After Twelve Seasons In Detroit Matthew Stafford Is Headed To Los Angeles

Twelve seasons!

That is how long Matthew Stafford was the starting quarterback of the Detroit Lions after being drafted first in the 2009 NFL draft out of Georgia.

During the 2021 season though Matthew Stafford is going to be wearing a different uniform!

Why?

Because Matthew Stafford has been traded to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff as well as a multitude of draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter

Detroit is going to receive a third-round pick in 2021, a first-round pick in 2022 and a first-round pick in 2023 in what is the first exchange of former No. 1 overall picks in the common draft era (since 1967). The deal cannot be made official until the start of the new league year on March 17. “according to an article by Michael Rothstein and Lindsey Thiry on espn.com”

In his final season in Detroit Matthew Stafford threw for 4,084 yards, 26 touchdowns and threw 10 interceptions and had a quarterback rating of 68.4. “according to .espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12483/matthew-stafford