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Matthew Stafford hopeful he'll be in Detroit 'for a long time'

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said Monday he is not thinking about his own future in the aftermath of the team firing team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew.

Stafford made these comments during his weekly television appearance on FOX2 in Detroit -- the first time he's spoken publicly since Mayhew and Lewand were let go Thursday. The pair were responsible for drafting Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, Mayhew's first draft as general manager and Lewand's first as team president.

"I don't think it helps, you know, for me to sit there and think about it," Stafford said on FOX2.