Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
If the Detroit Lions curse began with an unwanted trade of Bobby Layne, maybe getting Matthew Stafford’s blessing for an even bigger trade is ultimately what will take to end it.
In a move that echoes across the entire NFL landscape (the void of Super Bowl bye week helped), the band-aid has been ripped off, and Matthew Stafford is on his way to Los Angeles. A week ago, I wrote about the Seven Stages of Stafford Grief. I think I’ve discovered the 8th stage though: after ‘acceptance’ comes ‘pulling off a blockbuster trade that can potentially reignite the franchise in the coming years’.