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Lions notes: Kurt Warner joins in on Matthew Stafford lovefest

This bandwagon is getting pretty crowded.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Oct 20, 2016, 11:00am EDT

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Matthew Stafford is suddenly getting a lot of national attention, thanks largely to “Good Morning Football” anchor Peter Schrager’s comments on Tuesday. Now former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner is throwing praise Stafford’s way:

"I'm not sure over the last 10 or 11 weeks going back to last year that anybody is playing better than this guy."

-@kurt13warner pic.twitter.com/IwK1j40KoB
— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) October 19, 2016

Speaking of Stafford, Sunday’s game will be his 100th career start. He reminisced with DetroitLions.com’s Tori Petry about his progression as a quarterback and his favorite moments from the past seven seasons.

I’ve heard rumblings from fans that think Stafford is playing like the NFL MVP right now. If you really believe that to be true, now may be a good time to put your money where your mouth is:

If you're so inclined, Matthew Stafford now 100-1 to win NFL MVP per @BovadaLV
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) October 19, 2016

Glover Quin was fined for his helmet-to-helmet hit against the Los Angeles Rams:

Let's try this again: Glover Quin said he was fined for the unnecessary roughness penalty he got Sunday. Will appeal.
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) October 19, 2016

Per the NFL's schedule of fines, Glover Quin's fine should be $24,309
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) October 19, 2016

Larry Warford returned to practice on Wednesday in a limited fashion, but was listed with a different injury than last week. Before he was dealing with a hip injury, now it’s his groin. The Detroit News’ Justin Rogers may have an explanation why it changed:

I was told last week Warford dealing with a muscle injury that would explain the hip/groin change on injury report. Muscle affects both.
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers) October 19, 2016

Where have I heard this name before?

Looks like Ben hurt right knee because Suh swung leg out and kicked him in the shin. #Steelers https://t.co/1MrT5uRohY
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) October 19, 2016

It looks like Theo Riddick is close to returning:

One more observation: Theo Riddick danced his way into the lounge area (off limits to media). Ankle seems fine on him, too.
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) October 19, 2016

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