Matthew Stafford has always been a widely respected quarterback in the NFL, but he’s become particularly popular among his peers in recent years. He’s received high praise from several younger quarterbacks around the league this year alone, from C.J. Stroud to Caleb Williams.
The latest to give Stafford his flowers? Josh Allen, the MVP frontrunner.
Before kickoff in the Rams-Bills game on Sunday, Stafford and Allen shared a cool moment together that was filmed by the Rams in a mic’d-up video. Very candidly, Allen told Stafford how much he respects him.
“What’s up, brother?” Allen said.
“You’re playing great, man. Good to see you,” Stafford said.
“Dude, I’m like the biggest fan of yours,” Allen replied.
After the Rams outdueled the Bills in a wild 44-42 shootout at SoFi Stadium, Stafford found Allen again for a quick postgame chat.
“Thanks for lettin’ me hang out,” Stafford said jokingly. “Great job, man. Great (expletive) playing. Battled (expletive) tough.”
Allen then had a request for Stafford: He wanted to swap jerseys.
“I hate doing this, but is there any way I could…”
Stafford cut him off and told Allen he wanted to get his jersey, too.
“We’ll do both. I’ll send it to you in the locker room,” Stafford said.
The entire video shows what a great leader Stafford is, but those pre- and postgame chats with Allen were particularly cool.
