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The New York Giants are interested in Matthew Stafford and could make a move for him this offseason, but they’re not going to move heaven and earth to secure a deal.
The Los Angeles Rams are thought to be considering a trade for the veteran quarterback despite another impressive season under center.
The QB threw for 3,762 yards and 20 touchdowns, along with eight interceptions, and he got them as close as it got to the NFC Championship Game, with the Rams the only team to threaten the Philadelphia Eagles amid their run to the Super Bowl. But the team might not be all that keen on giving him more money, while they’re understood to be “tired” of his wife’s constant talking.
“They like him, but they don’t want to restructure his deal and give him a big contract,” FS1’s Colin Cowherd said on his show this week. “Meanwhile, the Giants do not like the quarterback class, and Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen have to win or they’ll be fired by Thanksgiving.”
Stafford counts for a $49.6 million cap hit in 2025, so the Rams could ease their books by either trading him or extending him.
New York Giants fans seem open to the idea of their team going after Matthew Stafford, but not if it costs them their third-overall pick, as Cowherd suggests.
It doesn’t appear that they have anything to worry about in that regard, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter has indicated that trading away the pick is out of the question.
“Let me be very clear: That pick is not in the conversation if Matthew Stafford and the Rams can’t get a deal worked out, and if Matthew Stafford becomes available and all of a sudden the Giants surface as a contender,” Schefter told Pat Leonard on the ‘Talkin’ Ball’ podcast this week. “If all those things happen – and they could – if all those things happen, there is no way in hell that the Giants are giving up the third overall pick for Matthew Stafford. Zero.”
It will be interesting to see what the Giants do with their pick, given that the QB position is the one requiring the most attention.
While Stafford would definitely make their offense a lot better, they’re understandably unwilling to give up an early first-round pick to get him.
