Rams named as potential trade suitor for two backup QBs

The Los Angeles Rams might be looking for another quarterback to add to their roster ahead of the 2025 season.

With Matthew Stafford still sitting out of training camp with a back injury, the Rams have been relying on Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett to lead the offense. The team also signed Dresser Winn as a camp body, but he isn't a real threat to the Rams' third quarterback spot.

Garoppolo is the entrenched backup to Stafford, but the Rams could look to add a more experienced name to fill out the room in place of Bennett or Winn. Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox listed the Rams as the potential trade partner for two veteran quarterbacks this summer: Mac Jones and Malik Willis.

Knox picked Jones and Willis as possible heirs to Stafford's role in L.A., too, if the Rams don't want to stick with Garoppolo long-term or draft a rookie in 2026. Both Jones and Willis have experience in a McVay-style offense, making them attractive options if the Rams want to give themselves options.

The Los Angeles Rams don't have a successor to Matthew Stafford in place, and Jones could be a strong candidate for that role. He doesn't possess Stafford's raw arm strength, but when at his best, Jones has shown impressive accuracy and timing. Those traits would mesh with a Sean McVay spacing-based offense that is quite similar to Shanahan's conceptually.

The Rams should have some interest in Willis as a potential heir to Stafford. While his play style is different than Stafford's, he's flashed in a LaFleur offense that is similar to McVay's—LaFleur was the Rams' offensive coordinator in 2017.

Neither option would be a great option for the Rams' future given their career thus far, but both are solid short-term options if they're brought in this year to sit behind Stafford and Garoppolo.

Jones, the former No. 15 pick in 2021, signed with the San Francisco 49ers this offseason after he spent the 2024 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He completed 65.3% of his passes for 1,672 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions in seven games in 2024. He began his career with the New England Patriots from 2021 to 2023, where he completed 66.1% of his passes for 8,918 yards, 46 touchdowns and 38 interceptions in 42 games. After a Pro Bowl season in 2021, Jones was benched throughout the 2023 season.

As for Willis, he's been a career backup in the NFL. He was a third-round pick in 2022 and spent his first two years with the Tennessee Titans. Willis played in just 11 games during those years and completed 55.3% of his passes for just 350 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. He went 2-0 with the Green Bay Packers in 2024, though, when Jordan Love suffered an injury. Willis completed 74.1% of his passes for 550 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in seven total games.

Willis might be the better option given he excelled in the Packers offense, but it's still a risk given his time with the Titans. But if the price is right, it's worth a shot for McVay and Les Snead.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams named as potential trade suitor for two backup QBs