ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Last spring, Matthew Stafford was trying to fit in with the Detroit Lions.
Things have changed in 11 months.
Not only has Stafford become the unquestioned No. 1 quarterback and recovered from knee and shoulder surgeries, he is even helping the team with personnel decisions.
Last week, when the Lions were pursuing free agent wide receiver Nate Burleson, they had Stafford make the phone call the minute the market opened.
The move worked, and Stafford hopes that Burleson will give him a second receiving threat and take some of the burden off Calvin Johnson.
