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The Los Angeles Rams are dealing with injuries and questionable depth at multiple positions, but have proved they can compete with adversity, holding a 6-2 record. Through 9 weeks, people from around the league have an understanding of which teams are contenders or pretenders. An insider conducted an anonymous executive poll, asking who they would vote for during the award season, with one LA Rams player getting a nod to win his first career award. Execs Predict Matthew Stafford To Win Award Matthew Stafford is in his 17th professional season in the NFL, has thrown for 4,000 yards in 9 of those, and has only been a Pro Bowler twice: once with the Detroit Lions and once with the Rams in the 2023 season. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer conducted an anonymous poll from 42 executives, asking who they would vote for when the awards are presented, including MVP. In the poll, the execs voted for Stafford to win the Most Valuable Player award, his first major award in the latter part of his career. “This summer, there was plenty of pearl-clutching over the status of Matthew Stafford… A back injury sidelined him through training camp. He first put on pads for practice on Aug. 18, nearly a month after the Rams reported. As usual, he didn’t take a snap in a preseason game. And that led to speculation that the injury, at least troublesome enough to warrant caution, was worse than the team was letting on,” Breer wrote. “The Rams also had an idea it’d be like this after Stafford explored options elsewhere in the offseason and then decided to stay in Los Angeles. And they were fine with it… It’s fair to say the whole thing’s worked out for everyone.” “So, with nine weeks down and nine weeks to go in the 2025 season, Stafford has played well enough to land our midseason MVP award… For those on the inside, it’s how he continues to raise the bar for everyone around him that makes him such a viable candidate for MVP… Stafford, quite simply, is the straw that stirs this drink. In the poll, Stafford received 13 votes for MVP. The runner-up was last season’s winner, Josh Allen, who received 8 votes. Entering Week 10, the quarterback is top 5 in passing yards and leads the league in passing touchdowns. Winning the MVP would be Stafford’s first major career award despite being one of the longest-tenured players in the NFL. First MVP For Rams Player In 20+ Years The Los Angeles Rams, or actually, the St. Louis Rams, are no strangers to the team winning the MVP award. From the 1999 – 2001 season, the Rams had three straight MVP winners. Former quarterback Kurt Warner won the award in 1999 and 2001, while former running back Marshall Faulk won the Most Valuable Player award in 2000. Former members of the Rams organization also won back in the 1940s and 1960s. If Stafford were to win the award, it would be the first time in 20+ years that a member of the Rams organization has won the award. The long-time quarterback is in the final years of his career (or final) and winning the MVP and possibly the Super Bowl would be a great way to cap off his career.
