Editor's Note: Tim Alberta is a chief political correspondent for the National Review, a Lions fan, and father of two boys, Abraham and Lewis. He shared this lesson on fatherhood that he learned from Megatron's father.
I folded up the jersey on a whim, slid a black Sharpie marker through its creases, and shoved the package into my cargo pocket.
Football players are typically inaccessible for autographs, what with the security protocols and stadium designs that keep them distanced from the stands. I knew that. But I also knew that I wouldn’t get a better shot than this: My beloved Detroit Lions were visiting Washington, D.