The reigning Super Bowl champions will retain their all-star quarterback for some time to come.
According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jason La CanforaThe Rams and Matthew Stafford have agreed to a four-year contract extension. The amount of the new deal is $160 million. according to Jan Rapoport of NFL Network, of which $135 million is guaranteed. Stafford is coming to the end of the final year of his current contract, which will net him a total of $23 million. Stafford’s current contract base salary is $12.5 million and he has a $10 million lineup bonus as well as a $500,000 training bonus.
Stafford’s expansion makes him one of only six quarterbacks with an average annual worth of at least $40 million, along with Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Deshawn Watson and Aaron Rodgers.
Stafford completed a dream-worthy first season in Los Angeles, during which he completed 404 of 601 passes (67.2%) for 4,886 yards (8.1 per attempt), 41 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. He and Cooper Kupp quickly became one of the top wide receiver quarterback duos in the NFL, and he was also able to integrate Odell Beckham Jr. on the fly after a season-ending injury to Robert Woods.
Of course, this was all a prelude to the Rams’ playoff success, culminating in a Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals. That journey justified the Rams’ decision to trade Stafford last offseason, and also made them the second team in a row (and the second team in history) to win the Super Bowl at their home stadium. Stafford will now call the stadium home for the next five years.