ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford has been getting more and more attention around the NFL the past few weeks for his top-level play, and it has led at least one Detroit Lions player to wonder out loud what took so long.
“It’s about time Stafford gets some respect, man,” Lions receiver Golden Tate said. “He’s a heck of a quarterback. You don’t just luckily throw for 5,000 yards multiple years. It’s not luck. I’m glad he’s getting respect but he doesn’t mind, you know, being the underdog, I guess, per se.