NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported hours before Super Bowl LVI was played that the Rams and Matthew Stafford’s agent, CAA Football’s Tom Condon, will meet to “hammer out” a contract extension this offseason. Stafford was acquired in a trade with the Lions last March because Rams head coach Sean McVay had soured on quarterback Jared Goff during the 2020 season despite Goff signing a four-year contract extension averaging $33.5 million per year in 2019. Goff was included in the deal where the Lions received a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick from the Rams.
Stafford is entering the final year of his contract. He is scheduled to make $23 million in 2022 consisting of a $12.5 million base salary, $10 million fifth day of the 2022 league roster bonus and a $500,000 workout bonus.
The optimal timing for an extension is before Stafford’s roster bonus is due on March 20. In…
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