ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Matthew Stafford has had broken bones in his back for the past two seasons, but the Detroit Lions quarterback said Wednesday it is not changing his thoughts about his long-term future in the NFL.
And that the 31-year-old would like to continue to play.
"I want to play for a long time, yeah," Stafford said. "I felt like I was playing really good ball this year and something that was kind of a freak deal that happened, and obviously got to take it in stride and listen to doctors, my body, coaches and figure out what's best, but I was having a lot of fun playing when I was out there and wish I could be out there now trying to help us win games.