{"id":10241,"date":"2026-01-26T08:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rams-sean-mcvay-snaps-when-asked-if-matthew-stafford-is-returning-next-season\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:24:43","slug":"rams-sean-mcvay-snaps-when-asked-if-matthew-stafford-is-returning-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rams-sean-mcvay-snaps-when-asked-if-matthew-stafford-is-returning-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams\u2019 Sean McVay snaps when asked if Matthew Stafford is returning next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sean McVay was already in a bad mood, and a question about his quarterback didn\u2019t help much.<\/p>\n<p>After the Los Angeles Rams lost 31-27 to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, the Rams coach was asked whether he expected star signal caller Matthew Stafford to return for an 18th NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. I mean, if he still wants to play, what the hell kind of question is that?\u201d McVay answered. \u201cI know that if he wants to, he\u2019s still playing at a pretty damn good clip. I mean, he\u2019s the MVP of the league, and if he\u2019s not \u2026 I got respect for everybody else, but this guy played at a level that\u2019s just different.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matthew Stafford declined to say whether he would come back for an 18th season next year. He was especially short on words.<\/p>\n<p>Sean McVay said, \u201cWhat kind of question is that?\u201d when asked if Stafford would be back. But then said it\u2019s up to Matthew if he wants to keep playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Atkins (@NateAtkins_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateAtkins_\/status\/2015634603701416039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Stafford was asked about returning after the game, he declined to address it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t generalize six months of my life 10 minutes after a loss,\u201d Stafford told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday\u2019s loss to the Seahawks, Stafford threw for 374 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions. He had the Rams on the doorstep of a possible late victory, but his fourth-down pass from the Seattle 6-yard line was broken up in the end zone with 4:59 left in the game.<\/p>\n<p>During the regular season, Stafford put up MVP numbers: 4,707 yards passing, 46 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a passer rating of 109.2.<\/p>\n<p>Over his five seasons with L.A., Stafford led the Rams to a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. After a renegotiation last spring, he is under contract with the Rams through next season, during which he\u2019s set to make $40 million five days after the start of the 2026 league year, per Over The Cap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean McVay was already in a bad mood, and a question about his quarterback didn\u2019t help much. After the Los Angeles Rams lost 31-27 to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, the Rams coach was asked whether he expected star signal caller Matthew Stafford to return for an 18th NFL season. 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