The NFL stepped all over Matthew Stafford's blue suede shoes, to the tune of $5,787.
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Okay, they weren't suede, but they were certainly blue, making the shoes a direct violation of the NFL's uniform policy.
The Detroit Lions quarterback's wife had some choice words for the league about the fine in an Instagram conversation with her husband:
Stafford said he will appeal the fine and already has his blue shoes in his game bag for Sunday's Lions-Cardinals matchup, Josh Katzenstein of the Detroit News reported via NBC Sports.