Matthew Stafford loved some R&R together with his spouse Kelly in Cabo San Lucas as buzz swirls about his subsequent touchdown spot.
The Rams quarterback knowledgeable the staff that he desires to play subsequent season, however his future in Los Angeles reportedly stays unsure.
The couple took a parents-only journey to Mexico with former MLB participant Trevor Plouffe and his spouse Olivia and former NFL quarterback Jimmy Clausen and his spouse Jess, as seen in images Kelly posted to her Instagram on Wednesday.
“A time was had!” Jess wrote on her Instagram Story.
The {couples} performed golf, lounged on a yacht, and sipped cocktails by the seaside.
Kelly beforehand gushed over the journey on her “Timeout” podcast final week following the Rams’ season-ending 28-22 loss to the Eagles within the divisional spherical.
The mom of 4 defined that she heard rumors about Stafford’s future and hypothesis that he might probably retire after his sixteenth season.
“He wish to play in 2025 and I’m excited. We’ll see if it occurs,” Kelly mentioned previous to the quarterback’s feedback that he’ll return to play subsequent season. “He’s slinging it round fairly good nonetheless.
“I really feel like he’s weirdly in his prime in a whole lot of completely different areas. However there’s a lot that needs to be discovered earlier than we will get there.”
Stafford’s future in Los Angeles is unsure, with the veteran carrying a team-high $49.6 million cap hit for subsequent season.
The Rams can save $27 million by buying and selling him after June 1, or $23 million as a post-June 1 reduce.
“I simply wish to maintain enjoying good soccer,” Stafford advised Forbes in an interview printed Wednesday. “I really like competing. Clearly getting an opportunity to make runs within the playoffs, competing for Lombardi trophies is what it’s all about. When you get a style of 1, you need extra of them. I really like enjoying this sport.”
Stafford performed in 16 video games throughout the common season with out a main damage.
Kelly mentioned he performed by means of 4 cracked ribs in opposition to the Eagles in snowy Philadelphia within the divisional spherical.
“I really feel good, fairly wholesome after the season, no surgical procedures and I simply love competing,” Stafford mentioned. “My household loves watching me play. They need me to maintain enjoying. It’s a blessing to have that behind me and simply love going on the market and competing with the teammates that I’ve.”
After a dismal 1-4 begin to the season, the Rams got here out of their bye week and received 9 of the subsequent 11 video games en path to profitable the NFC West.
Stafford completed the season throwing 20 touchdowns in opposition to eight interceptions and a strong 93.7 passer ranking.
“I do imagine there is part of him that’s prepared [to retire] and the women are doing issues he doesn’t wish to miss out on,” Kelly mentioned on her podcast. “And he’s given his life to soccer, finally that is going to occur it doesn’t matter what. If it’s not this yr it may very well be subsequent yr. I believe he had an incredible season, and if he desires to exit on that, that’s a f–king proud approach to exit.”