Why Matthew Stafford's decision is the biggest news of the 2025 NFL season

Home is where the heart is. After all the boisterous talk of holding out and tough talk, the negotiations between the Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford have successfully concluded, and the results are what all Rams fans have wanted to hear. Matthew Stafford will no longer be available via a trade.

It's the answers to the hopes and fears of all Rams fans worldwide. The team has been building something special of late, and the architectural plans have been focused upon making Matthew Stafford the most comfortable at running this offense. Not all quarterbacks are able to handle all of the bells and whistles. Former QB Jared Goff was very good, but he was unable to proactively know where to go with the football when the pressure was on.

Stafford lives for those moments. When the game is on the line, with the biggest stage and the brightest spotlights, Matthew Stafford becomes even more dangerous. His best work last season were the two games in the 2025 NFL Playoffs. While the Rams lost in the Divisional Round, they pushed the Philadelphia Eagles harder than any other team.

But is there more in Stafford's gas can?

Stafford is at the point of his NFL career to win now. And, as it turns out, the LA Rams are the team that is best positioned to win now with Matthew Stafford under center.

Matthew Stafford is the market setter. He is the biggest domino that was slated to fall in 2025. And now, he has chosen to return to the team that he shared a Super Bowl victory. There is no denying that HC Sean McVay and QB Matthew Stafford make the ideal offensive alignment. McVay is the strategist, the guy who tries to anticipate how a defense might react to all looks, formations, and routes. But Matthew Stafford is the quarterback who recognizes the defense, and throws the counter punches.