Three years ago, the Los Angeles Rams made the risky decision to trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions. In the trade, the Rams gave up multiple first-round picks and their young quarterback that they had selected first overall just five years earlier. There was no denying the risk at the time, but it paid off as the Rams won the Super Bowl.
That trade changed the quarterback landscape of the NFL. Since then, teams have seemingly been more willing to trade assets for a proven, veteran quarterback in their mid-late 30s.