Stafford To Play On After First Nfl Mvp Win

Veteran backmost Matthew Stafford confirmed he will support playing for astatine slightest 1 much play aft being named nan NFL's Most Valuable Player for nan first time.

The Los Angeles Rams prima was nan flimsy favourite for nan grant and hit New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye by 1 first-place vote.

The 37-year-old became nan oldest backmost to triumph nan MVP for nan first clip and it is nan 13th consecutive triumph by a QB.

Stafford had been rumoured to beryllium considering status and while connected shape pinch his 4 daughters successful San Francisco, said: "I'll spot you guys adjacent year."

"It's thing I'd been reasoning about, whether I wanted to support playing aliases not," he added.

"I ended nan play connected a patient note, had a bunch of team-mates successful nan crowd and my daughters pinch me, truthful it felt for illustration nan correct point to do successful nan moment. I'm happy to beryllium coming back."

Stafford was incapable to registry a play-off triumph successful 12 years pinch nan Detroit Lions, but aft being traded to nan Rams successful 2021, he won nan Super Bowl successful his first play and has now been named MVP.

The erstwhile first wide draught prime is conscionable nan 2nd backmost aft Tom Brady (2007) to lead nan NFL successful touchdown passes, passing yards and touchdown-interception ratio complete nan past 50 seasons.

He led nan Rams to nan NFC Championship crippled but nan Seattle Seahawks won to book their spot successful Sunday's Super Bowl, wherever they will look nan Patriots successful Santa Clara.

Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named Offensive Player of nan Year astatine nan NFL's end-of-season awards nighttime aft starring nan convention for receiving yards.

New England's Mike Vrabel won Coach of nan Year having led nan Patriots to nan Super Bowl successful his first play arsenic their caput coach.

Cleveland Browns protect extremity Myles Garrett was named Defensive Player of nan Year for nan 2nd clip successful 3 years aft claiming nan single-season sack record.