Matthew Stafford

John Matthew Stafford was born February 7, 1988 is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL)

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He played college football at Georgia

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He was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft.

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Stafford is fourth in all-time passing yards per game and the fastest NFL player to reach 40,000 passing yards

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As the Lions' primary starter from 2009 to 2020, Stafford had a breakout season in 2011 when he became the fourth NFL quarterback to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season

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After mutually agreeing to part ways with the Lions, Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and led them to victory in Super Bowl LVI

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In April 2008, several NFL analysts predicted Stafford would be the #1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft if he chose to leave school early.

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