Matthew Stafford exited practice with hamstring tightness last week, a precautionary measure for the veteran quarterback. Sean McVay expected Stafford to be back on the field this week and on Monday, that’s exactly where he was.
Stafford returned to practice on Monday, which is evidence of how minor his hamstring injury really is. Additionally, Jonah Jackson returned to practice, too. Jackson has been sidelined by a bruised scapula for the last three weeks but he’s making progress as Week 1 approaches.
It appears neither Stafford nor Jackson took part in 11-on-11 drills Monday but they did go through individual work so the Rams are ramping up their activity progressively so as not to risk re-injury.
Matthew Stafford went through stretching and individual drills. Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett handling team drills. OL Jonah Jackson went through stretching and individual drills.
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) August 19, 2024
It’s only a short clip, but it looks like Stafford was moving pretty well while going through individual drills.
Matthew Stafford pic.twitter.com/LgdsvNPugL
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) August 19, 2024
After practice, McVay said the Rams are still being smart with Stafford and Jackson. As for Jackson, he’ll do individual drills all week, which means he won’t participate in team sessions when the Rams scrimmage the Texans on Thursday.
Stafford and Jackson went through stretching & individual drills before watching team drills. Sean McVay post-practice said biggest thing was "being smart" with Stafford.
Plan for Jonah Jackson is to be "on an individual basis this week" with participation, "which is great." https://t.co/Tc6cHbvnqK
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) August 19, 2024
