A bit greater than a month after Matthew Stafford led the Los Angeles Rams to a win in Tremendous Bowl LVI, the workforce signed the veteran quarterback to a contract extension that can doubtless permit him to complete his profession in Los Angeles.
Stafford, 34, signed a four-year, $160 million extension with $135 million assured, in keeping with Ian Rapoport of NFL Community.
Stafford spent the primary 12 seasons of his NFL profession with the Detroit Lions, who picked him first total within the 2009 NFL Draft. He was acquired by the Rams in the course of the 2021 offseason in a commerce that despatched Jared Goff, two first-round picks and a third-round choose to Detroit.
In his first season with the Rams, Stafford threw for 4,886 yards with 41 touchdowns. Within the playoffs he threw one other 9 touchdowns and averaged 297 passing yards per sport. Within the Tremendous Bowl, he threw for 283 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in a 23-20 win in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.