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The LA Rams have taken a bit of a risk by putting up draft picks and their own somewhat accomplished quarterback Jared Goff to acquire the Detroit Lions veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. But in the exchange, there is a certain level of expectation. Forget the compensation required to remove a huge financial burden from the LA Rams books. Matthew Stafford is not cheap.
And so, the trade for Stafford was not financial in nature, but rather one motivated by what the new QB Stafford can deliver to the Rams offense.