Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passes during a win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 30. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
After leading the Rams to a Super Bowl title, the only question about a contract extension for quarterback Matthew Stafford centered on when the team and player would complete the deal.
The Rams and Stafford did not wait long.
Five weeks after he led the Rams to victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, Stafford signed a four-year extension, the team announced Saturday.
The deal is for four years and $160 million, with $135 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the terms who was not authorized to speak about the deal publicly and requested anonymity.
Stafford, 34, was entering the final year of a five-year, $135-million contract that he signed with the Detroit Lions in 2017. He was due to carry a salary-cap number of $23 million this season, according to…