He’s got a LeBron James jersey, Michael Jordan jersey and a whole bunch of Clayton Kershaw mementos.
But the highlight of Matthew Stafford’s sports memorabilia collection? The Rams quarterback revealed to The California Post it’s a baseball Shohei Ohtani signed for him a few months ago.
“I had a friend who actually gave me a really cool birthday present this year,” Stafford said. “It says, ‘To Matthew: Congrats on your MVP,’ Shohei Ohtani signature. And I thought that was really cool.”
Stafford made the revelation while out shooting a commercial for Topps last month that centered around trading cards.
The NFL’s MVP said during a break from filming that 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.
He now, though, scores souvenirs when he can, and he made it clear his new Ohtani ball is the one that stands out most to him.
“Obviously, a big baseball fan, Shohei’s a one-of-one player and really nice of him to sign that,” Stafford said.
The 38-year-old told The Post he loved the keepsake so much, he’s recently been trying to return the favor with an autographed football, joking Ohtani “and his dog could play fetch with it in the yard.”
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.”
But there is one item that the signal-caller would still love to get his hands on.
“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,” Stafford said. “And he’s a cool human being. So I think i would try to get one of those.”
