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PHOENIX — Sheila Ford Hamp, the daughter of Detroit Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford, is taking on a bigger role in NFL circles as a member of the league’s Super Bowl and Major Events advisory committee.
Hamp is new to the nine-person committee, which helps sort through proposals and align the league’s process of picking sites for events like the Super Bowl, NFL draft and NFL combine.