ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Matthew Stafford tuned in Tuesday night just like any other fan for the first game of the World Series. Well, not exactly like any other fan. There was a little more interest for the Detroit Lions quarterback.
As is well known, one of Stafford’s high school friends is Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. They were pitcher (Kershaw) and catcher (Stafford) in baseball and quarterback (Stafford) and center (Kershaw) in football.
And on Tuesday, it gave Stafford – who like Kershaw is the highest-paid player at his position in his sport – a chance to sit back and watch.