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Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford expects child soon; will he miss game?

The 2018 NFL season is rapidly approaching. But that's not the only thing on the clock and on the mind of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.

He and his wife, Kelly, are expecting their third child soon. By our calculations (i.e., based on her Instagram post from April), she is 38 weeks pregnant. The normal term is 40 weeks.

That doesn't leave a lot of time between now and the start of the regular season, which for the Lions is Sept. 10 at home against the Jets on Monday Night Football.

Not to be callous here, but what if things get a little delayed?