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Matthew Stafford (2009–2020) Shaun Hill (2010) Jon Kitna (2006–2008) Bobby Layne (1950–1958) The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right: Season(s)
John Matthew Stafford [2] (born February 7, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL draft .
Goff finished his second season with the Lions with 4,438 yards, 29 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, starting in all 17 games. [150] [151] Goff was named to his third Pro Bowl as an alternative, replacing Super Bowl bound Jalen Hurts. [152] He was the first Lions quarterback to receive a Pro Bowl selection since Stafford in 2014. [153]
When the Detroit Lions acquired Jared Goff as part of the Matthew Stafford trade during the 2021 NFL offseason, many wondered how long the former No. 1 pick would be the team's top quarterback ...
Again, it was simply a different era, and while the 1991 Lions had a pair of wideouts that would put up splashy numbers eventually, this was not that season: Brett Perriman led the Lions WRs with ...
In the end, Lions fans got what they wanted with a thrilling 24-23 win over Stafford's Rams. The boos were clear and loud as Stafford took the field Sunday with the Rams' offense. pic.twitter.com ...
With their guaranteed number-one overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Lions selected quarterback Matthew Stafford. As the Lions' subsequent franchise quarterback, Stafford set several dozen NFL and franchise records, including the most touchdowns in a game by a rookie quarterback during a Week 11 win against Cleveland in 2009. [54]
[14] [27] The Lions have held the first overall pick four times and selected Frank Sinkwich in 1943, Leon Hart in 1950, Billy Sims in 1980, and Matthew Stafford in 2009. [28] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Lions selected Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. [29] The Lions did not draft a player in the first round on seven occasions. [28]