Matthew Stafford agrees to restructured deal to stick with Rams

The Rams and Matthew Stafford have agreed to a restructured contract that retains the quarterback in Los Angeles, the workforce introduced Friday.

The adjusted contract got here after the Rams gave Stafford’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, permission to talk to different groups about his worth within the quarterback market. After discussions with the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants about contract parameters, Stafford and the Rams had been capable of come to an settlement on a reworked contract.

With Stafford remaining with the Rams, the Giants are investigating all veteran quarterback choices, together with Aaron Rodgers, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders, in the meantime, at the moment are to look into veteran choices that embrace Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Sam Darnold, sources mentioned.

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Earlier within the week, Rams coach Sean McVay mentioned on the “Fitz & Whit” podcast that the workforce’s “first purpose” was to have Stafford stay the beginning quarterback however that the group was attempting to steadiness the short-term and long-term roster choices that come from an adjusted contract.

“There isn’t a dispute — and let’s not get it twisted with regard to anyone wanting him to be our quarterback,” McVay mentioned. “Now, there’s layers to it. You’ve gotten to have the ability to say, ‘Hey, how will we repeatedly construct? How will we assist him? How will we guarantee that he is getting what’s his price relative to these issues?'”

Stafford, who signed a contract extension with the Rams in March 2022, had two seasons left on the extension with $4 million assured in 2025 and no assured cash in 2026.

Final offseason, Stafford agreed to a reworked contract, an adjustment that took till the day the Rams reported to coaching camp. McVay mentioned after the season that he hoped the workforce and Stafford would have readability on the state of affairs “earlier than later.”

“I am positive pleased with the physique of labor and actually pleased with the best way that he is performed,” McVay mentioned throughout his end-of-season information convention. “The best factor you may say about Matthew is he shines the brightest on the most important levels. Whenever you take a look at the seven playoff video games that he is performed in since he is been a Ram, he definitely provides you an opportunity each time you step out on the sphere, and for that I am positive appreciative.”

After Stafford spent his first 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, the Rams traded for him earlier than the 2021 season. In his first season in Los Angeles, Stafford and the Rams received Tremendous Bowl LVI.

In 16 video games final season, Stafford accomplished 65.8% of his passes for 3,762 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Stafford is 191 yards shy of 60,000 profession passing yards, a milestone 9 different quarterbacks have reached.