{"id":725103,"date":"2026-02-03T01:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/725103\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:49:17","slug":"sean-mcvay-keeping-my-fingers-crossed-for-matthew-stafford-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/725103\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean McVay &#8216;keeping my fingers crossed&#8217; for Matthew Stafford return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After inking a contract extension on Monday, Sean McVay\u2019s Rams future is certain.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to his quarterback, the Los Angeles head coach said he\u2019s still in the dark about Matthew Stafford\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p>Sean McVay said Monday he\u2019s still not certain of Matthew Stafford\u2019s 2026 plans. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>During a meeting with media members just after he and general manager Les Snead signed new, multi-deals with LA, McVay revealed he\u2019s not yet sure if Stafford will return in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Associated Press, McVay appeared \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gregbeacham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pretty confident<\/a>\u201d about an 18th season for Stafford, but he added he\u2019s not rushing the 37-year-old signal-caller into a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Sean McVay told media members he\u2019s \u201ckeeping my fingers crossed\u201d for Matthew Stafford\u2019s \u201926 return. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles head coach said he\u2019s still in the dark about Matthew Stafford\u2019s plans. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe California Post is here. Sign up for Morning Report.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m keeping my fingers crossed like you guys that he still wants to go play,\u201d McVay said.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford said last week on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/week-22-afc-nfc-championship-recap\/id1584409759?i=1000746774257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Let\u2019s Go!<\/a>\u201d podcast he planned to make his choice \u201cwith some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have so much more time to reflect on just the people and the season that we just had,\u201d Stafford said. \u201cI want to appreciate that and give it the time that it deserves before I start thinking personally about what\u2019s next for me and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stafford had arguably the best season of his career in 2025, throwing for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He\u2019s the favorite to be named the MVP of the league during NFL Honors on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After inking a contract extension on Monday, Sean McVay\u2019s Rams future is certain. But when it comes to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":725104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[1443,7,58,32,6,3307,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-725103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-matthew-stafford","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-sean-mcvay","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116004190469473608","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/725104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}