The Los Angeles Rams signed Matthew Stafford to a 4-year, $160 million contract extension during the 2022 offseason with a $60 million signing bonus, $63 million guaranteed at signing, and a total of $130 million guaranteed. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
Stafford battled injuries during the 2022 season. He played in nine games, completing 206 out of 303 pass attempts for 2,087 yards, and threw ten touchdowns to eight interceptions with a 3-6 record. He missed eight games because of a concussion and a spinal cord contusion.
Stafford battled injuries again during the 2023 season. He played in 15 games, completing 326 out of 521 pass attempts for 3,965 yards, 24 touchdowns to 11 interceptions with a 9-6 record. He dealt with a hip strain and missed one game because of a UCL sprain in his right thumb.
He wants one major change to his contract.
The Los Angeles Rams quarterback wants one major change to his contract
Matthew Stafford is in the second year of his deal and has a base salary of $31 million, $31 million guaranteed, and a cap hit of $49.5 million for 2024.
If the Rams were to move on from Stafford after the 2024 season, they would save $13.5 million and incur a dead cap hit of $37 million if they cut him in 2025 as a pre-June 1st cut. They would save $31 million and incur a dead cap hit of $18.5 million if they cut him in 2026 as a pre-June 1st cut per Over The Cap.
If he is still on the roster by March 19, 2025, he will receive a $5 million (roster) bonus, and his $27 million base salary becomes fully guaranteed.
He wants his contract adjusted so he can receive more guaranteed money.
The Rams head coach is aware of the contract dispute.
The Los Angeles Rams head coach is aware of the contract dispute
Sean McVay is aware of the contract dispute.
“I’ve had good dialogue with Matthew,” McVay said, via quotes from the team. “We’ll keep those things in house, but he’s been working with our guys and we’ll keep those things in house.”
McVay is confident that they can resolve the dispute.
“We’re going to take it a day at a time. We’ll see,” McVay said. “So, we’re going to try to figure it out. There’s nothing that’s more important than making sure that he feels appreciated and he knows how much we love him and want him to lead the way. I think that commitment that I think he wants to have can be reciprocated, and we want to work towards figuring that out.”
Will the Los Angeles Rams resolve their contract dispute with Matthew Stafford before it becomes a holdout?
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