Former Detroit Lions and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford wanted to keep playing, and his future is becoming clearer.<\/p>\n
Former Detroit Lions and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the news a bunch lately, due to his up-in-the-air situation in Los Angeles. Stafford has indicated that he wants to keep playing in the NFL in the 2025 season, but many NFL analysts and experts have been thinking that he might be playing for a team other than the Rams.<\/p>\n
Now, his path ahead is becoming a bit clearer, thanks to a report from an insider in the NFL.<\/p>\n
Former Lions QB Matthew Stafford and the Rams While some franchises were likely salivating at the idea of trading for a veteran quarterback, and one who has won a Super Bowl, it\u2019s looking more and more like Stafford won\u2019t be traded from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
In a column published on Saturday, February 8, ESPN\u2019s Dan Graziano offered an update on the former Detroit Lions quarterback.<\/p>\n
\u201cRams quarterback Matthew Stafford is likely to return to L.A. in 2025, according to sources close to the situation\u2026\u201d Graziano stated, putting to rest, at least for now, the idea of a trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething will have to be done with Stafford\u2019s contract, though, as was the case last offseason,\u201d he added. \u201cLook for the team to convert salary into bonuses again to lower the hit and move Stafford\u2019s 2025 compensation into a range more befitting of a good starting NFL quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler also chimed in, and his report was similar to what Graziano said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople I\u2019ve talked to with the Rams don\u2019t sound overly concerned about Stafford leaving, despite the tricky contract situation,\u201d Fowler said, adding that Stafford\u2019s last contract talk was not easy and that this year\u2019s may prove to be \u201ceven more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMultiple people with the team say it doesn\u2019t seem as if changes are coming,\u201d he added, \u201cbut other teams will inevitably call the Rams to gauge trade interest anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, that doesn\u2019t mean Stafford is 100% sure to stay in Los Angeles. But, the wind seems to be blowing that way.<\/p>\n
Staying in Los Angeles makes sense for both Stafford and the Rams. The team has also said they\u2019re trading wide receiver Cooper Kupp, so they can\u2019t be down too much more veteran talent. Stafford already runs the ship there, and he got the Rams into the playoffs this season, so he could certainly do it again.<\/p>\n
At the end of the last season, Stafford signed a deal with the Rams for a short-term raise for the 2024 season and no solid deal after. Stafford is carrying a $49.6 million cap in 2025. Los Angeles could save $27 million by trading him in after June 1 or $23 million before June 1.<\/p>\n
Stafford\u2019s Wife Open to a Trade Stafford\u2019s wife, Kelly, seems to be open to a trade, if that somehow ends happening. On Thursday, February 6, Matthew Stafford\u2019s wife, Kelly Stafford, made some interesting comments about the possibility of Stafford leaving the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n
On her podcast, \u201cThe Morning After With Kelly Stafford and Hank,\u201d talked about the Cooper Kupp trade from L.A. and brought up her husband.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband wants to win,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s not trying to put a team in a bad situation. If you\u2019re catching my drift, you\u2019re catching my drift.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She added that while she loves \u201cthe city of L.A.\u201d and that she loves \u201can adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anne Erickson Anne Erickson is an award-winning reporter covering the NFL and college football for Heavy.com. Erickson has years of experience covering the NFL and additional sports, and her work has been published via ESPN, Fox Sports and more. She has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports, including Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Erickson also hosts several podcasts and is a Detroit-based radiohost. More about Anne Erickson.<\/p>\n
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