According to a report that has surfaced, Matthew Stafford told the Detroit Lions that he would take a trade anywhere but the New England Patriots.
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Stafford didn't want to come to the #Patriots and play for Belichick, interesting. https://t.co/vzmsDqCf2A
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 31, 2021
From NBC Sports:
And now, for a localized aftershock: Stafford told the Lions they could send him anywhere but New England.
This comes from a source whose team was heavily involved in Stafford trade negotiations but failed to land him. Stafford, of course, is a Ram after Los Angeles sent a huge haul to Detroit for the one-time Pro Bowler.
With a load of cap space and a yawning void at the position, the Patriots figured to be frontrunners for Stafford along with teams like the Colts.
But Stafford apparently nixed the notion of being the guy that replaces the guy that failed to replace THE GUY.
This is not surprising at all considering Stafford was not a huge fan of Matt Patricia, who is now back with the Patriots.
