Overview

• Matthew Stafford was held out of Monday’s practice despite earlier expectations that he would take individual reps after a heavy throwing session over the weekend
• Reporters observed Stafford entering an Ammortal red-light therapy chamber at the Rams’ training complex in Woodland Hills
• Head coach Sean McVay said Stafford “didn’t feel good enough” to push through and stressed a cautious, day-to-day management approach
• Backups Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett have run first- and second-team reps in Stafford’s absence, with Bennett throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the preseason win
• The Rams still project Stafford as their Week 1 starter, but successive setbacks have raised uncertainty about his readiness