Matthew Stafford is about to turn 33 years old.
On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Rams gave Stafford’s now-former team, the Detroit Lions, two first-round picks and a third-rounder, PLUS QB Jared Goff. And while it seems like the Rams paid some of that large price because the Lions were taking on Goff’s horribly expensive contract, it still led to the same thought among NFL fans.
If that’s what the Rams are paying for Stafford … what are NFL teams going to have to give up for Deshaun Watson?
Assuming the Houston Texans wouldn’t just give Watson away, the price before Saturday night was likely already high — multiple first-rounders, probably, maybe some seconds, a young stud player, perhaps.
Now? Here’s some reaction: