Stafford's MVP Season, Team-Friendly Cap Hit

0:00It's March 31st. This is NFL News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the season. Matthew Stafford just snagged his first MVP award and heads into his 38-year-old season in 2026 with a massive cap hit of $48,260,000, the highest of his career and tops among all quarterbacks in the league. That edges out Joe Burles' 48-million with Justin Herbert, DeShawn Watson, Josh Allen, Dak Prescott, Baker Mayfield, and Sam Darnold. Filling out the top eight spots, but dig deeper and Stafford's actually taking less of the Rams' total cap high down from 18% in 2024 and 16.9%. Percent this year to just 15.4% next season, which feels like a team-friendly discount. Rams' coach Sean McVeigh seems cool with Stafford going year by year, no restructures or extensions on the horizon, especially since they don't need the extra space right now. Even unsigned for 2027, a 33.6-million cap hit lingers from bonuses, showing how these deals keep quarterbacks pricey.

1:07As the age, but for LA, it's all part of the plan.