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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has set the record straight about his rumored desire to leave the team and have a Matthew Stafford-like offseason. Put simply, there is no truth to the talks about Ryan demanding a trade away from the Falcons, adding that he loves his situation in Atlanta despite reports saying otherwise. “False. […]

The Los Angeles Rams were looking like the best team in the league until they met the Arizona Cardinals. Instead, LA finds themselves in second place in the NFC West after losing to Arizona on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NFL takeaways series with a Rams Week 4 takeaway. Typically the Rams defense dominates […]

The Los Angeles Rams lost their first game of the 2021 season to their NFC West division rivals Arizona Cardinals, and Matthew Stafford knows he shares part of the blame. Stafford undoubtedly had his worst game of the season so far against the Cardinals, completing just 26 of his 41 passes for 280 yards–though most […]

The Los Angeles Rams are set to take on the Arizona Cardinals in a heated NFC West divisional matchup. Both franchises are undefeated right now, meaning the winner of this game will take an early lead in the NFC West. It’s time to continue our NFL predictions series with a Rams Week 4 prediction. It’s […]

Things are just starting to get interesting in the NFL regular season as a few teams sit at a perfect 3-0 while others will now begin attempting to rebound from winless 0-3 starts — in addition to everything in the middle as well. Along with that, plenty of fantasy football decisions are starting to matter […]

The Los Angeles Rams have their hands full on Sunday as they face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is a Heavyweight matchup between two of the best the NFC has to offer. It has the potential to be the game of the year. It’s time to continue our NFL prediction series with a […]

The Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on a collision course, with the two undefeated squads set to square off in Week 3 of the 2021 NFL regular season on Sunday. This is an opportunity for the Rams to further justify that they made the right decision to acquire Matthew Stafford back […]

The Los Angeles Rams are ready to win after an offseason that saw them move on from former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff. Usually when a team gives up on it’s former top pick, that franchise ends up in big trouble. However, it’s quite the opposite for LA with Matthew Stafford taking over. Los […]

Matthew Stafford had a smashing debut for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday after leading the team to a convincing 34-14 victory over the Chicago Bears. Of course, one of the proudest for the veteran quarterback was his wife, Kelly Stafford. Or was she? During NBC’s Sunday Night Football airing of the Rams and Bears […]

Week 1 of the NFL season was filled with plenty of entertainment and wild results. This isn’t the NBA where there are 81 games remaining after opening day, instead there are only 16 more in this new 17 game schedule. Despite the schedule being much shorter in the NFL, there is still more than enough […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay lost faith in quarterback Jared Goff over time, which is why the franchise went out and traded a haul for Matthew Stafford in the offseason. Stafford went out and showed why the Rams made that trade by dominating the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. After the 34-14 […]

There’s renewed buzz around the Los Angeles Rams franchise coming into the season with Matthew Stafford. The former Detroit Lions quarterback gives the team much more stability after a rocky season with Jared Goff at the helm. But apparently, the Stafford-to-Rams deal wasn’t seen as the likely outcome as the Lions shopped their QB. According […]

The Los Angeles Rams are ready to win. They’ve replaced their weakest link, Jared Goff, with Matthew Stafford who appears to be the missing piece for the team. Now, they are set to start the 2021 campaign with high hopes of a better showing this time around. Of course, there are questions the Rams have […]

With new quarterback Matthew Stafford under center and most of the team’s starters on defense returning for another year, expectations are high for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2021 NFL season. After missing the playoffs in the 2019 season, the Rams returned to the postseason in 2020 after finishing with a 10-6 record. But […]

Matthew Stafford has yet to play a single second for the Los Angeles Rams but some people are already expecting him to have a huge campaign in the upcoming NFL season. After a string of empty stints with the Detroit Lions, Stafford will have a much-needed change of scenery in the City of Angels. This […]

The NFL season is quickly approaching and the Los Angeles Rams are primed for a big year. After trading for Matthew Stafford, this team is in line for a much improved passing game. With a stout defense and an electric offense, the Rams will be making plenty of noise throughout the season. LA’s offense should […]

Regardless if you are in a standard or a super flex league format, addressing the quarterback position for your fantasy football team this season holds major importance. But investing in QB sleepers certainly can help you fill out your rosters with running backs and wide receivers early and often, knowing you can grab a few […]

One of the biggest moves in the NFL during the offseason happened pretty quickly when the Los Angeles Rams acquired Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions. The former No. 1 overall pick out of Georgia had given everything to the Lions franchise but needed a new start. Speaking with Seth Wickersham of ESPN, Stafford revealed […]

The 2021-22 NFL regular season is now just around the corner. With a new regular season approaching, that also means that fantasy football owners are gearing up for endless drafts with many hopeful potential winners currently out there. Searching for your fantasy football breakout quarterbacks, part of your larger group of fantasy football breakout candidates? […]

