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Lions owner: I've never told a coach who to play
With the Detroit Lions drafting quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick -- and investing $41.7 million in guaranteed money in him -- there is a perception that, at some point, owner William Clay Ford Sr. will order the...
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Lions Owner Won’t Demand that Stafford Starts at QB
Lions Gab — ... Matthew Stafford is going to make a lot of money, playing or not in the 2009 season. William Clay Ford Sr., Lions owner, says that despite the large salary that Stafford is going to make, he is not going to demand that he starts the season under center: ...

Lions’ Owner Won’t Order Lions To Start Stafford
ProFootballTalk.com — There isn’t going to be a mandate from above to immediately start rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford, according to Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. Per Tom Kowalski of MLive.com, Ford Sr. insists that he’s not going to pull rank on the new coaching staff when it comes to Stafford’s playing time and other football matters. The Lions signed the top overall pick prior to the NFL Draft to a contract that includes $41.7 million in guaranteed money. Stafford is competing with veteran Daunte Culpepper and has reportedly performed well during practice sessions.“I do not, contrary to ...

Daunte Culpepper or Matthew Stafford?
Every Morning Quarterback — ... do not, contrary to public opinion, interfere with the football side of it. I mean, if so-and-so plays lousy, I’ll say ‘I think he’s a bum.’ But, no, I’ve never said, ‘Play this guy or that guy’ or “Don’t play him.’ No, these guys know more about the game than I do by 10 miles. I’m not going to try to second-guess them. Now, if it goes wrong, we’ll talk about it.” Source: MLive.com Post from: Every Morning Quarterback Daunte Culpepper or Matthew ...

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