Matthew Stafford drops huge retirement hint after Rams lose to the Eagles

Matthew Stafford suggested that status is simply a anticipation aft the Rams' 28-22 nonaccomplishment to the Eagles successful the divisional circular connected Sunday.

The quarterback, 36, was non-committal erstwhile asked astir his aboriginal with the franchise. 

'As acold arsenic my aboriginal goes, it's 30 minutes aft the past crippled truthful I'll instrumentality immoderate clip to deliberation astir it,' helium told reporters. 'But I consciousness similar I was playing immoderate beauteous bully ball.'

Stafford was past asked whether helium had 'good football' remaining, to which helium answered successful the affirmative.

'Sure feels similar it,' helium said.

Stafford threw for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns but LA yet saw their comeback effort travel up abbreviated arsenic the visitors failed to person a 4th-and-11 connected the Eagles' 22 yard-line with 31 seconds remaining. 

In the offseason, Stafford agreed to re-work his woody with the Rams, forgoing his guarantees for the 2025 play and fundamentally agreeing to a one-year, $40million contract, as NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported astatine the time. 

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