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There are potentially three franchise-level, Super Bowl-caliber quarterbacks on the trade market this offseason: Aaron Rodgers, Deshaun Watson and Matthew Stafford. “Potentially” is the operative word there, and the one that looms large as Indianapolis, Washington, San Francisco, Denver, Miami, the New York Jets or any other club that wants in on what could be a historically deep shopping list. Again, the words. In this case: “could be.” Currently, Stafford is the only quarterback of… Source link

It was the second question of his introductory news conference Tuesday, and given the magnitude of the decision, it was somewhat surprising it was not the first. Brad Holmes made no promises about Matthew Stafford‘s future at quarterback, but the new Detroit Lions general manager sure sounded like a man who wants Stafford on his team in 2021. “Matthew, great player,” Holmes said. “And what you really appreciate is, I think the talent level is easy to see. But you really appreciate how his… Source link

Two days before the 2009 NFL draft, Matthew Stafford sat in the back of a league courtesy truck that drove him through Manhattan. He was about to become the No. 1 pick, about to agree to a contract worth $41.7 million guaranteed, about to head to the Detroit Lions where he was confident he’d reverse the supposed “Curse of Bobby Lane” and lead the woebegone franchise to some playoff victories, if not a lot more. As the truck drove through Midtown, Stafford spotted a storefront… Source link

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, isn’t happy with the new COVID-19 restrictions in Michigan. Kelly Stafford expressed frustration over those rules Thursday, saying she was “over living in a dictatorship.” Stafford made those comments on her Instagram live story. Her full comments read: “So I’m going to be blunt, I’m so over it. I’m so over living in a dictatorship we call Michigan. I understand there’s a pandemic, and I understand it’s very… Source link