If the Los Angeles Rams move on from Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp this offseason, they could replace that tandem with another veteran QB-WR combo.
According to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, Aaron Rodgers prefers to play for the Rams next season in the event that L.A. trades away Stafford. There have been rumors linking Rodgers to the Rams, given his ties to the West Coast, but this is the first legitimate report about his interest in playing for Los Angeles.
Not only does Rodgers want to play for Sean McVay’s team, but he would like to bring Davante Adams to L.A. with him once he becomes a free agent.
Sources tell the Daily News that Rodgers, 41, prefers to play for the Rams and that the outgoing Jets QB would bring Davante Adams with him once the Jets wide receiver becomes a free agent.
So hypothetically, the Rams could acquire significant assets by trading Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Then they could also add Rodgers and Adams to a Sean McVay offense with No. 1 wide receiver Puka Nacua and running back Kyren Williams.
Rodgers is from California and has a house in Malibu where he lives in the offseason, so it’s not hard to make the connection between him and the Rams.
Furthermore, the Rams just hired his former quarterback coach, Alex Van Pelt, as a senior offensive assistant – a coach Rodgers loved in Green Bay. Is that merely a coincidence or are the Rams preparing to bring in Rodgers?
Los Angeles’ first priority is working out a deal with Stafford but if the two sides can’t come to an agreement, it seems very possible that Rodgers will be the starting quarterback next season.