The Los Angeles Rams do not want to commit significant dollars or years to an aging quarterback, which Matthew Stafford is at 37 years old. The QB is rumored to be seeking a new deal.
Stafford is heading into Year 3 of a four-year, $160 million contract.
He has $4 million in guarantees due in 2025, though. Stafford can make NFL history on this deal, and a new report claims other teams are willing to pay him even if the Rams are not.
“This is a money issue, and Matthew Stafford wants to be paid what he thinks he’s worth. He wants to be paid more than $50 million,” NFL Network’s Peter Schrager reported on “Good Morning Football” on February 24. “Guess what? There are teams that are willing to pay him more than what the Rams are currently willing to pay them.
“Does Stafford want to go to those teams? And what are those teams willing to give up?”
However, he downplayed retirement talk. Stafford also said he felt good physically after the Rams’ season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Playoff.
The Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants are among the options Schrager mentioned as possibilities for Stafford if the Rams trade the QB. The Minnesota Vikings could also be an option given Stafford’s ties to their coaching staff.
Schrager’s point about trade compensation looms large.