Are you happy for Matthew Stafford’s success?

For Detroit Lions football fans, seeing Matt Stafford earn a trip to the Super Bowl in his first year on a new team can stir up mixed emotions.

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When Matthew Stafford plays in the 2022 Super Bowl, he won’t be dressed in the Honolulu blue uniform that Detroiters watched him in for 12 years. Instead, he’ll be wearing the bone-white jersey of the Los Angeles Rams, as his new team faces off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite Stafford representing a different franchise, many Detroit Lions fans are still excited.


Listen: How Detroit fans are reacting to Matthew Stafford’s successes.

 


Guest

Terry Foster is a retired sports columnist. He previously co-hosted “Valenti & Foster” on WXYT-FM The Ticket. Foster says Stafford’s upcoming Super Bowl appearance proves that the Detroit Lions organization was the problem when he was on the team. “I think he’s a good quarterback who can’t overcome the Lions,” he says.

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  • Sam Corey is a producer for The Metro on 101.9 WDET. In that role, he goes out in search of fun and interesting stories for radio. He enjoys salsa dancing — and actual salsa.