Matthew Stafford hadn’t won a single playoff game in his 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, but in his first year with the Los Angeles Rams, he went 4-0 in the playoffs and won his first Super Bowl. He’ll now get the chance to visit the White House, but it won’t be his first time stepping foot inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
He went to the White House back in 2012 for a financial literacy event while he was with the Lions. Gene Sperling, who worked in the White House as an American Rescue Coordinator, shared a quote from Stafford’s trip 10 years ago and it’s perfect.
Stafford didn’t get to meet President Barack Obama, but he said it was OK because the only way an NFL quarterback should get to meet the president is by winning a Super Bowl.
Well, now he has a ring and an invitation from President Joe Biden.
On May 10, 2012 I gave Matthew Stafford (who was in a financial literacy event) a tour of the West Wing. I told him @BarackObama was not in WH. He said “No worries. There’s only one way an NFL QB should ever get to come to WH and meet the President.” His moment has come. pic.twitter.com/GP6C5UVQvU
— Gene Sperling (@genebsperling) February 14, 2022
Congrats to the @RamsNFL on your Super Bowl victory — I look forward to having you at the White House. What do you say, @SecondGentleman?
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 14, 2022
No official White House visit has been for the Rams just yet, but it seems like Stafford will finally get his chance to meet the president as a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
