Now that Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has that elusive Super Bowl championship, cue the talk about his Pro Football Hall of Fame chances.
No sooner than the clock struck triple zeroes at SoFi Stadium after the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20, the talk about whether Stafford belongs in Canton started.
It began early Monday morning when analysts from both the NFL Network and ESPN decided whether Stafford had done enough to get a gold jacket.
“Yes he’s a gold jacket, ABSOLUTELY. The ultimate team goal, to win a Lombardi, Matthew Stafford actually has, and he was a huge part of winning this Super Bowl,” said former NFL fullback Michael Robinson.
Former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky, who was Stafford’s teammate with the Detroit Lions, even wore a T-shirt on air during ESPN’s “Get Up” that said “Matthew Freakin’ Stafford.”
Orlovsky came up with this rationale for Stafford’s potential induction: “I honestly believe it’s one of, if not the most clutch…
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