The Giants are interested in trading for Matthew Stafford, but the No. 3 pick is (unsurprisingly) off-limits in a potential deal, according to Dan Duggan of The Athletic.
New York’s second-round pick (No. 34 overall) would likely be a “starting point” in negotiations with the Rams, per Duggan, though that would also mean that the Giants are willing to meet Stafford’s financial demands.
He reportedly wants $50MM per year, which would represent a 25% increase on the $40MM APY of his current deal. The Rams, for their part, are willing to give Stafford a raise of some sort, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. However, they are not believed to be comfortable giving him the upper-echelon quarterback contract he’s seeking. The Rams clearly didn’t feel comfortable meeting his asking price, which is why they’re allowing Stafford to speak with other teams. He can assess his value and decide if his future is in Los Angeles or elsewhere.
Fowler said that he expects the Steelers and the Giants to explore acquiring Stafford in the coming weeks. Both teams are seeking stability at quarterback after multiple years of turmoil under center, though spending premium draft capital and $50MM per year on Stafford may not be a long-term solution.
Stafford wants his contract situation to be “resolved fairly soon,” per Fowler, who believes the veteran quarterback’s future is still with the Rams. Los Angeles would want to reach an agreement with Stafford as soon as possible to clarify their salary cap picture ahead of free agency.
The #3 would be insane for a good, but no longer great, 37 year old QB.
I mean, who is shocked by this?
The Luka doncic trade really got GMs asking for crazy returns lmao.
This ain’t an NBA blog!
Do we really need that pointed out. Rams would accept the 3rd pick in a second if it was offered
Insane ask for a QB his age and not like the Giants will be a playoff team with him regardless
He’s not even worth a 3rd with that price tag.
I like Matthew Stafford he’s been a great QB for a long time but his demands for a $50 million+ extension is ridiculous. He’s already made just shy of $364 million in his career second most only to Aaron Rodgers $381 million in 4 less years. I know $50 million is the going rate now but still. If the Sean McVay and the Rams don’t think he’s worth that much then he’s not. But you have a team like the Giants who are desperate to have a decent QB will overpay. It would be ironic if the Rams trade him to the Giants and the Rams sign Daniel Jones and he turns into a star.
The Giants may actually be pretty decent if Stafford heads to NY. Their front 7 aren’t bad on D and as long as they upgraded their OL and added another weapon to go with Nabors and Tracy, that wouldn’t be an awful thing. Not great, but decent.
Been trying to upgrade that line since 2013. It’s wild they haven’t been able to, though last year was a big improvement – despite their lack of wuccess
The Giants are nowhere near decent, they’re the joke team of the NFL.
Joke of the NFL? You have the correct stadium but the wrong team.
Some of the least knowledgeable comments on this site than any football site on the internet. It’s like people here do not even know the details abkut anything they comment on.
And what makes you the smartest man in the room?
Oh, I’m sorry Adam Schefter. I’ll let you do all the commenting.
I think anything beyond a 3 or early 4 is ludicrous for an immobile QB at that age and price, but when you’re a head coach/GM the stakes are higher too. Only so many quality QBs in a league where having a good one goes a long way.