NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said it seems like both the Rams and Matthew Stafford “expect a resolution,” regarding Stafford’s future, by the end of the NFL Scouting Combine.
While the Rams have given Stafford permission to seek a trade, Rapoport also said that “Stafford returning to the Rams is at least possible.” The Raiders and Giants have previously been reported as the two potential landing spots for the veteran quarterback. The former team offers Stafford the chance to help foster an organizational turnaround, under new leadership, while the other team would likely be counting on him to save more than one front office job. Both organizations will likely be looking for a new long-term starter soon enough though. Staying with a stable, proven organization like the Rams could give Stafford his strongest odds of reaching a Super Bowl, which undoubtedly looms large as he approaches retirement at age 37.