(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
With the continued musical chairs in the Lions quarterback room and starting signal callers around the league going down with injuries, Matthew Stafford’s durability continues to be one of the franchise’s best assets.
As New Orleans and Pittsburgh are looking for ways to get by without their stalwart starters, the Lions are looking at avoiding a similar fate with their franchise quarterback.
“Keeping the quarterback safe and protected is No. 1,” offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said Tuesday. “Those guys are really hard to find. We’ve got a good one and we want to protect that guy.