'My Plan Is To Be Back': Rams Veteran Matthew Stafford Confirms Return For 2024

Despite his advancing age, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is feeling the best he has in a while, and as of now, he has no plans to retire.

Now that the Los Angeles Rams have been eliminated from the playoffs, it might be time to start thinking about the reality of some of the team's veterans retiring.

One of the most likely candidates to call it a career would be veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford, as he will be turning 36 in less than a month. 

But Stafford jokingly put any retirement rumors to rest in his postgame conference after the close loss in the Wild Card, confirming that he will be back for next season barring any setbacks.

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"That's my plan right now," Stafford said. "My plan is to be back, and you'll have to deal with me for another year, so have fun with that."

Ian Rapoport also thinks that the Rams QB looks the best he has in a while, and he talked more about it on NFL GameDay.

"He is vintage Matthew Stafford," Rapoport said. "These people that have seen Stafford for years say that he is throwing the ball as well as he has in a very long time, and that is one reason why he has no plans to retire."

And he's not wrong.

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Stafford has been dealing with an elbow injury for the last couple of seasons, but it did not look like it affected him at all as he led the Rams to the playoffs with a 10-7 record. 

But despite that, Stafford passed for 367 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Detroit Lions with a very loud Ford Field booing him. 

He also played through a finger injury that he sustained mid-way through the game, further cementing that he is one of the toughest guys there is in the NFL.

And by his own words, he's ready to run it back again in 2024.