Matthew Stafford said : “What’s accurate is — and this is an incredible thing by [the Lions] — I asked to go to a team that was ready to win a championship,” “And, you know, there were a few teams on that list. There were a few teams that were not on that list. And they were respectful of that and understood completely. I had thoughts and reasons for each one of them”

bostonglobe Monday, February 15, 2021 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’ve always wanted to play in those big games, I feel like I will excel in those situations,” “I wanted to shoot my shot”

bostonglobe Monday, February 15, 2021 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “We have loved this city and they’ve loved us right back,”

clickondetroit Friday, February 12, 2021 2:32:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I got two years left on my deal here,"

southernminn Tuesday, January 5, 2021 1:09:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I got two years left on my deal here,”

bostonglobe Monday, January 4, 2021 7:13:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Marv was hot early and I was going to keep feeding him,”

mlive Monday, January 4, 2021 5:39:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’m not thinking about it,”

clickondetroit Monday, January 4, 2021 12:54:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “We have a job to do,” “This is what we love to do, this is what we get paid to do. And there’s a responsibility in it to go out there and play and play at a high level to do everything you can to help your team win”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 8:20:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “You play this game to go out there and play in big-time moments, and we didn’t do a good enough job this year as a team to make sure we have those opportunities this late in the season,” “That’s obviously disappointing and something that you want to rectify as a player, as a teammate, as a part of an organization”

clickondetroit Friday, January 1, 2021 3:41:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Guys started jogging around at practice, and I decided to see how it was feeling,” “It felt OK. Moved around a little bit, threw some balls there, and hopped in a drill or two. It felt OK”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 12:21:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I didn’t want to get on the cart,” “I don’t want to get on the cart unless I have to, to be honest with you. They told me they were going to bring the cart over and I told them no. I told them I’d get into the locker room some other way”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 12:21:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “If I’m good, I want to be out there. I want to play,”

mlive Wednesday, December 30, 2020 8:32:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I didn’t want to get on the cart,” “I don’t want to get on the cart unless I have to, to be honest with you. They told me they were going to bring the cart over and I told them no. I told them I’d get into the locker room some other way”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I mean, (resting) is part of what the offseason is, right?” “We’re not there yet. Part of the offseason is letting your body heal and get it feeling better, but I signed up to play this year and part of signing up is hopefully getting 16 chances at it. And hopefully more than that. Obviously, we’re only getting 16 this year, but I signed up for it, and so did my teammates. So if I’m healthy enough to get out there, I want to be out there”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’m not thinking about it,” “All I’m thinking about is the Vikings and trying to get myself healthy. I know that’s probably hard to get people to believe, but that’s the way this business is. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I understand you got to do everything you can to focus on what’s in front of ya in the immediate future. That’s what it is for us, and for me at the moment”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I mean, that’s so hypothetical and so far into the future, it’s tough for me to even wrap my head around that. So many decisions that are out of my control. All I know is where ever I’m at -- if I’m here, if I’m somewhere else -- I’ll be doing everything I can to be the best football player and as good of a teammate as I possibly can be. And that’s something that I’ve always tried to be, and always will continue to try to be as long as I play this game”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “That’s really impressive, you know? I’ve gotta give it to him,” “It’s incredible what he’s been able to do -- still moving around great, throwing it great, playing at a really high level. I’m not sure how he’s doing it, but it’s impressive, man. He’s doing a great job”

mlive Thursday, December 24, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions,”

mlive Wednesday, December 23, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions,”

mlive Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “The pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst stuff,”

clickondetroit Monday, December 21, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions, and it was Sunday, and I got a bunch of teammates out there that work their ass off,”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Guys started jogging around at practice, and I decided to see how it was feeling,” “It felt OK. Moved around a little bit, threw some balls there, and hopped in a drill or two. It felt OK”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “That was when I felt the most discomfort,” “The guy was trying to get on the ball, which I understand, and jumped and landed on me. Just the pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst pain”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “The pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst stuff,”

woodtv Monday, December 21, 2020 6:29:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I think it kind of boils down to being able to operate, you know?"

