How much is the Rams QB making in 2024

Week 8’s “Thursday Night Football” game brings the Minnesota Vikings to the West Coast for a matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Minnesota (5-1) is coming off its first loss of the season against the Lions, while Los Angeles (2-4) picked up its second win of the year against the Raiders.

Los Angeles’ offense is struggling compared to last season. The Rams have had a slew of injuries with multiple offensive linemen and wide receivers lost in 2024. Despite these setbacks, quarterback Matthew Stafford remains a top 12 quarterback in the league in completion percentage (66.7%) and yards per game (232.0). ).

Stafford came to the Rams from the Lions in a January 2020 trade and won Super Bowl LVI the following season. He made his second Pro Bowl run last year when the Rams made the playoffs.

Stafford will turn 37 in February, two days before Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. Here’s what his contract looks like, as well as his latest retirement schedule.

Matthew Stafford contract details

Stafford signed a four-year extension with the Rams after winning Super Bowl 56. Here are the terms of that extension, according to Spotrac numbers:

term: Four years
Total value: 160 million dollars
Average Annual Value (AAV): 40 million dollars
Money assured: 130 million dollars

How much does Matthew Stafford make this season?

Here’s what Stafford is doing in 2024, per Spotrac:

Reaching the total salary limit: 46.16 million dollars
- Base salary: 23.5 million dollars
- Signing Bonus: 12 million dollars
- Restructuring Bonus: 4.16 million dollars
- Option bonus: 6.5 million dollars

Stafford’s cap hit is the third highest in the NFL this season. Only Arizona’s Kyler Murray ($49.12 million) and New York’s Daniel Jones ($47.86 million) have higher cap hits.

Despite the cap hit, Stafford’s contract isn’t in the top 10 among quarterbacks in total value, AAV and guaranteed money.

Can the Rams trade or cut Matthew Stafford?

In this current deal, the Rams can cut or trade Stafford before the 2025 or 2026 NFL seasons. Here’s how the dead money and savings would play out in each scenario, according to OverTheCap’s numbers:

2025

Cut before June 1: $49.3 million in dead money, $333,332 in savings
Cut after June 1: $26.66 million in dead money, $23 million in cap savings
Trade prior to June 1: $45.33 million in dead money, $4.33 million in cap savings
Trade after June 1: $22.66 million in dead money, $27 million in cap savings

2026

Cut before June 1: $22.66 million in dead money, $31 million in savings
Cut after June 1: $22.66 million in dead money, $31 million in savings
Trade prior to June 1: $22.66 million in dead money, $31 million in savings
Trade after June 1: $22.66 million in dead money, $31 million in savings

Matthew Stafford Retirement Timeline

Stafford was on an episode of the “Pardon My Take” podcast in August and discussed his eventual retirement.

“I hope I have three or four more left,” he said. “We’ll see. Every year is a new year, but I feel good.”

Stafford isn’t the oldest quarterback in the NFL. That title goes to New York Jets starter Aaron Rodgers (40). Stafford is the fifth-most behind Rodgers, Indianapolis’ Joe Flacco (39), Baltimore’s Josh Johnson (38) and Carolina’s Andy Dalton (36).

“I walk into a locker room with guys who were 6, 7, 8, 9 years old when I first came into the league, which is kind of crazy to think about,” Stafford said on the podcast. “But I definitely appreciate my opportunities and I appreciate this game. I mean, it’s given me a lot.”

Matthew Stafford Stats

Stafford completed 132 of 198 passes for 1,392 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions this season.

If he stays healthy, Stafford can reach 60,000 rushing yards this season. He should finish the year with 3,953 passing yards, just 12 fewer than in 15 games last season.

Stafford would become only the 10th quarterback in NFL history to reach the 60,000 career passing yard mark. The other nine are: