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.
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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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