Matthew Stafford is starting in the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, the longtime Lions quarterback won’t be representing Detroit in Sunday’s big game.
Even so, many of Stafford’s former Lions teammates are still rooting for No. 9 to get the win. It’s true of a lot of Detroit fans, too. Shirts featuring “Detroit Rams” and pictures of Stafford in both uniforms are selling briskly.
Stafford was beloved by many in his 12 seasons in Detroit. Or as onetime Stafford backup Dan Orlovsky stated via ESPN, where he now works,