UPDATE:
Well, apparently Matthew Stafford‘s former teammate Joique Bell has also thought about Stafford finishing out his contract with the Rams and then returning to the Detroit Lions.
From Detroit Free Press:
“It’d be funny if Stafford goes there, finishes out his contract, wins a Super Bowl. We’re done putting all the pieces here in Detroit and then he comes back and finishes the job later on in his career, about 36, 37,” Bell said. “Hey, you never know. Might come back here and pull a LeBron, bring a championship back home.”
Asked if that’s something he’s talked about with Stafford, Bell said he did not want to talk about conversations he’s had with his old quarterback.
“It’s just wishful thinking,” he said. “We’ll see what happens. If he’s still playing at a high level, we’ll see what happens.”
FROM SATURDAY:
On Sunday, Matthew Stafford and his Los Angeles Rams teammates will take on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
Stafford, of course, is in his first season with the Rams after being traded by the Detroit Lions in January of 2021.
But could Stafford return to the Lions? That sounds like crazy talk but it is something that Lions fan Scott Warheit tossed out on Saturday.
As you can see, Warheit points out that if Rams head coach Sean McVay retires either this year or next year (read more here), it could cause Stafford to have second thoughts about staying in Los Angeles.
Stafford is currently under contract through the 2022 season and if he does not work out a contract extension, he would become an unrestricted free agent. This just so happens to be the same time that the Lions could move on from QB Jared Goff.
Nation, do you think Stafford will return to the Lions following the 2022 season? Would you want him to?
McVay leaves, this year or next, and whether Stafford re-signs in 2023 when he’s a free agent becomes a really open question.
I’m not saying bring him back to Detroit, but I’m not not saying that. https://t.co/USiVTGBLiE
— Scott Warheit (@swarheit) February 12, 2022
