Conflicting Matthew Stafford rumors add unwanted confusion to LA Rams’ offseason

Ah yes, the Los Angeles Rams are still headlining the NFL national media. If you don't see new speculation over the new team for wide receiver Cooper Kupp, then you are bound to run aground of guesses about the outcome of the Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Tired of the talk already. Hmmm, then you won't be pleased, my friends and readers. This narrative is just starting to heat up.

When it comes to the NFL off-season, there is a pattern to storylines that break. The first is any NFL rumors that involve name-recognizable players who have requested or who have been named as on the trade block. After those stories have run their course, the next wave of stories to break are the top NFL veteran free agents, and with which teams they might sign in the upcoming NFL Free Agency market.

After that, the firestorm of NFL mock drafts hits a crescendo, leaving all 32 NFL teams and their fansbases eager to learn who their teams select. Finally, it's the undrafted collegiate players and next wave of free agency signings that pique NFL fans interests. All of that carries the NFL fans to the doorstep of mini-camps, OTAs, and training camp. And the cycle repeats itself each year.

Unfortunately, for all Rams fans, the offense tandem of WR Cooper Kupp and QB Matthew Stafford, the offensive engines that drove the team to victory in Super Bowl LVI, currently find themselves at the eye of a hurricane of NFL rumors, speculations, and inuendos. Sure, you are fatigued about all of the talk. But it's important to stay versed in what may happen as that can sometimes lead to what does happen. And right now, one of sports media's most recognizable talking heads, Colin Cowherd, is weighing in on the LA Rams and the future status of veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford.

There are many areas that lack sufficient detail for any trade scenario that may play out in the Rams Stafford future. For openers, the Rams do not have sufficient depth at the quarterback position to warrant any trade of Stafford in 2025. Secondly, the Rams were oh-so-close to competing in Super Bowl LIX, and the projected loss of veteran wide receiver Cooper Kupp plus the expiring contracts of Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson, and Tyler Johnson is a tremendous setback to overcome.

Still, if the Rams need a bridge quarterback for a year or two, Chase Daniel is already linking veteran QB Aaron Rodgers to the Rams.

But NFL rumors linking QB Matthew Stafford to the New York Giants are not going away. On the contrary, they are multiplying with seemingly more and more reasons why it will happen.

Is Colin Cowherd a trusted source of LA Rams insider information? Unlikely. But he does have a huge national following that does mean that he cannot wildly speculate off the cuff without some pushback. So what does Cowherd have to say about the Rams and Stafford's current situation?