Tommy Gunns

Joe Montana asked to play with Barry Sanders in Detroit. The Lions told him no. He had four Super Bowl rings. And he called the Lions coach himself. The front office turned him down in two words. In the video below, Barry repeats exactly what they said. It was 1993. Montana was leaving San Francisco and wanted one more shot with the best runner in football. Wayne Fontes took it upstairs. He came back with the answer and had to tell Montana no. Montana went to Kansas City instead. That same season, he took the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game. The best quarterback of his generation and the best runner alive could have shared a backfield. Detroit passed over a birth certificate. On today’s market, Montana’s deal would be worth about $45 million a year. Barry’s, about $42 million. Detroit could have had both. What they really made is in the article below.