No one likes a rain delay. That’s why people hate baseball so much. But the Detroit Lions made Friday night’s delay a little better for one random fan.
After kickoff for the Lions’ preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was pushed an hour back due to thunderstorms, Paul Rodenburg was feeling a little down. He was fully prepared for a 8 p.m. ET kickoff and even timed his meal perfectly:
But the Lions weren’t about to have a fan’s party get literally rained upon. So they reached out to Paul, wanting to make sure he had some fresh pizza ready for kickoff:
And this wasn’t just an empty gesture from the team.