![]() Stafford with the Rams in 2023 | |||||||||||||
No. 9 – Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | February 7, 1988||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Highland Park (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||||
College: | Georgia (2006–2008) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
John Matthew Stafford[3] (born February 7, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL draft. Ranking in the top 12 of all-time in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns, Stafford is currently fifth all-time in passing yards per game and is the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 career passing yards.[4]
As the Lions' primary starter from 2009 to 2020, Stafford had a breakout year in 2011 when he became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season, while also leading Detroit to their first playoff appearance since 1999. He led the Lions to two further playoff runs in 2014 and 2016, earning Pro Bowl honors during the former and setting the NFL season record for comeback wins in the latter. After mutually agreeing to part ways with the Lions, Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and led them to victory in Super Bowl LVI.[5]
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