The Los Angeles rams are the talk of the NFL after they allegedly agreed to the terms of an instant trade for Matthew Stafford, but if all went according to plan, they would have an even bigger name under the center. Appears on NFL Network Sunday night to discuss the Rams deal for Stafford, the Los Angeles Times‘Sam Farmer said the team originally tried to trade for Packers star Aaron Rodgers, but Green Bay simply did not refuse to entertain the idea.
“They wanted to upgrade from Jared Goff,” Farmer said. ‘They felt there were a certain number of quarterbacks who could do it. I think Deshaun Watson was outside their price range. They made a comeback with Aaron Rodgers, and the Packers were determined not to trade with him. ‘
While the news is not necessarily surprising, given how many Rams buyers have openly hinted at seeking an upgrade over Goff in 2021, it still reads loudly in the wake of Rodgers’ dissatisfaction in Green Bay. The Packers, who are worth it, have repeatedly and publicly expressed confidence in Rodgers as the club’s QB of the near and even distant future, and Rodgers himself recently argued that there is little reason he will not return in 2021. . But the QB in particular has its own future with the team after the Packers’ NFC championship loss and is apparently unhappy with his current contract, which has led to speculation about his availability.
There’s also a connection between Rodgers and California. Although it is clear that Green Bay is serious about retaining no. 12 – or simply did not produce enough substantive trade proposals from the Rams – Rodgers was born and bred on the West Coast, home of the Rams. Eventually, LA targeting him as a potential Goff replacement will likely stay in the ‘what-could-be’ file, with Rodgers’ old NFC North rival in Stafford on his way to the Rams.