Detroit Lions' Family Fest open practice was highlighted by Calder Hodge, 13, who got to meet his idol Matthew Stafford, and run a play, Aug. 2, 2019.
Calder Hodge had no idea what to expect as he stood on the sideline at Ford Field before the Detroit Lions’ intrasquad scrimmage Friday.
First, Marvin Jones asked Hodge to throw him a few warmup passes. Then, Matthew Stafford called him onto the field to run a play.
A 14-year-old double-amputee quarterback from Magnolia, Texas, Hodge was born with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect that left him without tibia bones in both of his legs.