After acquiring Matthew Stafford in a trade last year, the Los Angeles Rams already had plans to sign him to an extension. He made that decision even easier after leading them to a Super Bowl win in his first season, which promptly led to a four-year, $160 million extension that he signed this month.
It’s a big contract for the Rams quarterback, but it could’ve been even larger had he been a free agent. The Rams know that, and Les Snead even said if he were on the market, Stafford probably could’ve named his price.
Sean McVay is thankful that Stafford worked with the Rams to ink a contract that benefits both parties, freeing up $9.5 million in cap space this year. He says Stafford has a “big-picture understanding” of how to keep the team as competitive as possible, allowing them to continue adding players to the roster.
