even described Stafford as “underappreciated” during his playing days in Detroit.

During the third quarter of the game, Sanchez correctly clarified, and walked back his comments, since the reaction on social media was immediate and intense.

“I didn’t mean about the fans not appreciating him ... because I think the fans and the organization in Detroit knew who they had. It’s more from a national media standpoint … we just kind of overlooked them, because of their losing seasons and small market,” Sanchez said.

Here is a sample of the reaction online to Sanchez's poor choice of words during the Fox television broadcast this week:

Did this fox commentator seriously just say Stafford finally found a home where he’s appreciated? Lmfao
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 24, 2021

Mark Sanchez saying Stafford “finally found a home in Los Angelas.” So nauseating. Enough already! #Lions
— Matt Dery (@DerySpeaks) October 24, 2021

What is Mark Sanchez even talking about? The fans here didn’t appreciate Stafford in this “small market” of Detroit?
— Mike Sullivan (@MikeSullivan) October 24, 2021

My brother and I couldnt believe we heard that—and then he said it again. Moron.
— SherrieVH (@spiritfan8) October 25, 2021

Horrible announcing. Poor mans Chris Collinsworth
— matthew (@MattybcArnold) October 24, 2021

Don't know why Sanchez is attacking the The D. It was an Organizational failure not a fan base failure.
— Ty✊🏾🦁 (@tymitch68) October 24, 2021

I mean in Mark's defense, he has really taking some hits in his career. Mentally may not be all there pic.twitter.com/5EorqU16Df
— Stephen Stauch (@TripleS44) October 24, 2021

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