LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 27: Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) warms up during the Los Angeles Rams Training Camp on July 27, 2024, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford exited practice early on Wednesday during the Rams’ joint
practice against the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, California. Stafford was
experiencing tightness in his hamstring and was pulled in the middle of practice out of precaution.
Rams head coach Sean McVay provided an update on Stafford Thursday, saying
that he expects Stafford to practice next week, per The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue
With Stafford out of Thursday’s practice, Jimmy Garoppolo began the walk
through with the starting group. Garoppolo, along with quarterback
Stetson Bennett, handled reps on Wednesday against the Cowboys following Stafford’s departure.
Stafford is coming off a relatively healthy season with the Rams in which he was
able to play 15 games for the team. The 36-year-old did miss one and a half
games with a UCL sprain in his thumb, but returned to help the Rams win seven of their last eight regular season games
and make the playoffs. Stafford completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 3,965 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 11
interceptions in 2023 before the Rams went on to lose to the Detroit Lions in the wildcard playoffs.
