Matthew Stafford Awards

John Matthew Stafford is an American professional football quarterback currently affiliated with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

Having made his NFL debut in 2009, he has enjoyed all his expert profession with the Lions. A Florida local, Stafford spent pieces of his youth in Georgia and Texas. He learned at Highland Park High School where he got preparing from Randy Allen. Subsequent to getting his secondary school degree, he went to the University of Georgia.

For his tenure as an individual from the Georgia Bulldogs football crew, he won a few honors, including being named All-America in 2008 by ‘Professional Football Weekly’ and MVP of the 2009 Capital One Bowl. A day prior to the 2008 NFL Draft, he marked a six-year, $41.7-million agreement with the Lions.

From that point forward, he has played 11 seasons with the group, getting NFL Comeback Player of the Year honor in 2011 and Pro-Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2014. In 2018, he was named for the Lions’ Walter Payton Man of the Year grant.

While Matthew Stafford was in Georgia, he became acquainted with cheerleader Kelly Hall, who is the sister of the retired NFL player Chad Hall. They exchanged wedding vows on April 4, 2015. In 2017, Kelly gave birth to identical twin girls, Sawyer and Chandler.