JULY 28: Stafford’s deal is now officially in place, per Garafolo’s colleague Ian Rapoport. $5MM has been accelerated from a future year into 2024, meaning he will receive $36MM this season. In addition, a guaranteed $4MM roster bonus has been added for 2025. Stafford has thus met his goal of acquiring new locked in compensation while also receiving a raise up front.
JULY 23: Rams head coach Sean McVay announced on Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with Matthew Stafford on a new contract. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback will be in attendance at training camp. 
McVay did not go into specifics with respect to financial terms, but he noted (via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo) today’s agreement is not an extension. As a result, Stafford remains under contract through the 2026 campaign. Only one more year remained on the pact with guaranteed salary, so this restructure presumably includes new locked in compensation.
It became known during the draft that Stafford was seeking guarantees beyond 2024. The 36-year-old delivered a healthy and productive season last year, putting to rest thoughts of a trade sending him out of Los Angeles or (for at least the time being) speculation about retirement. McVay confirmed Stafford would remain in place for the coming campaign atop the QB depth chart after the team’s postseason exit. That will be the case for 2024 and potentially beyond, depending on the structure of the new arrangement.
Stafford’s camp had been in communication with the Rams about a resolution, so today’s update comes as little surprise. The latest report on the matter indicated the longtime Lions signal-caller would not engage in a training camp holdout even if a deal had not been agreed to. That has now become a moot point, and team and player will turn their attention to the 2024 season.
The Rams’ youth movement at a number of positions led to lessened expectations last year, but Stafford helped guide the team to the wild-card round. Taking one or more steps further than that in 2024 would prove his $31MM salary to be worthwhile, and staying healthy would make today’s investment in his finances for 2025 and/or ’26 a reasonable decision as well. The details of today’s move will be worth watching for as the Rams prepare for life after Aaron Donald on the field and from a financial perspective.
Now he needs to upgrade his girl next lol
What’s wrong with his wife? Or there another joke I’m not aware of?
It’s well documented that Kelly Stafford has made Matthew look like a fool all summer. She’s been running her mouth on podcasts and making her husband look bad. It’s very embarassing
Oh gotcha didn’t realize that lol…..Only thing I remember was her beating Brain Cancer, plus she was super vocal against the lock downs in Michigan during Covid. I agree with the latter so consider me crazy too if so haha
Thanks for outing yourself sentinel. The only people upset with Kelly Stafford are far left rejects who can’t comprehend reality. She hasn’t made her husband look bad by any means. The fact you think otherwise is a sign of TDS. Seek help.
@highway- She talked about sleeping with Stafford’s roommate in college to make him jealous before they began to date. I don’t think you have to have a political affiliation to think that’s a weird thing to discuss.
Also, her comments on Harrison Butker wouldn’t make liberals mad. She was pretty strongly opposed to him. So I’m curious what comments she made recently you think leaned a certain way politically?
@highway—what a Low IQ response. You probably think women sip tea at bachelorette parties
@myaccount—this guy gets it. Anytime your woman talks crazy about you it’s a massive L
Anybody who makes politics a central part of an unrelated post before fact-checking like highway refused to do are the ones who need to “seek help.”
Facts. Political nonsense came out of nowhere. People are NPcs I swear lol
What exactly what she saying that makes matt look bad?
Excuse my ignorance and general under the rock lifestyle
@baseball—she went on a podcast and told millions of people she banged Matthew Stafford backup in college to make him jealous
His looney toon wife will be sooo happy!
Lmao she’s a loonatic
So you’re calling 80% of Americans looney? Almost nobody agrees with the loud minority of far left extremists. Get out of you bubble and join us in the real world before it’s too late.
You might as well talk to a brick wall.
WTF are you talking about…..far left extremists….WTF…….you need to get out of your bubble pal…..
Highway- Why are you avoiding the question about how this has anything to do with politics? Also, you’re making up statistics. It’s a bad look.
Lmao she’s psycho
I’d take her
Gotta love Matty but he is one solid hit away from suffering a career ending injury. Not surprising that the Rams would balk at an extension for a 36 year old immobile QB.
Agreed. That said; I thought he would regress after 2022. What do I know.
He went in to Baltimore last year and played a very productive and clean game … a craftsman practicing his craft kinda vibe. I thought he outplayed Lamar. My Ravens were lucky to win that one.