Rams' Matthew Stafford: Leaving Lions 'The Most Difficult Thing I've Ever Done'

Matthew Stafford called his decision to request a trade from the Detroit Lions "the most difficult thing I’ve ever done" in an interview with Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times.

"I have so much respect for that organization, the Ford family, the guys who had played in that uniform before me," Stafford said. "There was a lot that went into that that I had to think about.

"I told them, 'I’m not going to say a word to anybody that’s going to say a word. Not until you guys are ready.' It was vice versa. In this day of social media and everybody trying to get the scoop, that’s not something that happens very often. I’m obviously excited about the new opportunity and happy it shook out the way it…