The NFL season is nearly upon us, which means it’s time to take a look at the top 15 fantasy football quarterbacks in 2021. There are plenty of worthy quarterbacks to be had. So much so, it’d be a smart strategy to wait until later in your fantasy draft to select one. Having elite running […]

There’s a new sheriff in Los Angeles. Following his trade from the Detroit Lions, quarterback Matthew Stafford will look to get the Rams over the hump this year in place of Jared Goff. For Stafford, it’s a big change of scenery. While he’s spent much of his career on bad teams with solid offensive talent […]

It might take time for NFL fans — particularly those with affinity with the Detroit Lions — before they can get used to seeing quarterback Matthew Stafford taking snaps and lobbing passes in a Los Angeles Rams jersey.   With the Lions under a new general manager in Brad Holmes, the team’s direction also got reconfigured […]

When the Los Angeles Rams traded for Matthew Stafford in the offseason, it sent in motion a clear-cut plan to go out and try and win a Super Bowl now. A big part of those offensive plans was supposed to be running back Cam Akers. But, after going down with an achilles injury, Akers will […]

Perhaps the biggest move of the NFL offseason that did happen was when the Los Angeles Rams acquired Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions. Other suitors were in play and it turns out, one was the Rams’ division rival, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers missed on Stafford and instead traded up in the 2021 […]

With a new quarterback at the helm in Matthew Stafford and a super bowl win in their sights, the new-look Los Angeles Rams will have a lot going for them during the 2021 NFL season. After making some solid picks in the draft, the Rams will have a few choices to make regarding personnel changes. […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is feeling great about having Matthew Stafford on the team. He couldn’t even stop himself from bursting into a profanity-laced giddiness when he spoke about the team’s new signal-caller during an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. “Bro, this dude’s a bad MF-er,” McVay told Breer, laughing. “Whatever people […]

Former Detroit Lions star wide receiver Calvin Johnson is ecstatic Matthew Stafford is out of the Motor City. He only wishes he had been granted his release during his playing career. Johnson said during an interview with Woodward Sports he was glad his former quarterback will have a chance to play for another franchise after […]

Entering the first season with new head coach Dan Campbell and a new starting quarterback at the helm, the Detroit Lions are beginning to head into a multi-step rebuild process. Having held the seventh overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, there were plenty of viable options for them to address their many needs. A […]

The Los Angeles Rams made a return to the playoffs this past year and are primed to get back once again in 2021. In the offseason, the team improved the roster even more, making it a tougher task to take them out. In the offseason, the Rams traded for star quarterback Matthew Stafford, who could […]

The Los Angeles Rams made quite the run in 2020 before ultimately coming up short to the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field in the playoffs. One thing that became apparent for the LA after last season was that they seemed to be a star quarterback away from truly taking the next step. They wasted […]

Injuries ravaged and ruined the San Francisco 49ers’ plans of defending their NFC Championship crown from 2020 in 2021. The injuries started early and carried throughout the year. And while injuries affect a team regardless, when it’s your best players getting hurt, it makes it all the more difficult. Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas, George Kittle, […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions made a big splash earlier this offseason when they swapped quarterbacks, and now they just made another deal. This time, it’s Michael Brockers going from the Rams to the Lions. The move didn’t come without a little drama. Before dishing him away, the Rams’ front office apparently asked […]

The Los Angeles Rams players are reportedly feeling good about the recent acquisition of veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford to begin their offseason. Rams defensive tackle Michael Brockers aired his side and claimed that Stafford will bring more talent to the table as opposed to former QB1 Jared Goff. Via TMZ Sports: “Is it a level […]

The quarterback carousel is starting to gain momentum. The Detroit Lions traded longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff, a pair of first-round picks, and a third-round pick. Just recently, a trade between the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts took place that exchanged quarterback Carson Wentz for a conditional second-round pick and a third-round […]

Matthew Stafford is more than happy with how the drama surrounding his situation with the Detroit Lions ended up with himself being traded to the Los Angeles Rams. As it turns out, however, there were a few other possible destinations for the star quarterback other than L.A. — as well as a couple of teams […]

Matthew Stafford is soon to be a former member of the Detroit Lions as he will be officially traded to the Los Angeles Rams when the new league year begins in March. Even though Stafford envisioned himself playing for the Lions his entire career, he and his wife began picturing a trade happening before last […]

Matthew Stafford is a really tough guy, and the new Los Angeles Rams quarterback detailed all the injuries he played through in 2020 with the Detroit Lions in a recent interview with Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press. It’s truly a laundry list of maladies: “I mean, this past year was bad,” Matthew Stafford […]

The Los Angeles Rams were able to acquire Matthew Stafford in a trade recently and there are players who are interested in playing with him in Los Angeles. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, there were multiple players who texted Stafford after the news of his trade broke in hopes to join him on the Rams. […]

It’s been just over a week since the trade that sent Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams and more details are emerging from the blockbuster deal. Aside from the Carolina Panthers’ offer to the Lions for Stafford, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Detroit initially requested for defensive tackle Aaron Donald during […]