LONDON - Barry Sanders played his only football game in London 22 years ago, when the Lions met the Dallas Cowboys in the American Bowl at Wembley Stadium.
Sanders didn’t play much in that game — it was the exhibition season, and it ended tied at 13 — but the Hall of Fame running back was reminded how much he enjoyed that trip was when he returned for a promotional appearance on behalf of the NFL this week.
“There was certainly a buzz coming over here,” Sanders said, “about just the whole novelty of being here and being in a different country.