The Los Angeles Rams have given quarterback Matthew Stafford permission to talk with different groups and the contact has already begun.
Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated experiences that the New York Giants are amongst a handful of groups which have proven early curiosity.
The groups you’d suspect would have their hat within the ring have, certainly, thrown their hats within the ring. The New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders and others have proven curiosity.
The Giants have been closely rumored to have curiosity in Stafford and plenty of AI chatbots consider he’ll doubtless be their Week 1 starter in 2025.
It’s additionally not the primary time the Giants have inquired about Stafford.
ESPN’s Jordan Raanan experiences that the Giants reached out to the Rams final 12 months forward of the buying and selling deadline.
The Rams are looking for a monetary compromise with Stafford, who’s scheduled to make $27 million this season, and retain his companies. If that doesn’t occur, a commerce to the Giants might grow to be a risk. The Giants at the very least inquired about Stafford’s availability final season across the commerce deadline, a supply instructed ESPN.
It’s clear the Giants have their sights set on Stafford however value goes to be the important thing. Some early hypothesis suggests the Rams could ask for the No. 3 total choose within the 2025 NFL draft to start out, which is likely to be a hill too excessive for basic supervisor Joe Schoen.