{"id":761756,"date":"2026-02-19T05:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761756\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T05:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:51:17","slug":"matthew-stafford-wont-get-statue-outside-sofi-stadium-former-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761756\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Stafford won\u2019t get statue outside SoFi Stadium: former Ram"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Los Angeles Rams <\/a>ever decide to immortalize their former players in bronze outside of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, would current quarterback Matthew Stafford<\/a> be deserving of such an honor?<\/p>\n

According to former Rams\u2019 running back Todd Gurley, Stafford probably won\u2019t be getting a statue at the new state-of-the-art stadium anytime soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to former Ram Todd Gurley, Matthew Stafford probably won\u2019t be getting a statue at SoFi Stadium.\u00a0 Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gurley, speaking to TMZ Sports <\/a>at the Fanatics party during Super Bowl week, didn\u2019t scoff at Stafford\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9. Rather, he questioned the geography. \u201c[The Rams] share the stadium with the Chargers,\u201d Gurley explained, noting that any statue outside the Inglewood palace would open the door for the other tenant to demand equal real estate. From what he\u2019s heard, that\u2019s a line the organization may not want to cross.<\/p>\n

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford boasts 46 touchdowns this season, earning him the NFL MVP trophy. AP<\/p>\n

Gurley\u2019s solution? Keep it in the family. Plant the legacy at Rams Village in Woodland Hills<\/a>, where the franchise trains, works and breathes Rams football. <\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe one of them down that way,\u201d Gurley said of a potential statue, pointing toward a future where the bronze belongs on Rams soil only.<\/p>\n

Gurley thinks the statue would be better placed at Rams Village in Woodland Hills, where the franchise trains. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a compelling argument, even after Stafford\u2019s league-leading 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns this season earned him the NFL MVP trophy. But another Lombardi Trophy would shift this from barbershop debate to architectural planning.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not forget: SoFi was built by Rams owner Stan Kroenke<\/a>, even if the Los Angeles Chargers pay rent. If Kroenke ever greenlights statues, Stafford\u2019s name belongs in the same breath as Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, Orlando Pace and Cooper Kupp.<\/p>\n

What other Rams players do you think would be deserving of a statue and do you agree with Gurley? Let us know in the comments section.<\/p>\n

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