{"id":103114,"date":"2021-01-30T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T03:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=103114"},"modified":"2021-01-31T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T14:52:52","slug":"detroit-lions-trade-matthew-stafford-san-francisco-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/01\/30\/detroit-lions-trade-matthew-stafford-san-francisco-49ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford Trade: Detroit Lions Send Quarterback to Los Angeles Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"

After mutually agreeing to part ways in the offseason, the Detroit Lions<\/a> have officially finalized a\u00a0Matthew Stafford<\/a><\/strong> trade with the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. According to early reports<\/a>, Detroit will receive two first-round picks, a third-round pick, and quarterback Jared Goff<\/strong>. Stafford, an 11-year NFL veteran, has spent the entirety of his career to date with Detroit.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1355712045006655490?s=20<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions Agree to Matthew Stafford Trade<\/h2>\n

After a career year in 2019, Matthew Stafford took a step back during his second year under\u00a0Darrell Bevell<\/strong>. Playing without star receiver\u00a0Kenny Golladay<\/a><\/strong> for the vast majority of the season, Stafford ended the year completing 64.2% of his passes for 4,084 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. While he started and played in all 16 games, it’s worth noting that Stafford played through a multitude of serious injuries and also had to deal with\u00a0Matt Patricia<\/strong> being fired halfway through the season.<\/p>\n

Stafford initially entered the NFL as a first-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Selected by the Detroit Lions, Stafford had the unenviable task of taking over the 0-16 iteration of the franchise. He did the best he could under the circumstances, completing 53.3% of his passes for 2,267 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions in 10 games. Injuries limited Stafford to just three games in 2010 before breaking out in 2011.<\/p>\n

During his third season in the league, Stafford played in all 16 games while completing 63.5% of his passes for 5,038 yards, 41 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions while guiding the Lions into the playoffs. He followed that up in 2012 by completing 59.8% of his passes for 4,967 yards, 20 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions.<\/p>\n

Stafford’s best season came in 2019 under first-year offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Playing in eight games, the 31-year-old quarterback completed 64.3% of his passes for 2,499 yards, 19 touchdowns, and five interceptions while constantly attacking the deep part of the field. Unfortunately, injuries limited him to just nine games throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

To date, Stafford has completed 3,898 of his 6,224 passing attempts for 45,109 yards, 282 touchdowns, and 144 interceptions.<\/p>\n

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