Minnesota Vikings Insider Shuts Down Matthew Stafford Rumors

The 5-1 Minnesota Vikings are gearing up for a quick turnaround, taking on the Los Angeles Rams tomorrow night on Thursday Night Football. Yesterday, rumors started swirling about the Rams’ QB, adding a little extra drama to the matchup.

Those rumors claimed the Vikings were in deep trade talks with the LA Rams, trying to land Matthew Stafford before the November 5 trade deadline. Naturally, this left a lot of fans scratching their heads and asking questions, trying to make sense of it all.

Vikings insider shuts down trade rumors

Something felt off about these rumors. Sure, they were coming from accounts with decent followings, Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports has over 50,000 followers on Twitter, and Jake Ellenbogen from Downtown Rams is sitting at 25,000. But none of the big-time accounts or well-known Vikings writers were saying anything about it.

Until Wednesday, when Vikings insider Ben Goessling finally took to Twitter with his own reporting, which found zero validity in Tuesday’s rumor.

Checking in on the Matthew Stafford-to-the-Vikings rumors I’ve been getting lots of questions about. Source said there’s zero truth to the idea the Vikings are trying to trade for him.

— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) October 23, 2024

Goessling is one of the most trusted voices when it comes to covering the Minnesota Vikings. If he’s shutting down the Stafford-to-Minnesota rumors, it means that nobody close to the Vikings or Stafford was willing or able to confirm these supposed trade talks.

The Vikings are set to face off against Stafford, and the 2-4 Los Angeles Rams, tomorrow night. If Minnesota pulls off the win, they’ll bump up to 6-1 while the Rams drop to 2-5. A loss like that could push the Rams into selling mode, ahead of the deadline in a couple weeks.

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There were already some rumors floating around that superstar WR Cooper Kupp could be available for a trade too. So, if the Rams decide to sell at the deadline, could Stafford end up on the Vikings or another team? Maybe, but as of now, nothing’s in the works, so don’t get your hopes up.