DETROIT – Matthew Stafford says he didn't give much thought to opting out of this coming season.It would have been understandable if he'd considered it.“I think like everybody, you hear it and you talk with your spouse and your family about it.
I never gave it serious, you know, thought,” Stafford said Tuesday. “I want to play football. I want to be out here. I have a supporting wife and family that know I love doing what I do and know it's important to me, so they were right on board.”Stafford and his family have dealt with their share of stress over the past couple of years.
His wife had surgery last year to remove a brain tumor. Then Stafford went through football-related injuries that halted his 2019 season.