{"id":19160,"date":"2025-01-20T02:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T02:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19160"},"modified":"2025-01-20T02:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T02:27:51","slug":"sure-feels-like-it-rams-qb-matthew-stafford-drops-major-hint-on-his-future-as-reporters-grill-him-with-retirement-questions-following-season-ending-loss-to-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19160","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSure Feels Like It\u201d: Rams QB Matthew Stafford Drops Major Hint On His Future As Reporters Grill Him With Retirement Questions Following Season-Ending Loss To Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/matthew-stafford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u00a0wouldn\u2019t confirm nor deny if Sunday night was the final dance of his illustrious playing career.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Stafford and the Rams put up a heroic fight against the heavily-favored Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday\u2019s Divisional round tilt, dropping a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401671937\/rams-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heartbreaker 28-22\u00a0<\/a>in the snowy conditions at Lincoln Financial Field.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford\u2019s age (37 on Feb. 7) and recent injury history has led to speculation that he may call it quits despite playing at a high level. The Super Bowl 51 champion, however, doesn\u2019t seem ready to make a final call.<\/p>\n<p>Per Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic, Stafford declined to talk about his playing future following Sunday\u2019s loss. Rodrigue asked the veteran QB if he still feels there\u2019s some football left in him, to which Stafford said, \u201cSure feels like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1881129466971451706&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Frams-qb-matthew-stafford-drops-major-hint-on-his-future-as-reporters-grill-him-with-retirement-questions-following-season-ending-loss-to-eagles%2F&amp;sessionId=e08923a4ec4c121ea1da3d840976ebec9b6b68c2&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1881129466971451706\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS: Today may have been the final game of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rams<\/a> QB Matthew Stafford\u2019s illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford was amazing down the stretch this season and clearly has a lot of football left in him, if he chooses.<\/p>\n<p>He says he\u2019ll take time to decide on his future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2o4PzEZ8Mt\">pic.twitter.com\/2o4PzEZ8Mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1881156227683733929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first overall pick of 2009 and two-time Pro Bowler has two years remaining on his contract with the Rams.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-matthew-stafford-can-still-play\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Stafford Can Still Play<\/h2>\n<p>Despite missing his top two targets in Puka Nacua and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/cooper-kupp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cooper Kupp<\/a>\u00a0for considerable time, Stafford still finished with a rock-solid stat line of a 65.8 completion percentage for 3,762 yards, 20 touchdowns and just eight interceptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Los Angeles Rams\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Matthew Stafford\u00a0wouldn\u2019t confirm nor deny if Sunday night was the final dance of his illustrious playing career. 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