Back in February, the Rams quarterback was looking for a contract with more guaranteed money, but he couldn't come to an agreement with the team on what the new number should be. With the two sides at an impasse, the Rams decided to give Stafford permission to speak to other teams about a possible trade.

Apparently, those factors— as well as the more than $364 million in career earnings Stafford has made throughout his NFL career, per Spotrac— may have been enough to convince