Stafford’s decision to stay and the team’s decision to reinvest speaks volumes. The two sides recently finalized a two-year, $84 million extension, ensuring stability at the game’s most important position and keeping a proven winner under center for the foreseeable future.

While he is technically under contract with the Rams through the 2026 season, Stafford has given mixed signals regarding his long-term playing future. He openly contemplated retirement after each of the last two seasons, but, prior to the 2024 campaign, Stafford said that he hoped to play for " three or four more seasons ," or roughly until age 40.

Matthew Stafford had agreed to a revised contract to stay with the organization, reports mentioned the two sides would be taking things a year at a time. On Monday night, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio explained how the details of Stafford's deal show why the 37-year-old may have to find a new football home next winter if he wants to continue playing beyond the 2025 season.