If the Rams move on from Stafford this offseason, they might be wise to avoid an option like Aaron Rodgers.
The New York Jets informed Rodgers that they would move on from him during the offseason. He has been an increasingly popular speculative link to the Rams amid the uncertainty around their Pro Bowl QB. But Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio argued against the pairing.
Florio’s arguments go beyond Stafford playing at a higher level than his counterpart.
“Why would the Rams want to sign up for the Aaron Rodgers Experience?” Florio wrote on February 19. “Stafford isn’t an ‘all about me’ guy. Stafford doesn’t feel compelled to supplement his weekly press conferences with a bully-pulpit TV appearances that randomly veer into unsettled scores and conspiracy theories. Hell, beyond Stafford’s league-required appearances, he rarely talks.”
“From Rodgers’s perspective, yes he should want to play for the Rams. They have a young team with plenty of great players. They made it to the final eight in 2024, and they’re the only team (out of four) that gave the Eagles a run for their money in the playoffs.”
“Maybe it’s all part of some clunky effort by the Rams to make Stafford more likely to take their best offer. If that’s the best they can do, however, Stafford should say, ‘Go for it,’” Florio wrote. “Plus, Rodgers has been wanting to get back to California. The Rams would be an ideal location for him to wrap his career.
“But, again, why would the Rams want to do that?”
