Matthew Stafford Finally Agrees to His 2025 Contract Structure

The Los Angeles Rams and Matthew Stafford finally agreed to the contract that he technically signed in February, but the legalities came out on Monday. The contract language for the Stafford contract negotiated during the Combine is $44 million, with $4 million already paid and the other $40 million guaranteed. This is a great deal for the Rams and Stafford because he is one of those quarterbacks still playing at an elite level.

Stafford Contract Meaning For the Rams 

The structure of this contract gives the Rams at least one more year of Stafford, with fully guaranteed money. The cap structure is also team-friendly, so they can be within the cap space for the new league year with the signings they have had like the Davante Adams signing. 

Also, he can retire if he wants to after the 2025 season. It is essentially like Lebron James’ last few contracts in LA for the Lakers. He has earned the right to have that option to retire if he wants to after this upcoming season, as he brought the Rams a Lombardi a few years ago. He and the Rams are probably the top threat in the NFC to the defending champion Eagles because of the talent that they have around him. Stafford can still sling the football with the best of them. 

Final Thoughts

Stafford is a legend at the quarterback position as a former No. 1 overall pick. He is going into this upcoming season as one of the top quarterbacks in the league, currently with a team-friendly deal. Yeah, the Rams made a smart deal happen in March, and now we get the full legality of the deal, and we can all agree the Rams were smart and with two first-round picks next year. They have the ammo to make a potential dynasty happen if facilitated.