Former UGA quarterback Matthew Stafford is heading west. He has been traded by the Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams, several outlets reported Saturday night.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport reports the Lions will received quarterback Jared Goff along with two future first-round draft picks and a third-round draft pick.
Detroit is dealing QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff, per sources. Two former No. 1 overall picks trading places in the first blockbuster NFL trade of 2021.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2021
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Full terms of the deal: It’s Matthew Stafford to the #Rams for 2 1st rounders and a 3rd rounder, along with Jared Goff.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 31, 2021
Stafford expressed an interest in being traded after the season ended, and the team responded by tabling the idea until a new general manager and coach were hired, the AP reported last week.
The Lions drafted Stafford out of UGA with the No. 1 draft pick in 2009. He still had two years left on a 5-year, $135 million.
Stafford will now get to play for Marist graduate and Atlanta native Sean McVay in Los Angeles.
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