Detroit Lions defensive back Ron Rice wore this white Lions road jersey on December 28th, 1997 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Playoff Round at Houlihan’s Stadium. Rice intercepted Buccaneers quarterback Trent Dilfer late in the second quarter of this 20-10 Tampa Bay victory for his second pick of 1997. Rice notched 49 tackles, a sack, and an interception in 12 regular season games. This offered Lions road jersey is white, with Rice’s number “28” sewn on the chest, back, and shoulders in blue and silver tackle twill. “RICE” is sewn across the back shoulders in blue tackle twill over a matching white nameplate. Reebok logos are present on each sleeve and a Reebok 1997 tag is sewn on the front left tail. A Reebok size “46” tag is sewn on the back inside collar and an NFL logo patch is sewn on the collar. Several team repairs are present on the jersey. This jersey has been photo matched to the December 28th game by RGU, who have provided a LOA.

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