Despite his group’s varying degrees of success through the years, Matthew Stafford hasn’t permitted anything to keep him off the field. Not even a broken spine.
On the latest edition of his podcast using WJR sponsor Ken Brown, Detroit Lions reporter Mike O’Hara shown some information about the vague injury the quarterback sustained toward the end of this 2018 campaign.
“He’s durable but does play with injuries. As it turns out, he had broken bones in his back,” O’Hara told Brown. After being asked by Brown if he was supposed to say that, O’Hara responded,”It’s been reported”
O’Hara’s report was supported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, who provided more context on the situation.Up for this point, the only information the public needed to go from seeing Stafford’s ailment was that he suffered the injury after being tackled 11 times against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13. Before this, he suffered a chest injury in Week 1 against the New York Jets and a pinky injury against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8.
Stafford managed to remain in the lineup for the final four games, finishing 75 of his own 116 pass efforts for 691 yards and three touchdowns, to extend his consecutive start streak to 128 in a row, the sixth-longest series in NFL history.
In all, 2018 was a down year for its 10-year veteran. Aside from the Lions (6-10) missing the playoffs for the first time throughout his stint, he finished with a career-low 3,777 total passing yards, 21 TDs — the second-fewest of his career — and ranked 25th in passer rating (89.9).

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