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Raiola tells fans: Show Stafford more patience than Harrington
After the Lions stalled on their final drive of Sunday's 17-10 loss to St. Louis, center Dominic Raiola voiced his displeasure with three or four fans at Ford Field who were heckling quarterback Matthew Stafford. "He's the guy here," Raiola said. "I was very disappointed when I came to the ...
Matthew Stafford Cures World Hunger
Matthew Stafford Cures World Hunger
detroit4lyfe.com — In light of recent news that Mark Sanchez donated 500 hot dogs and hamburgers to a New Jersey soup kitchen, Matthew Stafford has agreed to donate a small portion of his record-setting contract to cure world hunger. Stafford's contract, roughly equivalent to the gross national product of China, ... (more) Matthew Stafford Cures World Hunger
Lions' Matthew Stafford practices, but Calvin Johnson sits out again
mlive.com — ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford for a second straight day today, another sign that he could start in Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams at Ford Field. There was some concern about how Stafford's knee...  ... (more) Lions' Matthew Stafford practices, but Calvin Johnson ...
Matthew Stafford on angry Lions' fans: 'They're not going to run me out of town'
mlive.com — ALLEN PARK - Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford downplayed an incident in which teammate Dominic Raiola yelled at fans during Detroit's 17-10 loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday at Ford Field. In an interview with a Detroit...  ... (more) Matthew Stafford on angry Lions' fans: 'They're not ...
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Biggs: Raiola doesn't want fans to treat Stafford like Joey
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors — ... Lions center kept the bird in its cage this time. The sometimes volatile team leader got into it with Lions fans after a 17-10 loss to the previously winless St. Louis Rams on Sunday at Ford Field. All in an effort to stick up for rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford after he couldn t put together a game-tying drive at the end. Raiola was fined $7,500 by the NFL last season for saluting the fans with the wrong finger during the Lions march to 0-16. He's the guy here, Raiola said, according to the Detroit Free Press . I was very disappointed when I came to the sideline and ...

Raiola to Lions fans: Don't treat Stafford like Harrington
ProFootballTalk.com — ... have to struggle for long before the fans turned on him. Now that the Lions have used another first-round draft pick on another quarterback, and the team's fortunes haven't improved, one Lions player who's been in Detroit for all of it is asking the fans to have more patience. Lions center Dominic Raiola, who snapped to Harrington and is now snapping to Matthew Stafford, is pleading with the fans to be patient with Stafford while the Lions struggle through another miserable season. " He's the guy here ," Raiola said. "I was very disappointed when I came to the sideline and ...

Okay, who's booing Matthew Stafford?
Shutdown Corner — ... Stafford seems like an understanding and forgiving chap. And that's good, because if had gone on the radio today and said, "Anyone who is booing me right now is an absolute pinhead," I wouldn't have blamed him a bit. Lions center Dominic Raiola felt the same way. ...

A Hostile Rant Directed At An Unnamed Lions Fan
Tirico Suave — Idiot Lions Fan Boos Stafford Listen, dickhead, I can only imagine how awful it is to wake every morning, look out your window and see the city of Detroit staring back at you, but seriously, booing the rookie QB already ? After eight GODDAMN games, dummy?!!?! Do you think the Millen stink just washes that easily and that all of a sudden the Lions would be putting up 35 points every week while in the midst of the playoff hunt? No, you short-fused, white-haired retard, turning around an abysmal sports franchise takes time. Not as long as they used to take, but certainly longer ...

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