Matthew Stafford agrees to restructured deal to stay with Rams - ESPN

The Rams and Matthew Stafford have agreed to a restructured contract that keeps the quarterback in Los Angeles, the team announced Friday.

The adjusted contract came after the Rams gave Stafford's agent, Jimmy Sexton, permission to speak to other teams about his value in the quarterback market. After discussions with the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants about contract parameters, Stafford and the Rams were able to come to an agreement on a reworked contract.

With Stafford remaining with the Rams, the Giants are investigating all veteran quarterback options, including Aaron Rodgers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Raiders, meanwhile, are now to look into veteran options that include Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Sam Darnold, sources said.

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The Rams also are closing in a deal with one of Stafford's offensive linemen, as the team and offensive tackle Alaric Jackson are getting close on a long-term extension, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Earlier in the week, Rams coach Sean McVay said on the «Fitz & Whit» podcast that the team's «first goal» was to have Stafford remain the starting quarterback but that the organization was trying to balance the short-term and long-term roster decisions that come from an adjusted contract.

«There is no dispute — and let's not get it twisted in regards to anybody wanting him to be our quarterback,» McVay said. «Now, there's layers to it. You have to be able to say, 'Hey, how do we continuously build? How do we support him? How do we make sure that he's getting what is his worth relative to those things?'»

Stafford, who signed a contract extension with the Rams in March 2022, had two seasons left on the extension