wsau Saturday, December 19, 2020 1:26:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I knew something was going on, but pretty crazy he was able to finish the game with that,"

wsau Friday, December 18, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He came up to me early in the game and was very hoarse and faint-sounding,” “It was like, ‘I can’t really talk, just to let you know. Just make sure you’re communicating with everybody up front even more so than I normally would.’ So it was kinda crazy, but it was good. Didn’t have any communication issues the rest of the game, really”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I did not feel good, obviously,”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I really have no expectation at the moment, to be honest with you,” “Just taking it day by day, trying to see if I can get to feeling a little bit better”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I think he’s doing a really nice job for us,” “He can kind of do it all -- he can block, he can run, he can catch, do all that kind of stuff for us. His role just keeps expanding, his route tree does the same -- just keeps expanding with the things he can do”

mlive Thursday, December 10, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Brett Favre ) : “I think (working with Brett Favre) probably rubbed off on him a little bit, just how much fun a grown man can have playing a kid’s game,” “He brings that sort of youthful joy to the game, and always has since I met him. That’s really never changed”

mlive Monday, December 7, 2020 4:33:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Darrell Bevell ) : “That was (Bevell’s) first message to our team, was, ‘Hey guys, we’re two games back of Arizona with five to play. There’s a lot of football left. And Denver just played a game with no quarterback, so who knows what’s going to happen,’” “We just got to go out there and continue to play, continue to work with a great attitude, be ready to have some fun while we do it, and go out there and turn it loose on Sundays”

mlive Monday, December 7, 2020 3:44:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Darrell Bevell ) : “From Day 1 when I first met (Bevell), he’s always been the same guy,” “He’s been positive, upbeat, he loves come to work, he loves the game of football”

mlive Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:43:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Do everything we can to win. I think Bev’s probably speaking more to his personality and how he wants things to go. This is an opportunity for him, to put his stamp on it.ȁ#x201d; Detroit is 4-7 this season and went 13-29-1 during Patricia’s tenure. The last game for the old regime was to Houston on Thanksgiving. Any analysis of the Lions at this point should have less to do with the next game and more to do with what the next few years could look like. WHAT’S WORKING. There aren’t a lot of bright spots when a team plays poorly enough for multiple firings in the middle of the season. Still, when healthy, the Lions have the makings of a solid passing game. Receiver Kenny Golladay has been out lately with a hip injury, but he put up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons before 2020. Tight end T.J. Hockenson leads the team in receptions in his second season. The problem is that Stafford is now in his 12th season, and Detroit will need to decide whether to keep trying to build around him — or really start over with someone younger. ȁ#x201c;As far as my future goes past this season, I’ll figure that out and talk about that later on,”

ChinaPost Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:52:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “No, I just put my head down and go to work. It’s on us as players, we have to go out there and make plays. It doesn’t matter what uniform you’re wearing, the team that makes more plays is going to win the game. And we didn’t do that and haven’t done it consistently enough this year, we understand that. We work every day to make sure that it is us who is making the plays to win the game. So we have to go out there and make the plays when they’re available,”

foxnews Friday, November 27, 2020 5:45:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I love playing this game. I hate losing,"

upi Friday, November 27, 2020 4:49:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “It’s not the play call,”

houstonchronicle Friday, November 27, 2020 4:35:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "He's the same guy every day," "The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He's a passionate coach, who loves the game. I've had a lot of respect with how he's continued to come to work"

arkansasonline Friday, November 27, 2020 11:13:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

bostonglobe Friday, November 27, 2020 5:12:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Three turnovers early in the game killed the momentum,”

bostonglobe Friday, November 27, 2020 5:12:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

virginislandsdailynews Friday, November 27, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

woodtv Friday, November 27, 2020 4:10:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Three turnovers early in the game killed the momentum,”

woodtv Friday, November 27, 2020 4:10:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “What’s accurate is — and this is an incredible thing by [the Lions] — I asked to go to a team that was ready to win a championship,” “And, you know, there were a few teams on that list. There were a few teams that were not on that list. And they were respectful of that and understood completely. I had thoughts and reasons for each one of them”

