VIDEO: Matthew Stafford Tosses Passes Off Roof Of ESPN Building

by Sean Yuille on Feb 13, 2012 3:45 PM EST in Detroit Lions News

He wasn't in Bristol for long, but Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford did quite a bit while on the campus of ESPN last week. He stopped by SportsCenter for an interview, and he also filmed a "This Is SportsCenter" commercial with Harry Dawg, the University of Georgia's mascot. The latter of those two things was the main point of his trip.

During the filming of his commercial, Stafford took to the roof of one of ESPN's buildings and launched passes to visitors and employees of the company. ESPN uploaded a video of this today, and it's pretty funny. Why? Just marvel at how much some of the people struggled to track down Stafford's passes:

I have to say, this is a much more fun offseason for news about Stafford than last year. A year ago, Stafford was coming off of shoulder surgery and we were still wondering if he would be able to play a full season. This year, he is busy collecting awards, making promotional stops and having fun by launching bombs off of ESPN. What a difference a year makes.

(Via @stevebraband)

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Unfortunate footage for CJ

Now we know any guy/girl off the street can catch 70 yard bombs from Stafford. That 1:22 alone will cost CJ at least $2-3 mil/year.

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by Elfuego51 on Feb 13, 2012 4:53 PM EST reply actions

I wish lol

by fiendishdr.wu on Feb 13, 2012 5:01 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

I really enjoy watching Stafford throw the football.

So effortless.

"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson

by Mavyrk on Feb 13, 2012 4:59 PM EST reply actions

+9

by Blue50 on Feb 13, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions

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That is just great. Good for Stafford. Glad he’s a Lion!

by Dustin J Quarrella on Feb 13, 2012 5:12 PM EST reply actions

This is awesome. I love Stafford. He looks like he's just one of the guys hangin' out

Then he unleashes that arm!

I swear, the people catching those passes were all the way in upstate New York!

I wish I was around ESPN that day- it’d be great to catch a pass from Mathew. (Hell, it’d be great to DROP a pass from him! lol.)

"Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid."
- John Wayne

by UndaDawg on Feb 13, 2012 5:19 PM EST reply actions

Rocket V.2 seems to be well intact.

Love it!

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by The Profiler on Feb 13, 2012 7:07 PM EST reply actions

Stafford is going to be the best qb to ever put on a lions jersey

I’m so happy I went to the practices this year when they were all at Allen Park. I got my Stafford jersey autographed and now it sits in a nice case for me to be able to brag to my kids and grandkids about some day.

by stanx2005 on Feb 13, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions