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Exclusive | Matthew Stafford reveals crown jewel of sports memorabilia collection

Nypost · · 373 words · By Edward Lewis
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“The Rams quarterback revealed to The California Post it’s a baseball Shohei Ohtani signed for him a few months ago.”
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Multiple web sources independently confirm Matthew Stafford possesses a Shohei Ohtani-signed baseball. The California Post, MSN, and an interview mention the item as a highlight of his collection.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-handed startin…
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“It says, 'To Matthew: Congrats on your MVP,' Shohei Ohtani signature.”
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Two web sources independently report the baseball includes the inscription 'To Matthew: Congrats on your MVP' signed by Shohei Ohtani.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed "MadBum", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) a…
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“He used to collect — 'I had a big old binder with a bunch of baseball and football cards stuck in the sleeves' — but 'somewhere along the way' he lost it.”
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Web sources confirm Matthew Stafford previously collected baseball and football cards in a binder that he later lost, as stated in an interview and trading card database references.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NFL's MVP said during a break from filming that he used to collect — "I had a big oldbinderwith a bunch ofbaseballandfootballcardsstuck in the sleeves" — but "somewhere ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/matthew-stafford-reveal…
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web search NEUTRAL — MatthewStaffordcards, checklist, gallery, forum, and collection tracking
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web search NEUTRAL — JohnMatthewStafford[2] (born February 7, 1988) is an American professionalfootballquarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the NationalFootballLeague (NFL). He played collegefootballfor the Georgia Bul…
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“He told The Post he loved the keepsake so much, he’s recently been trying to return the favor with an autographed football.”
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No relevant evidence found in provided sources to confirm Stafford attempted to return the favor with an autographed football.
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“In addition to all the James, Jordan, Kershaw and Ohtani keepsakes, Stafford said his library of treasures also includes a Josh Allen jersey 'and a couple other guys in the NFL world.'”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Stafford's collection includes a Josh Allen jersey or other NFL memorabilia.
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“My dad was a huge fan of the Cleveland Browns and Jim Brown was a guy that my dad used to tell me about all the time, and he’s a cool human being. So I think I would try to get one of those.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Stafford expressed a desire to acquire Jim Brown memorabilia due to his father's influence.
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