ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that despite testing the waters, Matthew Stafford is going back to the Rams
The Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford have agreed to a restructured deal that will keep him in L.A. for the 2025 season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The report and new contract terms puts an end to several weeks of speculation, and meetings with both the Raiders and Giants at the combine, that Stafford could be traded.
It’s now set in stone that Stafford is going to play for the Rams in 2025 and get back to work in trying to help L.A. return to the Super Bowl.
LA’s quarterback is back: the Rams and Matthew Stafford reached agreement today on a restructured deal that keeps him in Los Angeles and quashes any and all trade speculation, per sources.
The first significant off-season QB domino has fallen. pic.twitter.com/wNwydqn49R
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 28, 2025
Stafford, 37, was said to be asking for the typical market price of at least $50 million per season if he was going to stay with the Rams. Former Rams quarterback Jared Goff signed an extension in 2024 that is worth $53 million per season, but Stafford has by and large had the better career. The Rams and Stafford agreed to some new contract terms in 2024, but nothing that would secure his place in L.A. beyond last season.
Now that Stafford has tested the market and seen what other teams are willing to pay him, the Rams have decided to close the deal with the quarterback and keep him in L.A. for at least another year, if not two or three.
