- Signed
- 2009
- Average / year
- $12M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 67.2%
$72,000,000 in reported contract value across 6 seasons, including $48,400,000 guaranteed at signing.
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Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles RamsMatthew Stafford Contract
Matthew Stafford signed a one-year, $55 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The deal includes $5 million guaranteed and can reach $60 million with incentives. It carries a $48.27 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
1-year contract$55M
- Guaranteed
- $5M
- Average / year
- $55M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Quarterback #9Age 3818 NFL seasons6' 3" / 214 lbsGeorgia
LARQB / 9
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $16,000,000 | $28,100,000 | $40,000,000 | $0 | $48,266,668 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $16,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 | $16,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $4,166,668 | $0 | $40,000,000 | $48,266,668 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $12,000,000 + OPTION PRORATION $16,100,000 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $4,166,668=$48,266,668$833,332 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.
Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$61.50M$30.75M$0
DET2009–2020LAR2021–2028BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $16,000,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $24,000,000 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$40,000,000Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2009NEW DEAL | 21 | DET | $3,100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 |
| 2010 | 22 | DET | $395,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,400,000 | $0 | $9,105,000 | $0 | $0 | $26,900,000 | $30,000,000 |
| 2011 | 23 | DET | $525,000 | $0 | $8,745,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,270,000 | $39,270,000 |
| 2012 | 24 | DET | $615,000 | $0 | $10,885,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,500,000 | $50,770,000 |
| 2013NEW DEAL | 25 | DET | $4,000,000 | $14,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,500,000 | $69,270,000 |
| 2014 | 26 | DET | $2,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,969 | $0 | $0 | $15,008,969 | $84,278,969 |
| 2015 | 27 | DET | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,500,000 | $93,778,969 |
| 2016 | 28 | DET | $17,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,000,000 | $110,778,969 |
| 2017NEW DEAL | 29 | DET | $1,000,000 | $50,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $51,000,000 | $161,778,969 |
| 2018 | 30 | DET | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $178,278,969 |
| 2019 | 31 | DET | $13,500,000 | $0 | $13,200,000 | $5,500,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $32,700,000 | $210,978,969 |
| 2020 | 32 | DET | $7,800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $27,068 | $0 | $0 | $8,327,068 | $219,306,037 |
| 2021 | 33 | LAR | $9,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,000,000 | $239,306,037 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 34 | LAR | $1,500,000 | $60,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $61,500,000 | $300,806,037 |
| 2023 | 35 | LAR | $1,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27,500,000 | $328,306,037 |
| 2024 | 36 | LAR | $23,500,000 | $0 | $12,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,007,875 | $364,313,912 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 37 | LAR | $16,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $1,890 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44,001,890 | $408,315,802 |
| 2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED | 38 | LAR | $16,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $40,000,000 | $448,315,802 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 39 | LAR | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $35,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000,000 | $498,315,802 |
| 2028SCHEDULED | 40 | LAR | $1,390,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,390,000 | $504,705,802 |
| Career totals | $148,325,000 | $137,500,000 | $45,330,000 | $36,000,000 | $126,400,000 | $2,009,765 | $9,141,037 | $0 | $0 | $504,705,802 | $504,705,802 | ||
Contract history
6 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20092009
- 20132013
- Signed
- 2013
- Average / year
- $17.67M
- Signing bonus
- $27.50M
- Guarantee rate
- 63.2%
$53,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $33,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $27,500,000 signing bonus.
- 20172017
- Signed
- 2017
- Average / year
- $27M
- Signing bonus
- $50M
- Guarantee rate
- 44.8%
$135,000,000 in reported contract value across 5 seasons, including $60,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $50,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $40M
- Signing bonus
- $60M
- Guarantee rate
- 39.4%
$160,000,000 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $63,000,000 guaranteed at signing and a $60,000,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $42M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 47.6%
$84,000,000 in reported contract value across 2 seasons, including $40,000,000 guaranteed at signing.
- 20262026
- Signed
- 2026
- Average / year
- $55M
- Signing bonus
- —
- Guarantee rate
- 9.1%
$55,000,000 in reported contract value across 1 season, including $5,000,000 guaranteed at signing.