Matthew Stafford will not practice on Thursday, and the injured ribs the Lions quarterback suffered in the Week 14 loss to Green Bay could very well force him to miss Sunday’s matchup with the Titans in Tennessee. But the Lions have not even discussed the possibility of shutting down Stafford for the rest of the season according to interim head coach Darrell Bevell.
In his Thursday press conference, Bevell shot down any notion that the Lions were planning on pulling the plug on Stafford for the remaining three games.
“That has not been talked about yet,” was Bevell’s full, direct answer to the question when asked if the team has discussed shutting down Stafford due to his rib injury and the team’s near-elimination from the playoffs.
Bevell also quelled any notion that Stafford would sit if center Frank Ragnow cannot play due to his broken throat.
