Bill Text: TX HR442 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Matthew Stafford on leading the Los Angeles Rams to the 2022 Super Bowl championship.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR442 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR442-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 442 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Matthew Stafford distinguished himself as one of the | ||
| top quarterbacks in professional football by leading the Los | ||
| Angeles Rams to victory in the 2022 Super Bowl; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stafford first gained widespread acclaim at | ||
| Highland Park High School in Dallas, where he paced the Scots to a | ||
| perfect 2005 campaign that culminated with the UIL 4A Division 1 | ||
| state championship; continuing his career at the University of | ||
| Georgia, he garnered All-American and All-Southeastern Conference | ||
| honors, and he was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the | ||
| 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl and the MVP of the 2009 Capital One Bowl; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Stafford was selected by the Detroit | ||
| Lions as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft; over the course of his 12 | ||
| seasons in Detroit, he helped the Lions advance to the playoffs | ||
| three times, and he became the team's all-time leader in such | ||
| categories as completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Stafford was traded to the Rams in 2021 and | ||
| quickly transformed the team into serious title contenders; after | ||
| leading Los Angeles to the NFC West title, he was outstanding in | ||
| postseason action, collecting his first playoff wins in decisions | ||
| over the Arizona Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and | ||
| producing six total touchdowns in those contests; he next | ||
| engineered a dramatic triumph over the San Francisco 49ers in the | ||
| NFC Championship game, throwing for 337 yards and two scores in a | ||
| 20-17 comeback win that set up a Super Bowl showdown against the | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On February 13, 2022, the Rams battled for the | ||
| championship at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles; with the game on the | ||
| line and his team trailing 20-16 with less than two minutes | ||
| remaining, Mr. Stafford demonstrated tremendous poise, | ||
| orchestrating a 15-play drive that concluded with his pass to | ||
| Cooper Kupp for the winning touchdown; overall, he completed 26 of | ||
| 40 throws for 283 yards and 3 scores in the 23-20 triumph, | ||
| delivering the Rams their first NFL title in 22 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Matthew Stafford has inspired football fans across | ||
| the Lone Star State and beyond, and he may indeed take great pride | ||
| in his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Matthew Stafford on leading the Los | ||
| Angeles Rams to the 2022 Super Bowl championship and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Stafford as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Meyer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 442 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
