

t was recently revealed that Matthew Stafford made a significant sacrifice to stay with the Los Angeles Rams, continuing his career with the NFL team where he rediscovered his elite form and even won a Super Bowl.
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Two teams in desperate need of a quarterback reached out to him, but he turned down a massive payday.
The Millions Matthew Stafford Walked Away From
According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, Matthew Stafford rejected roughly $20 million to remain with the Rams. What’s even more striking is the teams he turned down, as he essentially said no to Tom Brady himself.
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Yes, the teams pursuing Stafford were the Las Vegas Raiders, where Tom Brady is a minority investor, and the New York Giants, who ultimately signed Russell Wilson as their quarterback while hoping to develop Jaxson Dart, another player they selected in the NFL Draft.
According to Breer, both the Raiders and Giants were prepared to offer Stafford over $100 million for the next two seasons.
“With the Raiders and Giants willing to exceed $100 million over the next two years, he walked away from around $20 million to stay in California. You can say, ‘Well, look how much he’s made already!’ But $20 million is $20 million. And so that makes this a little like the final deals that Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady signed-where those guys took a little less to stay put,” Breer said.
Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported in February that the Rams had given Stafford’s agent permission to “talk with other teams about his value.”
In the end, Stafford didn’t join Tom Brady, and the Rams announced on February 28 that their quarterback would stay for 2025, though the agreement wasn’t finalized until May.
According to leaked details, Stafford received a $4 million bonus for staying and will earn an additional $40 million in guaranteed money next season, per Rapoport. If he remains on the Rams’ roster in 2026, he’ll earn another $40 million in guaranteed money, also per Rapoport.
His salary thus increased from $27 million to $44 million in 2025 and from $31 million to $40 million in 2026.
That’s a total raise of $26 million. However, according to Breer, Stafford could have boosted that figure to over $46 million had he accepted the offer to move to Las Vegas or New York.
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