{"id":685368,"date":"2026-05-22T01:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685368\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:28:09","slug":"matthew-stafford-signs-extension-with-rams-reigning-mvp-adds-one-year-to-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/685368\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford signs extension with Rams: Reigning MVP adds one year to deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reigning NFL<\/a> MVP Matthew Stafford<\/a> parlayed one of the best seasons of his stellar career into a lucrative contract extension, as the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> announced Thursday they signed their quarterback to a new deal. According to ESPN<\/a>, Stafford received a one-year extension worth up to $60 million in incentives. The contract places him among the most elite earners in the league.<\/p>\n

Stafford’s contract is now a two-year deal worth up to $105 million. If he reaches all of his incentives, he will make an average of $52.5 million per year, which would tie him with Justin Herbert<\/a> as the NFL’s eighth-highest-paid quarterback, according to Over The Cap<\/a>. Stafford will earn $40 million fully guaranteed in 2026, per the terms of his existing contract.<\/p>\n

Just as important as the pay raise is what the extension means for Stafford’s timeline as the Rams’ franchise quarterback. The former No. 1 overall pick turned 38 in February and it is only a matter of time before retirement emerges from the horizon. In securing him through 2027, Los Angeles ensures that it will make two more Super Bowl<\/a> pushes before it reaches that crossroads.<\/p>\n

With Stafford in the room for at least two more years, 2026 first-round draft pick Ty Simpson<\/a> will have the opportunity to learn from and develop behind an MVP-caliber veteran. But while that benefits Simpson, it also increases scrutiny on the Rams for using the No. 13 overall pick on a quarterback who is two or more years away from taking over the starting duties, rather than using the capital to maximize their win-now window.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the Simpson element, keeping Stafford in town through 2027 figures to give the Rams two more bites at the apple as they seek a second Super Bowl since 2021. Stafford orchestrated the NFL’s most prolific offense last year and showed minimal signs of regression despite playing into his late-30s.<\/p>\n

In fact, at 37, Stafford became the oldest quarterback to win the MVP award for the first time<\/a>. He secured the honor after posting 46 passing touchdowns, which led the NFL, marked a career high and set a new Rams franchise record. Stafford’s 4,707 yards were also a league best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford parlayed one of the best seasons of his stellar career into a lucrative…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":685369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,5716,34150,2219,1749,3150,64389,514,13279,82,5930],"class_list":["post-685368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-contract","tag-extension","tag-justin-herbert","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-mvp","tag-nfl","tag-rams","tag-sports","tag-ty-simpson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}