Just 13 months after winning Super Bowl LVI, the Los Angeles Rams could begin a massive rebuild.
The Rams acquired Matthew Stafford to get over the hurdle, and that’s exactly what he did.
But his 2022 season, as well as that of the entire organization, was riddled with injuries and poor play, resulting in a 5-12 season.
Now Stafford is reportedly on the block.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. . (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
«Matt Stafford is fully available,» NFL reporter Michael Lombardi said Thursday on «The Pat McAfee Show.» «They would love to trade [him]. they can not [easily] do it because he has $57 million guaranteed. [But] they are trying to get out of it. [They’ve] called teams, I know.»
A month after winning the Super Bowl, Stafford signed a four-year, $160 million contract extension. However, he underwent elbow surgery in the offseason, which may or may not have affected him in 2022.
Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams throws a pass during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on November 6, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
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Stafford was placed on concussion protocol on November 9 and missed the Rams game four days later. He returned the following week against the New Orleans Saints, but left that game with a neck injury.
He finished with 2,087 passing yards and completed 67.8% of his passes with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions in nine games.
However, general manager Les Snead scoffed at the rumors, saying the quarterback is «one of our pillars» in which the team will «trust», along with Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first half of an NFL Super Bowl 56 football game on Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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Stafford is worth a deadbeat of $49.5 million — he was guaranteed $63 million upon signing and guaranteed another $57 million, as Lombardi noted, on March 17.