Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's adjusted contract is now settled.
Stafford’s adjusted deal will pay him more money this season and increase his roster bonus next offseason, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Stafford will receive $5 million more upfront in 2024 – money that was pushed up from a later contract year – and will bump his 2025 roster bonus from $5 million to $9 million, per Rapoport.
The Rams did not extend Stafford’s four-year deal he signed initially in 2022 for $160 million; that contract still runs through the 2026 season.
Stafford, 36, had expressed to the Rams his desire to add more guaranteed money to the contract he signed months after leading the Rams to a Super Bowl title and appeared poised to hold out -- or hold in, only participating in individual drills -- prior to the contract being reworked on the morning Rams camp opened last Tuesday.
Stafford finished strong last season after initially struggling and suffering a thumb injury that caused him to miss one start. He threw for 16 touchdowns and only four interceptions in his final seven regular-season starts, helping vault the Rams into the postseason and nearly leading a playoff upset over his former Lions team in Detroit.