As you know, Matthew Stafford is no longer the starting QB for the Detroit Lions as he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams during the offseason.
But according to Stafford, he would have continued playing for the Lions had the team decided that was best for their franchise.
From Football Morning In America:
“For me, it wasn’t so much that as it was just kind of knowing where the organization was going. It was going through a big change with new head coach, new general manager. Gonna be a lot of new players as well. I just felt like the timing was right. It was well within their rights to tell me that it wasn’t, and I would’ve understood. Just really appreciate them for at least entertaining the idea and then obviously going through and together making that happen. It’s something that as a player, you want to have chances at it. Luckily, they were great and sent me to a place that’s got a bunch of great players and a bunch of recent success.”
Nation, did the Lions make the right decision to trade Stafford?
