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Matthew Stafford

Personal information
Current teamDetroit Lions
Date of birthFebruary 07, 1988(age 22)
Place of birthTampa, Florida
Height6 ft 2 inch (1.9 m)
Weight232 lb (105.2 kg)
Career information
CollegeGeorgia
NFL Draft2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debut2009 for the Detroit Lions
Career history
As player:
*Detroit Lions (2009 � present)
As player:
*Detroit Lions (2009 � present)
Roster statusactive
Career highlights and awards
*College awards and honors * Most passing yards in a game by a rookie (422) * Most passing touchdowns in a game by a rookie (5) * Pepsi Rookie of the Week (11) * NFC Offensive Player of the Week (11)
NFL stat - 17 Week, 2009
TD � INT13 � 20
Passing yards2267
QB Rating61.0

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John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.

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Be tougher than words, Detroit - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--Some even approached Lions quarterback -Matthew Stafford- about his reaction to Damon's defending the city. Are we so pathetically beaten down emotionally ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:14:17 GMT+00:00
NEW NEIGHBOR: Aaron Murray is the new kid on the block in a well-established ... - Red and Black Tweet this news
Red and Black--Joe Cox threw 24 touchdowns last season, one short of -Matthew Stafford's- single-season touchdown record at Georgia. A different statistic on Cox's résumé ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:02:14 GMT+00:00
Matthew Stafford excited to be a Lion - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--QB -Matthew Stafford- was asked, in reference to Johnny Damon blocking a move to the Red Sox to stay with the Tigers, if he was as happy in Detroit. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:11:46 GMT+00:00
Lions Fan Walks 400 Miles To Team - WDIV Detroit Tweet this news
WDIV Detroit--Paquette arrived at team headquarters Wednesday and was greeted by coach Jim Schwartz, quarterback -Matthew Stafford- and other players after practice. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:24:33 GMT+00:00
Schwartz hopes to play his starters into the third quarter versus Browns - Victoria Advocate Tweet this news
Victoria Advocate---Matthew Stafford- and the other Lions starters will see their most extensive playing time of the preseason this weekend. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:43:45 GMT+00:00
Lions coach Jim Schwartz wants more incompletions, fewer sacks from Matthew ... - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--AP PhotoDetroit Lions quarterback -Matthew Stafford- has completed 72 percent of his passes over the first two preseason games. ALLEN PARK -- You just can't ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:06:39 GMT+00:00
Stafford facing long odds for big sophomore season? - RotoTimes.com Tweet this news
RotoTimes.com--According to ESPN's Kevin Seifert, -Matthew Stafford- "was one of two quarterbacks in the past 10 years to throw 20 interceptions in less than 400 attempts" ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:09:21 GMT+00:00
Matthew Stafford, offense looks solid, secondary doesn't in Lions win - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press---Matthew Stafford- played four offensive series and led the Lions on four scoring drives, and Drew Stanton ran for a late touchdown, as the Lions beat the ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:18:02 GMT+00:00
Matthew Stafford: Stafford flashing accuracy - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com---Matthew Stafford-, who struggled badly with accuracy last year, has completed 72.4 percent of his passes through two preseason games. Stafford has also had a ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:50:09 GMT+00:00
Comcast's NFL RedZone Channel Is Back For More Awesomeness - Pride of Detroit (blog) Tweet this news
Pride of Detroit (blog)--To say the least, I could have used this channel for when -Matthew Stafford- was making magic against Cleveland last year, as a live look-in would have been ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:59:00 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joe Tereshinski III
Georgia Bulldogs Starting Quarterbacks
2006-2008
Succeeded by
Joe Cox
Preceded by
Jake Long
1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft
2009
Succeeded by
Sam Bradford
Preceded by
Daunte Culpepper
Detroit Lions Starting Quarterbacks
2009-present (With Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton in 2009 due to injury)
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Statistics : Junior
Passing Rushing
Year Comp Att Yards Pct. TDs Int Rating Att Yds Avg TD
2006 135 256 1,749 52.7 7 13 109.0 47 191 4.1 3
2007 194 348 2,523 55.7 19 10 128.9 39 -18 -0.5 2
2008 235 382 3,459 61.5 25 10 153.9 55 40 0.7 1
Totals 564 986 7,731 57.2 51 33 133.4 141 213 1.5 6


ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Football Team

OffenseQB Matthew Stafford * RB Cedric Benson * RB Maurice Jones-Drew * RB Adrian Peterson * WR Percy Harvin * WR Calvin Johnson
OL Jeff Byers * OL Seantrel Henderson * OL Jake Long * OL Michael Oher * OL Andre Smith
DefenseDL Tommie Harris * DL Gerald McCoy * DL Haloti Ngata * DL Ndamukong Suh
LB Brian Cushing * LB Ernie Sims * LB Patrick Willis * LB LaMarr Woodley
DB Eric Berry * DB Ted Ginn, Jr. * DB Myron Rolle
Special Teams
& Multi-Purpose
P Tyler Lewis * PK Jimmy Stevens * RB/WR/KR Reggie Bush * QB/ATH Jacory Harris * WR/DB/KR DeSean Jackson
QB/ATH/DB Terrelle Pryor * QB/ATH Tim Tebow * QB/ATH Vince Young

