Sports Illustrated 's Albert Breer said Stafford's extension is similar to what the Rams did with Aaron Donald in 2022. The Rams re-negotiated Donald's extension to give him more money without altering the amount of years on his deal.

Both the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants were willing to offer Stafford more than $100 million over the next two seasons, according to Breer. Stafford instead agreed to a two-year, $84 million deal in order to remain with head coach Sean McVay and the Rams.

There was a point during the 2025 NFL offseason when Matthew Staffordappeared open to leaving the Los Angeles Rams. It appears, however, that Stafford plans to play at least two more seasons in Los Angeles after he and the Rams revised his contract that will now pay the 37-year-old quarterback $44 million for the 2025 season and $84 million over the next two years,