Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported Wednesday that Rams veteran QB Matthew Stafford plans to continue playing.
Rapoport mentions that Stafford is currently due $27.5 million for 2025 and is unlikely to play for that number, so the two sides need to sit down and work out a new deal.
Staffordโs future with the Rams is likely to be one of the top storylines this offseason, as heโs said he still has some more football left in him.
Stafford said a few weeks ago that he would โtake some time to think about it.โ
โBut I feel like I was playing some pretty good ball,โ Stafford added. He was then asked if he felt like he still had more football left in him to which he replied: โSure feels like it.โ
โHad a chance for it and didnโt get it done,โ Stafford said of falling short to the Eagles. โBut I love competing. I love being in those moments. Sure as hell not afraid of them. And competed my ass off and it didnโt go the way I wanted to today. Next time Iโm out there, line it up. Letโs do it again.โ
Los Angeles HC Sean McVay wants clarity and is looking to avoid a situation like last offseason where they didnโt get a revised deal done until the start of training camp.
โWe donโt want to have that go on again,โ McVay said, via ESPNโs Sarah Barshop. โI donโt think thatโs good for anybody. I think sooner than later, being able to get that clarity. Understanding clear, open and honest communication.โ
โI think thereโs a lot of love coming from our part. I think thereโs a lot of appreciation coming from his part as well. And I think a lot sooner than later is an ideal scenario.โ
Rams GM Les Snead was asked if the Rams would consider trading Stafford and he didnโt say no.
โ[I]tโll take someone calling or us reaching out if we want to do that,โ Snead said via Pro Football Talk. โThose are the things thatโll be determined down the road here.โ
Stafford, 36, is a former first-round pick of the Lions, who took him with the No. 1 overall pick out of Georgia in 2009. He was in the final year of a five-year, $76.5 million contract when he and the Lions agreed to a five-year, $135 million extension back in 2017.
Stafford was involved in a blockbuster trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for QB Jared Goff and draft picks in 2021. He signed a four-year extension worth $160 million that included $135 million guaranteed a year later.
Heโs due a base salary of $31 million in 2024, all of which is guaranteed. Stafford is due $32 and $31 million in the final two years of his deal.
In 2024, Stafford appeared in 16 games for the Rams and threw for 3,762 yards while completing 65.8 percent of his passes for 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
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