SoFi Stadium will host the Super Bowl for a second time in 2027, five years after the Los Angeles Rams won a ring in their home building. NFL owners voted to approve the stadium as the host site on Wednesday, which was exciting news for the Rams, Stan Kroenke and the city of Inglewood.
Matthew Stafford would love to win another Super Bowl with the Rams, and doing so at home again would be special, but he has no clue if he’ll still be in the NFL three years from now.
“Come on, man,” he said laughing. “I have no idea. That’s a long way away.”
Stafford will be 36 in February which means if he did play another three years and reached the Super Bowl in 2027, he’d have just turned 39 before the game. Again, that’s a long way out, but it’s not out of the question for the Rams quarterback to continue playing for another three seasons.
He’s certainly shown this season that his game hasn’t fallen off in the least bit at 35 years old, but he’s also dealt with a litany of injuries throughout his career that could cause him to consider retiring in the next year or two.
That being said, he’d love another opportunity to win a Super Bowl in his home building.
“Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely,” he said. “It was cool. Obviously, that’s the only one I’ve ever played in. It was a unique experience getting able to do that at home. Don’t know what it would be like anywhere else, but it sure was fun getting it done at our place.”