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Twitter reacts: D’Andre Swift goes #35 to the Lions

Twitter reacts as the Detroit Lions take Georgia football RB D’Andre Swift with the 35th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

And there it is!

After not being selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Georgia running back D’Andre Swift heard his name called with the 35th overall pick by the Detroit Lions.

Swift had been regarded as the top back in the draft all offseason, but the Chiefs went with LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the final pick of the first round.

But now, Swift’s dreams have officially come true as he is a member of the Detroit Lions, where he will team up with former Georgia quarterback and 2009 #1 overall pick Matt Stafford.

Here are some Twitter reactions:

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Matt Stafford doing his part to help coronavirus first responders in Michigan

Former Georgia football star and Detroit Lions QB Matt Stafford is doing his part to help coronavirus first responders throughout Michigan.

Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft, is doing his part to help out his local community during the coronavirus pandemic.

Accompanied by his wife Kelly, who was a cheerleader at UGA when she and Matt met, the two have announced that they will pay for medical workers’ meals all throughout Michigan.

“We will be doing this at multiple restaurants in Michigan,” Kelly wrote on her Instagram story.

“I will announce them tomorrow here on my Instagram, so if you work at a hospital, please go grab a meal on us and please stay safe and healthy,” she added.

From Detroit television station WDIV:

The couple said they will cover up to $5,000 in orders made by first responders, including doctors, nurses, police officers and firefighters, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The giveaway will begin on Thursday, March 26 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Royal Oak Wahlburgers restaurant only. Customers should order online at wahltogo.com or on the Wahlburgers app. Only takeout or curbside delivery is available. First responders should be in uniform or show their ID badge.

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Georgia alums Kelly and Matthew Stafford share some joyous news

After a difficult year for Matthew and Kelly Stafford, the Georgia alums were able to announce some goods news on Sunday. Kelly, after undergoing brain surgery in April to remove an acoustic neuroma tumor, announced via Instagram from Disneyland …

After a difficult year for Matthew and Kelly Stafford, the Georgia alums were able to announce some goods news on Sunday.

Kelly, after undergoing brain surgery in April to remove an acoustic neuroma tumor, announced via Instagram from Disneyland that the couple is expecting their fourth child this summer.

“Got to enjoy one of the most magical places with my husband and 3 of our kiddos,” Kelly wrote.

“Baby stafford #4 due this summer (no worries, well before training camp). We won’t know whether the stafford kids will continue as a girl squad or if a little brother will enter the craziness until baby is here. Excited and exhausted!”

Kelly also added that the Stafford’s will “stay a party of 6.”

Kelly and Matthew began dating while she was a cheerleader at Georgia and he quarterbacked the football team. Matthew was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in 2009 NFL draft by Detroit and has thrown for 41,025 yards and 256 touchdowns in 149 career games for the Lions.

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This game was a few weeks after I told Matthew I was expecting, well really before he found out. The day I found out I was pregnant, was the same day Matthew found out he had broken his back. With that news, I decided I would keep the pregnancy to myself because for so long we had been so worried about my brain and my recovery, I didn’t want him to have to think about me continuing to recover while growing a baby.. I wanted him to have a clear mind so that he could have a quick, successful recovery himself. That lasted 3 days. Matthew is sometimes too smart for his own good. While I was so focused on him, he was focused on me, with the littlest of things clueing him into what was going on. He asked if I was, I said yes, and we hugged it out. The next month & a half was hard and exhausting. Our 3 little ones were extremely sick for weeks, at least one of them throwing up a day.. everyone telling us it was a virus so they fought like the little warriors they are, only for it to turn into pneumonia. Poor things were not themselves for too long. I had zero energy. This pregnancy had been my toughest yet.. messing more so with my head & my balance, making me sick & constantly worried something else was wrong. Then there was my incredible husband trying to keep it together while dealing with his own health issue… & all of this with the holidays were quickly approaching.. & we all know how busy & hectic the holidays are. We made it through, completing all the holiday traditions we had made thus far as a family.. but we were very ready for these tables to turn. They did. At the beginning of jan, after strong antibiotics, our girls started to gain their personalities & weight back. Matthew had gotten word that his back had completely healed and because of symptoms I was having, I got an MRI on my brain that showed no residual from surgery & everything looked normal. We finally felt like we had caught a break. The past 15 months have really taken a toll on me and my family. Next month will mark a year from my brain surgery. It is a year that has helped my family grow in numbers and in strength, but it is a year that I never want to revisit. #StaffordStrong

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