McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) NEW YORK Everyone else wants to know, but Matthew Stafford swears he doesn’t care.
As negotiations between Stafford’s agent, Tom Condon, and the Detroit Lions rage on into a third day and the clock before draft time keeps ticking the former Georgia quarterback said he wouldn’t know any of the details of the contract talks that could make him the first overall selection in the NFL draft if not for the near constant questions from media. In fact, Stafford said Friday morning at a charity event in Central Park, that he hadn’t even spoken to his agent all day. “I’m sure they’ve been going pretty hard, but to tell you the truth, I’m out of the loop on it,” Stafford said. “I try to stay away from it.” When Stafford last spoke with Condon, things weren’t particularly clear, he said. He hung up the phone as confused as ever, and since then, he simply hasn’t worried about it.
The Lions have said they want a deal in place with whomever they plan to select first overall on Saturday, and contract negotiations have been ongoing since Wednesday with Stafford. Detroit officials said, however, that did not mean a deal would definitely get done.