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Kyle Koster

Nick Wright Cooks Up Wild Matthew Stafford-Tua Tagovailoa Trade Idea

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) calls a play from the line of scrimmage in the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in a 2025 NFC divisional round game at Lincoln Financial Field. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

First Things First dove into the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday as the expert panel tried to figure out if the team should run it back with Matthew Stafford at quarterback. The answer, clearly, is yes because the veteran gunslinger is still very capable of putting a team on his back and winning a Super Bowl. Stafford is taking some time to think about his future after the playoff loss to the Eagles but said he feels like he has some football left in the tank.

Everyone at the table seemed to agree that running it back was the play, but Nick Wright jumped in with a big-brain idea toward the end that caught his colleagues off-guard.

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