Matthew Stafford will continue to wear a Los Angeles Rams uniform after the two-time Pro Bowler and the team reached a restructured contract agreement earlier this week. Stafford had signed a contract extension with the Rams in 2022, shortly after leading the franchise to victory in Super Bowl LVI. Although he had two seasons left on that deal, his guaranteed money was set to expire after the 2025 season.
The revised contract comes on the heels of the Rams allowing Stafford’s agent to explore discussions with other teams as the quarterback considered his options in the market. Stafford’s wife, Kelly, expressed her support for the decision to remain in Los Angeles on social media, posting an Instagram photo with the caption, “No place like home. @rams.”
Earlier this month, Kelly addressed the speculation regarding her husband’s future in Los Angeles during an episode of “The Morning After” podcast. “I love the city of LA … and I love the life that we have built here,” she stated. “With that being said, I love an adventure. I am all for it. Right now, if the Rams decided that they wanted to trade him or Matthew decided he didn’t want to play for the Rams, I am good. Moving my family might be tough — the first month hard — but I like my kids to be resilient. Moving them is not easy … but I have four girls who have four built-in best friends, so it ain’t that difficult.”
Matthew and Kelly, who have been married since 2015, share four daughters. Prior to the restructuring of his deal with the Rams, there were reports that the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders had engaged in discussions regarding a potential trade.
Rams head coach Sean McVay recently indicated that keeping Stafford was a top priority for the team. However, he also acknowledged the need to consider the roster implications that a restructured contract could have for the upcoming season and beyond. “There is no dispute — and let’s not get it twisted in regards to anybody wanting him to be our quarterback,” McVay said during an appearance on the “Fitz & Whit” podcast. “Now, there are layers to it. You have to be able to say, ‘Hey, how do we continuously build? How do we support him? How do we make sure that he’s getting what is his worth relative to those things?'”
Stafford was the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and spent his first 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions before being traded to the Rams in 2021. He concluded the 2024 season with 3,762 passing yards.