bostonglobe Monday, February 15, 2021 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’ve always wanted to play in those big games, I feel like I will excel in those situations,” “I wanted to shoot my shot”

bostonglobe Monday, February 15, 2021 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “We have loved this city and they’ve loved us right back,”

clickondetroit Friday, February 12, 2021 2:32:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I got two years left on my deal here,"

southernminn Tuesday, January 5, 2021 1:09:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I got two years left on my deal here,”

bostonglobe Monday, January 4, 2021 7:13:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Marv was hot early and I was going to keep feeding him,”

mlive Monday, January 4, 2021 5:39:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’m not thinking about it,”

clickondetroit Monday, January 4, 2021 12:54:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “We have a job to do,” “This is what we love to do, this is what we get paid to do. And there’s a responsibility in it to go out there and play and play at a high level to do everything you can to help your team win”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 8:20:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “You play this game to go out there and play in big-time moments, and we didn’t do a good enough job this year as a team to make sure we have those opportunities this late in the season,” “That’s obviously disappointing and something that you want to rectify as a player, as a teammate, as a part of an organization”

clickondetroit Friday, January 1, 2021 3:41:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Guys started jogging around at practice, and I decided to see how it was feeling,” “It felt OK. Moved around a little bit, threw some balls there, and hopped in a drill or two. It felt OK”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 12:21:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I didn’t want to get on the cart,” “I don’t want to get on the cart unless I have to, to be honest with you. They told me they were going to bring the cart over and I told them no. I told them I’d get into the locker room some other way”

mlive Friday, January 1, 2021 12:21:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “If I’m good, I want to be out there. I want to play,”

mlive Wednesday, December 30, 2020 8:32:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I didn’t want to get on the cart,” “I don’t want to get on the cart unless I have to, to be honest with you. They told me they were going to bring the cart over and I told them no. I told them I’d get into the locker room some other way”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I mean, (resting) is part of what the offseason is, right?” “We’re not there yet. Part of the offseason is letting your body heal and get it feeling better, but I signed up to play this year and part of signing up is hopefully getting 16 chances at it. And hopefully more than that. Obviously, we’re only getting 16 this year, but I signed up for it, and so did my teammates. So if I’m healthy enough to get out there, I want to be out there”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I’m not thinking about it,” “All I’m thinking about is the Vikings and trying to get myself healthy. I know that’s probably hard to get people to believe, but that’s the way this business is. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I understand you got to do everything you can to focus on what’s in front of ya in the immediate future. That’s what it is for us, and for me at the moment”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I mean, that’s so hypothetical and so far into the future, it’s tough for me to even wrap my head around that. So many decisions that are out of my control. All I know is where ever I’m at -- if I’m here, if I’m somewhere else -- I’ll be doing everything I can to be the best football player and as good of a teammate as I possibly can be. And that’s something that I’ve always tried to be, and always will continue to try to be as long as I play this game”

mlive Tuesday, December 29, 2020 3:45:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “That’s really impressive, you know? I’ve gotta give it to him,” “It’s incredible what he’s been able to do -- still moving around great, throwing it great, playing at a really high level. I’m not sure how he’s doing it, but it’s impressive, man. He’s doing a great job”

mlive Thursday, December 24, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions,”

mlive Wednesday, December 23, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions,”

mlive Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “The pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst stuff,”

clickondetroit Monday, December 21, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Because I’m the quarterback of the Detroit Lions, and it was Sunday, and I got a bunch of teammates out there that work their ass off,”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Guys started jogging around at practice, and I decided to see how it was feeling,” “It felt OK. Moved around a little bit, threw some balls there, and hopped in a drill or two. It felt OK”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “That was when I felt the most discomfort,” “The guy was trying to get on the ball, which I understand, and jumped and landed on me. Just the pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst pain”

mlive Monday, December 21, 2020 9:31:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “The pressure of another player’s weight on me was some of the worst stuff,”

woodtv Monday, December 21, 2020 6:29:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I think it kind of boils down to being able to operate, you know?"

