Matthew Stafford was all-in with the Los Angeles Rams from the moment he was traded to the West Coast. He didn’t miss a practice and took every single training camp snap with the first team offense, per The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue. The end result was 942 passing yards and nine touchdowns in his first three games with the franchise, a fairy tale debut and a Super Bowl championship.
In 2022, Stafford and the Rams are taking a different approach. The flame-throwing veteran didn’t throw a pass in Wednesday’s practice, instead letting backup John Wolford play with the starters. It’s not routine rest, either; it’s managing the arm pain that lingered through his 2021 season and kept him from throwing throughout the offseason.
Matthew Stafford working on dropbacks while the other QBs throw to receivers on the opposite field. McVay said the plan is to decrease Stafford’s workload after he felt pain in his throwing arm #Rams
— Gilbert Manzano (@GManzano24) August 3, 2022
