Matthew Stafford wants to be paid for his arms and legs this offseason.
According to NFL Network's Peter Schrager, the Rams quarterback is reportedly sought a new contract worth $50 million a year.
“[The Rams and Stafford] Schrager said on “Good Morning Soccer” Monday morning. “This is nothing personally. It's a money matter. Matthew Stafford wants to be paid what he thinks is worth. He wants to be paid over $50 million. I think so.”
Stafford has been given permission to discuss contracts with other teams this offseason, with sports illustration reporting the Giants, Browns, Raiders and Steelers I contacted Stafford.
Schrager added that the other teams are willing to pay Stafford more money than the Rams currently offer him. He has a cap hit of $49.67 million this season, All SPOTRAC.
The Rams borrowed money from future years in the past to give Stafford a pay rise, but they do not want to do so at this point.
Schrager wondered if the Steelers were willing to trade real assets and pay the star quarterback big money.
“Will the Steelers be happy to offer first or second round picks and payment Stafford for $55 million?”
Schrager added that the Giants will never trade Stafford's third overall pick, but they could probably let go of the two-round pick in exchange for Star quarterback.
The $50 million dollar number is just a starting point, and Stafford seems to want that much in at least 2025.
He is in his third year of four years, $160 million (average $40 million) that expires after the 2026 season.
Currently, nine quarterbacks make at least $50 million a year, including Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow and Dak Prescott.
One quarterback (scar) on that list won the Stafford-like Super Bowl.
The Rams are also trading star receiver cooler cocks. Cooper Cup posted on social media that he hopes to move out of Los Angeles this offseason.
Stafford's wife, Kelly Stafford, had expressed his dissatisfaction with the idea that Colin Cowhard of Fuchs would trade a cup that he said would be “tiring” to the Rams front office.