wsau Saturday, December 19, 2020 1:26:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I knew something was going on, but pretty crazy he was able to finish the game with that,"

wsau Friday, December 18, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He came up to me early in the game and was very hoarse and faint-sounding,” “It was like, ‘I can’t really talk, just to let you know. Just make sure you’re communicating with everybody up front even more so than I normally would.’ So it was kinda crazy, but it was good. Didn’t have any communication issues the rest of the game, really”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I did not feel good, obviously,”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I really have no expectation at the moment, to be honest with you,” “Just taking it day by day, trying to see if I can get to feeling a little bit better”

mlive Thursday, December 17, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “I think he’s doing a really nice job for us,” “He can kind of do it all -- he can block, he can run, he can catch, do all that kind of stuff for us. His role just keeps expanding, his route tree does the same -- just keeps expanding with the things he can do”

mlive Thursday, December 10, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Brett Favre ) : “I think (working with Brett Favre) probably rubbed off on him a little bit, just how much fun a grown man can have playing a kid’s game,” “He brings that sort of youthful joy to the game, and always has since I met him. That’s really never changed”

mlive Monday, December 7, 2020 4:33:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Darrell Bevell ) : “That was (Bevell’s) first message to our team, was, ‘Hey guys, we’re two games back of Arizona with five to play. There’s a lot of football left. And Denver just played a game with no quarterback, so who knows what’s going to happen,’” “We just got to go out there and continue to play, continue to work with a great attitude, be ready to have some fun while we do it, and go out there and turn it loose on Sundays”

mlive Monday, December 7, 2020 3:44:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said ( about Darrell Bevell ) : “From Day 1 when I first met (Bevell), he’s always been the same guy,” “He’s been positive, upbeat, he loves come to work, he loves the game of football”

mlive Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:43:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Do everything we can to win. I think Bev’s probably speaking more to his personality and how he wants things to go. This is an opportunity for him, to put his stamp on it.ȁ#x201d; Detroit is 4-7 this season and went 13-29-1 during Patricia’s tenure. The last game for the old regime was to Houston on Thanksgiving. Any analysis of the Lions at this point should have less to do with the next game and more to do with what the next few years could look like. WHAT’S WORKING. There aren’t a lot of bright spots when a team plays poorly enough for multiple firings in the middle of the season. Still, when healthy, the Lions have the makings of a solid passing game. Receiver Kenny Golladay has been out lately with a hip injury, but he put up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons before 2020. Tight end T.J. Hockenson leads the team in receptions in his second season. The problem is that Stafford is now in his 12th season, and Detroit will need to decide whether to keep trying to build around him — or really start over with someone younger. ȁ#x201c;As far as my future goes past this season, I’ll figure that out and talk about that later on,”

ChinaPost Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:52:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “No, I just put my head down and go to work. It’s on us as players, we have to go out there and make plays. It doesn’t matter what uniform you’re wearing, the team that makes more plays is going to win the game. And we didn’t do that and haven’t done it consistently enough this year, we understand that. We work every day to make sure that it is us who is making the plays to win the game. So we have to go out there and make the plays when they’re available,”

foxnews Friday, November 27, 2020 5:45:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "I love playing this game. I hate losing,"

upi Friday, November 27, 2020 4:49:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “It’s not the play call,”

houstonchronicle Friday, November 27, 2020 4:35:00 PM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : "He's the same guy every day," "The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He's a passionate coach, who loves the game. I've had a lot of respect with how he's continued to come to work"

arkansasonline Friday, November 27, 2020 11:13:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

bostonglobe Friday, November 27, 2020 5:12:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Three turnovers early in the game killed the momentum,”

bostonglobe Friday, November 27, 2020 5:12:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

virginislandsdailynews Friday, November 27, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “He’s the same guy every day,” “The guy comes to work, grinds, and wants to win like all of us. He’s a passionate coach, who loves the game. I’ve had a lot of respect with how he’s continued to come to work”

woodtv Friday, November 27, 2020 4:10:00 AM EAT

Matthew Stafford said : “Three turnovers early in the game killed the momentum,”

woodtv Friday, November 27, 2020 4:10:00 AM EAT