Get a grip, Detroit Lions fans.
Greg Landry, the last Lions quarterback to make the Pro Bowl (1971) before Matthew Stafford went after the 2014 season, says the injury Stafford sustained to his middle finger should not have a major effect on Stafford’s ability to throw the ball.
Landry, a Lion from 1968-78 in a 15-year NFL career that ended in 1984, expects pain management will be a more important element than the injury itself in how Stafford’s performance might be affected.
Stafford was injured in the first quarter of Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Chicago Bears.