Reigning MVP Matthew Stafford locks in extension with Rams worth up to $60M with incentives

There was nary uncertainty Matthew Stafford would beryllium returning for nan 2026 play aft saying truthful during his 2025 MVP Award acceptance speech, but nan Los Angeles Rams officially reached an statement connected an hold pinch their starting backmost connected Thursday.

Stafford and the Rams agreed to a one-year extension, nan squad announced connected Thursday. The hold is worthy $55 million, and it tin spell arsenic precocious arsenic $60 cardinal pinch incentives, according to ESPN.

He now has 2 years and up to $105 cardinal remaining connected his statement pinch nan Rams.

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Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford reacts aft throwing a touchdown walk during an NFL crippled against nan New York Jets successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Stafford had 1 much twelvemonth remaining connected his two-year, $84 cardinal woody he signed pinch Los Angeles earlier nan 2025 season, but inking this hold shows nan 38-year-old’s desire to play past this upcoming campaign.

It’s clear Stafford still has much successful nan vessel for his profession aft tallying 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns successful his MVP play a twelvemonth ago.

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This year, Stafford will move 39 1 week earlier Super Bowl LXI, which conscionable truthful happens to beryllium group for nan Rams’ location stadium, SoFi Stadium. It’s besides wherever Stafford helped present nan Rams their astir caller Super Bowl title during nan 2021 season.

Stafford will beryllium entering his 18th play successful nan NFL, his sixth pinch nan Rams since he was traded by nan Detroit Lions anterior to nan 2021 season.

Matthew Stafford of nan Los Angeles Rams stands connected nan section earlier nan NFC Championship crippled against nan Seattle Seahawks astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle, Wash., connected Jan. 25, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Detroit made Stafford nan No. 1 wide prime retired of Georgia successful 2009, and he spent 12 years pinch nan franchise earlier their blockbuster trade, which progressive their existent starting quarterback, Jared Goff.

And while Stafford is now group done nan 2027 season, nan Rams intelligibly thought astir their backmost early this offseason, adding Alabama’s Ty Simpson pinch nan 13th wide pick. It’s wide viewed that Simpson will study down Stafford, and yet go his successor.

Stafford’s mindset was clear for nan 2026 season, telling everyone astatine nan NFL Honors, "I’ll spot you guys adjacent year."

Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford leaves nan section aft nan 2026 NFC Championship Game against nan Seattle Seahawks astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle, Wash., connected Jan. 25, 2026. (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)

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But nan early Hall of Famer seems to want different twelvemonth added to that clock, focused connected continuing his tally pinch Rams caput coach Sean McVay.