Lions Hall Of Fame Running Back, Barry Sanders will have an updated version of his old shoes released on Thanksgiving.

According to M-Live, Nike is releasing an updated version of Sanders Air Zoom Turf Jet 97 on Thanksgiving.  The shoes are what Barry wore during his career.

The shoes are being released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Barry Sanders retirement in 1999.

Nike is releasing a limited amount of the shoes only 2,053 pairs will be for sale.  The number is the number of yards Barry had during his 1997 season.

The new Nike shoes will be available at the start of the Thanksgiving Day game at 12:30pm.  The shoes will be on sale for $150 and can be purchased here.

150 pairs of the shoes will be for sale at the Lions pro shop at Ford Field on Thanksgiving for $179.

Barry Sanders will be in Detroit tomorrow as he is set to be the Lions honorary captain for the Thanksgiving Day game. We will see if he and the new shoes can help the Lions to victory.

 

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