Watch: Matthew Stafford surprises LA high school impacted by wildfires with new football uniforms
Watch: Matthew Stafford surprises LA high school impacted by wildfires with new football uniforms
Matthew Stafford will be back with the Los Angeles Rams in 2025, which is exciting for both the team and its fans. Stafford has been excellent on the field in the last four years but he's also been impactful in the community.
He continued to give back this week when he visited Pasadena High School and surprised the football team with new uniforms for the 2025 season. The school was affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles, so the Stafford family wanted to help the football team out with a kind gesture.
After Stafford announced his donation, the room erupted in excitement.
Team reporter Stu Jackson noted that Stafford stuck around afterwards and talked to everyone on the team, from players to support staff, and also took photos with them.
Stafford said he's "excited to be back" with the Rams after agreeing to a new contract, not only to continue chasing a Super Bowl, but also to keep helping out in the community with gestures like this one.
He hasn't won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award yet, but he should certainly be a candidate with all the philanthropic work he does in Los Angeles and even back in Detroit.
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