National Football League Draft number one overall picks

Berwanger * Francis * C. Davis * Aldrich * Cafego * Harmon * Dudley * Sinkwich * Bertelli * Trippi * Dancewicz * Fenimore * Gilmer * Bednarik * Hart * Rote * Wade * Babcock * Garrett * Shaw * Glick * Hornung * Hill * Duncan * Cannon * Mason * E. Davis * Baker * Parks * Frederickson * Nobis * Bu. Smith * Yary * Simpson * Bradshaw * Plunkett * Patulski * Matuszak * Jones * Bartkowski * Selmon * Bell * Campbell * Cousineau * B. Sims * Rogers * K. Sims * Elway * Fryar * Br. Smith * Jackson * Testaverde * Bruce * Aikman * George * Maryland * Emtman * Bledsoe * Wilkinson * Carter * Johnson * Pace * P. Manning * Couch * Brown * Vick * Carr * Palmer * E. Manning * A. Smith * Williams * Russell * Long * Stafford * Bradford |

2009 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Matthew Stafford * Jason Smith * Tyson Jackson * Aaron Curry * Mark Sanchez * Andre Smith * Darrius Heyward-Bey * Eugene Monroe * B.J. Raji * Michael Crabtree * Aaron Maybin * Knowshon Moreno * Brian Orakpo * Malcolm Jenkins * Brian Cushing * Larry English * Josh Freeman * Robert Ayers * Jeremy Maclin * Brandon Pettigrew * Alex Mack * Percy Harvin * Michael Oher * Peria Jerry * Vontae Davis * Clay Matthews III * Donald Brown * Eric Wood * Hakeem Nicks * Kenny Britt * Chris Wells * Evander Hood

Detroit Lions 2009 NFL Draft selections

Matthew Stafford * Brandon Pettigrew * Louis Delmas * DeAndre Levy * Derrick Williams * Sammie Hill * Aaron Brown * Lydon Murtha * Zack Follett * Dan Gronkowski

Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

Enke * Layne * Dublinski * Rote * Ninowski * Plum * Morrall * Sweetan * Munson * Landry * Reed * Danielson * Komlo * Hipple * Ferguson * Long * Hilger * Gagliano * Peete * Ware * Kramer * Krieg * Mitchell * Majkowski * Batch * Reich * Frerotte * Case * Detmer * McMahon * Harrington * Garcia * Kitna * Orlovsky * Culpepper * Stafford * Stanton

Detroit Lions current roster

Active roster2 Nick Harris * 4 Jason Hanson * 5 Drew Stanton * 9 Matthew Stafford * 11 Marko Mitchell * 12 Derrick Williams * 13 Nate Burleson * 14 Shaun Hill * 16 Contrevious Parks * 17 Michael Moore * 18 Eric Fowler * 21 Aaron Brown * 23 Chris Houston * 25 Marvin White * 26 Louis Delmas * 27 Daniel Bullocks * 28 Maurice Morris * 29 Eric King * 30 Ko Simpson * 31 Jack Williams * 32 Jonathan Hefney * 33 Jahi Word-Daniels * 34 Kevin Smith * 35 Matt Clapp * 36 Marquand Manuel * 38 DeDe Dorsey * 39 C.C. Brown * 40 Aaron Berry * 41 Jonathan Wade * 42 Amari Spievey * 44 Jahvid Best * 45 Jerome Felton * 46 Richard Dickson * 47 Jake Nordin * 48 Don Muhlbach * 49 Zack Follett * 51 Dominic Raiola * 52 Vinny Ciurciu * 53 Caleb Campbell * 54 DeAndre Levy * 55 Landon Johnson * 57 Jordon Dizon * 58 Ashlee Palmer * 59 Julian Peterson * 60 Joe Cohen * 61 Robert Calloway * 62 Chima Ihekwoaba * 63 Manny Ramirez * 64 Dan Gerberry * 65 Dylan Gandy * 66 Stephen Peterman * 67 Rob Sims * 68 Jon Jansen * 69 Sam Scroggins * 70 Jason Fox * 71 Kirk Barton * 72 Trevor Canfield * 74 Roy Schuening * 75 Turk McBride * 76 Jeff Backus * 77 Gosder Cherilus * 78 Corey Hilliard * 79 Willie Young * 80 Bryant Johnson * 81 Calvin Johnson * 82 Dan Gronkowski * 83 Tim Toone * 84 Brandon Pettigrew * 85 Tony Scheffler * 86 Dennis Northcutt * 87 Brian Clark * 89 Will Heller * 90 Ndamukong Suh * 91 Sammie Hill * 92 Cliff Avril * 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch * 94 Copeland Bryan * 95 Jared DeVries * 96 Andre Fluellen * 97 Jason Hunter * 98 Landon Cohen * 99 Corey Williams * -- Dré Bly * -- John Madsen * -- Leger Douzable * -- Dante Wesley
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