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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Matthew Stafford distinguished himself as one of the |
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top quarterbacks in professional football by leading the Los |
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Angeles Rams to victory in the 2022 Super Bowl; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stafford first gained widespread acclaim at |
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Highland Park High School in Dallas, where he paced the Scots to a |
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perfect 2005 campaign that culminated with the UIL 4A Division 1 |
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state championship; continuing his career at the University of |
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Georgia, he garnered All-American and All-Southeastern Conference |
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honors, and he was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the |
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2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl and the MVP of the 2009 Capital One Bowl; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Stafford was selected by the Detroit |
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Lions as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft; over the course of his 12 |
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seasons in Detroit, he helped the Lions advance to the playoffs |
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three times, and he became the team's all-time leader in such |
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categories as completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and |
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quickly transformed the team into serious title contenders; after |
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leading Los Angeles to the NFC West title, he was outstanding in |
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postseason action, collecting his first playoff wins in decisions |
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over the Arizona Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and |
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producing six total touchdowns in those contests; he next |
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engineered a dramatic triumph over the San Francisco 49ers in the |
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NFC Championship game, throwing for 337 yards and two scores in a |
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20-17 comeback win that set up a Super Bowl showdown against the |
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Cincinnati Bengals; and |
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WHEREAS, On February 13, 2022, the Rams battled for the |
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championship at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles; with the game on the |
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line and his team trailing 20-16 with less than two minutes |
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remaining, Mr. Stafford demonstrated tremendous poise, |
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orchestrating a 15-play drive that concluded with his pass to |
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Cooper Kupp for the winning touchdown; overall, he completed 26 of |
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40 throws for 283 yards and 3 scores in the 23-20 triumph, |
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delivering the Rams their first NFL title in 22 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Matthew Stafford has inspired football fans across |
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the Lone Star State and beyond, and he may indeed take great pride |
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in his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Matthew Stafford on leading the Los |
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Angeles Rams to the 2022 Super Bowl championship and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Stafford as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Meyer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 442 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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