Last offseason, Matthew Stafford flirted with the New York Giants to get a new deal.
He wound up staying with the Los Angeles Rams with a restructured two-year contract, and it proved to be the right move for Sean McVay’s team.
Stafford had arguably the best season of his career, and the Rams were one possession away from going back to the Super Bowl.
Now, with the quarterback set to turn 38 years old and a history of injuries, he doesn’t want to make any promises about what the future holds for him.
Matthew Stafford isn’t ready to talk about his future
“I can’t generalize six months of my life ten minutes after a loss,” Stafford said, per Arash Markazi of The Sporting Tribune. “So, I appreciate the guys in this locker room. It was a whole hell of a lot, everybody that helped me and helped our team be as successful as we were this year. That’s all I’ll answer for you.”
Stafford has one year left on his contract with a possible out after this year.
He’s certainly earned the opportunity to continue playing if he desires. Even in the loss, he was surgical with 22 completions on 35 attempts for 374 yards and three scores.
Per Football Reference, the former Detroit Lions star completed 65.0 percent of his passes for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns, and eight picks this season.
He led the league in yards, touchdowns, touchdown percentage, first downs and passing yards per game and was a first-team All-Pro for the first time in his career. He is the front-runner for MVP.
He might not be getting any younger, but his game is aging like a fine wine.
