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Stafford, who signed a 4-year, $160 million contract with the Rams in 2022, threw for 3,762 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season. But there’s no question that Stafford’s age, 37, is a factor in deciding whether the Rams want to give him a large extension. He is set to make $27 million in 2025, per his contract.
Let’s run through the latest trade rumors surrounding Stafford, teams he is linked to and the latest on his contract details.
Matthew Stafford trade rumors tracker
Stafford given permission to speak with other teams
- Date: Feb. 21
- Source: Tom Pelissero
During an appearance on the Rich Eisen show, Pelissero stated that Stafford and his agent were given permission to reach out to other teams. In Pelissero’s description, both sides could inquire about what the numbers would look like if a trade were to be made.
Ian Rapoport also confirmed Pelissero’s reporting about speaking to other teams.
Per Sportrac, Stafford has a cap hit of $49,666,667 in 2025. His current contract takes him through 2026. The source also places Stafford’s market value at $41.8 million.
Sean McVay states Rams’ ‘first goal in mind’ is getting Stafford back
- Date: Feb. 25
- Source: Sean McVay
In appearing on Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Whitworth’s podcast Fitz and Whit, McVay states that getting Stafford back in 2025 is the Rams’ “first goal in mind.”
“There’s no discrepancy on us wanting him to continue to lead the way and be our quarterback,” McVay said on the podcast, as transcribed by Bleacher Report. “The interesting and the challenging dilemma and dynamics within this are, ‘Hey, how do you continuously as a head coach look at the short term and the long term and be able to figure out what does that really look like?’ There is no dispute — and let’s not get it twisted in regarding to anybody wanting him to be our quarterback. Now, there’s layers to it. You have to be able to say, ‘Hey, how do we continuously build? How do we support him? How do we make sure that he’s getting what is his worth relative to those things?’”
“The first goal in mind is to have [him] come back here as our quarterback,” the head coach added