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The Los Angeles Rams are in full offseason mode, having been dumped out of the playoffs, and there is one big question mark hanging over the franchise.
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What will Matthew Stafford do?
With Stafford soon-to-be 38 years old, there is a feeling that he may decide to retire. But conversely, after playing one of his best-ever seasons in 2025, some think Matthew will go around again.
But we don't yet know which way Stafford is leaning, and for Rams general manager Les Snead, the franchise is putting everything on Matthew when it comes to his future.
“We’re going to let Matthew decide,” Snead said via the Los Angeles Times. “I think we’ve had productive conversations with him, so we’re going to give him his space, right, to let’s call it, recover, rejuvenate and then determine, ‘Hey, do we want to get back on this horse again.’”
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Is Snead's approach right?
There isn't a right or wrong way, and in this game, what the Rams are doing is absolutely the right way to go.
After another long, grueling season, let Stafford get away, decompress, and allow him to come to a decision without having the franchise breathing down his neck for an answer.
Of course, Stafford can't wait months to tell the Rams, because if Matthew retires, the franchise will have to go about finding his replacement.
But at least in the coming weeks, the Rams are backing off and giving Matthew time and space to come to what will be a huge decision.
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