Back in February, the Rams quarterback was looking for a contract with more guaranteed money, but he couldn't come to an agreement with the team on what the new number should be. With the two sides at an impasse, the Rams decided to give Stafford permission to speak to other teams about a possible trade.

Both the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants were willing to offer Stafford more than $100 million over the next two seasons, according to Breer. Stafford instead agreed to a two-year, $84 million deal in order to remain with head coach Sean McVay and the Rams.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford smiled as he looked on during his long-time head coach’s introduction of new wide receiver Davante Adams.The more McVay raved, the more drawn in Stafford was.