The 2025 NFL Scouting Mix is underway in Indianapolis and prospects are beginning to meet with the media. On Wednesday for instance Penn State move rusher Abdul Carter spoke early within the morning and talked about assembly with all the highest groups within the draft in addition to his want to return off the board first within the 2025 NFL Draft.
However maybe the identify on the coronary heart of each dialog is that of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Studies emerged over the weekend that the Rams have permitted Stafford to talk with different groups a couple of potential commerce, partially to gauge the veteran quarterback’s worth available on the market. In response to NFL Community insider Ian Rapoport the 2 sides believed this might give the concerned events a “higher understanding” of his worth.
Now with the whole NFL world in Indianapolis, stories are rising about who — and who not — will probably be in on a possible Stafford commerce.
The New York Giants have an interest
As many anticipated, the New York Giants are one of many groups which have already inquired a couple of potential commerce for Stafford. In response to New York Every day Information Giants beat author Pat Leonard, Stafford’s representatives met with Giants brass Tuesday in Indianapolis:
Extra information: The #Giants met with #Rams QB Matthew Stafford’s representatives on Tuesday right here in Indianapolis on the NFL Mix, per supply
The potential of a commerce to New York nonetheless exists. Stafford has the go-ahead from the Rams to gauge his market https://t.co/XtRZM2jPtr
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) February 26, 2025
Talking with the media on Tuesday Giants normal supervisor Joe Schoen talked about making additions to the quarterback room, together with including a veteran even when the Giants draft a quarterback with the third-overall choice. Nevertheless, Schoen demurred when requested particularly about Stafford:
ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, nonetheless, believes that Stafford is the crew’s “high precedence” at quarterback:
It’s fairly clear after a pair days in Indianapolis that the Giants high precedence at quarterback is Matthew Stafford. See what occurs with him and the Rams and transfer on from there. pic.twitter.com/shO4vbUA2a
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) February 26, 2025
Tom Brady makes his pitch … or does he?
We’ve obtained a source-off!
Tom Brady is a person of many hats lately. Along with his duties with FOX Sports activities, which included being on the decision alongside Kevin Burkhardt for Tremendous Bowl LIX, Brady is a minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Who additionally want a quarterback.
In response to reporting from FOX Sports activities NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, Brady hosted Stafford at his house in Montana, the place “they hung out collectively and went snowboarding.”
As well as, based on Schultz “Brady has been actively attempting to persuade Stafford to affix the Raiders:”
Sources: #Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady not too long ago hosted #Rams QB Matthew Stafford at his house in Montana, the place they hung out collectively and went snowboarding. Brady has been actively attempting to persuade Stafford to affix the Raiders, and discussions are ongoing.
A number of groups are… pic.twitter.com/Jo9xxw2M6e
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) February 26, 2025
Nevertheless, others have a a lot totally different viewing of the assembly in Montana:
#Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady and #Rams QB Matthew Stafford bumped into one another at a ski resort in Montana, sources say.
The assembly, unplanned, was not intensive or in-depth and didn’t embody Brady “internet hosting” or “recruiting” Stafford, regardless of stories saying in any other case. pic.twitter.com/eUucyxzxsW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 26, 2025
Nonetheless, the Raiders maintain the sixth-overall decide within the 2025 NFL Draft, and do want a quarterback. Brady has been extremely complimentary of Shedeur Sanders these previous few months, however Stafford in Las Vegas is an fascinating thought.
The Cleveland Browns have an interest “to some stage”
Then there are the Cleveland Browns, who maintain the second-overall decide within the 2025 NFL Draft. Cleveland nonetheless has Deshaun Watson on the books, however Watson is “doubtless [to] miss vital time throughout the 2025 season” after a “re-rupture” of his Achilles tendon, which he tore in October.
In response to our Browns insider Jared Mueller, who’s on the bottom in Indianapolis, his sources in Cleveland point out that the Browns have “some curiosity” in Stafford, however are “unlikely” to be in on a possible commerce. In response to Mueller “[t]he crew is to some stage however doesn’t consider they’re life like choices for a commerce and new contract for Stafford.”
Mueller additionally stories that many consider that Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the decide for the Browns at No. 2.
