Matthew Stafford reports to Rams' camp after contract adjustment - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said Matthew Stafford reported to camp after the team was able to adjust the quarterback's contract.

Stafford was due a $31 million base salary this season on the four-year, $160 million deal that he signed with the Rams in 2022. While he has three years remaining on the contract, this upcoming season was set to be the final one with guaranteed salary.

McVay declined to get into specifics of Stafford's adjusted contract but said it was not an extension. McVay said there was «a lot of great dialogue» between the sides that was ultimately «geared towards finding a solution that really suits our team, but also accommodates some of the things that represent Matthew's worth for us.»

«And we feel like we were able to do that,» McVay said on Tuesday. «And so that was always the goal in mind and that's where we're at and we're excited about that.»

«I was grateful that we were able to get the solution and I was also grateful for a lot of the dialogue that was able to exist,» McVay said. "...I am relieved that it got done and I think in the manner at which it occurred was also healthy for everybody involved. And ultimately I'm excited for this team."

Stafford first went to the Rams in March with the request for a contract adjustment, McVay said, but there was an «uptick in the urgency… in the last week and particularly really the last 12 hours» where «there was an ability to feel like we're working towards a common ground.»

In April, McVay acknowledged a report that Stafford wanted more guaranteed money on his contract and said the two sides would try to figure it out. At the time, McVay said," there's nothing that's more important than making sure that he feels appreciated and he