Matthew Stafford, future NFL MVP?
For the Detroit Lions quarterback, winning the award doesn't seem the least bit far-fetched.
Former Lions receiver Nate Burleson said on his "Good Morning Football" show last week that Stafford texted him earlier this summer, after co-host Peter Schrager mentioned Stafford as a dark horse candidate for MVP, and said, "Tell Peter, forget the dark horse stuff, I'm going for the MVP."
"I’m not going to share the backstory," Stafford said Monday. "What I text Nate I guess is for y’all a little bit, but not all of it.