LOS ANGELES More than three hours late for his scheduled media availability at the start of training camp here at Loyola Marymount University, head coach Sean McVay had a good reason for his tardine s.He was working behind the scenes to make quarterback happy, which in turn helps a team that NFL observers expect to compete for another postseason berth.When he finally emerged, McVay confirmed that Rams bra s had worked with Stafford's agent, Jimmy Sexton, and the two sides came to an agreement on a contract adjustment for the 36-year-old signal-caller.Stafford has three years remaining on a four-year, $160 million contract, none Seth DeValve Jersey of which is guaranteed beyond this season. Stafford's $40 million average annual salary ranks No. 14 in the league.ADVERTISEMENT Stafford's desire to sweeten his contract makes sense. After all, the guy he replaced in L.A., Detroit QB , recently received a four-year, $212 million Jaelen Strong Jersey deal that makes him the third-highest paid quarterback in the league at $53 million annually.According to reports, Stafford wanted more guaranteed money added to his deal. McVay, however, declined to specifically addre s details of the new agreement.The Rams had some urgency to get something done with Stafford. Backup quarterback will mi s the first two games of the season due to an NFL suspension for violating the league's drug policy, and second-year pro spent all of last season on the non-football injury list working on his mental health."We were able to have an understanding of what was important," McVay said. "We were able to articulate both perspectives, and I think the most important thing was coming to a solution and finding common ground."We were able to Larry Ogunjobi Jersey do that, and that was the goal. I do want to be careful in getting into too many of the particulars. What I am grateful for is that we were able to solve whatever that i sue was. And now here we are, and I'm excited to be able to talk about football."Stafford's impre sive play during the second half of 2023 helped Los Angeles finish 7-1 down the stretch. Overall, the Antonio Callaway Jersey Rams went 10-7 and reached the postseason after a nose-pinching 5-12 campaign coming off a Super Bowl victory after the 2021 season.According to Next Gen Stats, Stafford was pre sured on just 26.8% of his dropbacks from Week 11 to the end of the regular season, third-lowest in the league. For the season, the Rams allowed the sixth-fewest sacks (34) and ranked seventh in pre sures allowed (213). The product's 5.4% sack rate was his lowest since 2011.During that stretch from Week 11 until the end of the regular season, Stafford completed 160 of 243 pa ses (65.8%) for 1,895 yards, with 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions. For the season, Stafford threw for 3.965 yards even though he mi sed two games with a sprained ligament in his right thumb.Eric D Phillip Gaines Jersey . Williams has reported on the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. Follow him on Twitter at @eric_d_williams. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.