Overview
- Stafford completed 26 team-drill snaps in his first camp practice on Monday and participated in team work again Tuesday, per ESPN and team officials.
- The Rams are evaluating the 37-year-old quarterback on a day-to-day and week-to-week basis, and McVay has declined to project his availability for Week 1.
- Reuters reports Stafford is not expected to play in the Rams’ final preseason game Saturday against the Browns, leaving just under three weeks to ramp up for the Sept. 7 opener vs. Houston.
- Stafford missed most of camp with an aggravated disc, received an epidural, and used a mobile hyperbaric recovery trailer while Jimmy Garoppolo and Stetson Bennett handled reps.
- If Stafford cannot go, Garoppolo is the likely starter with Bennett as the No. 3, while media speculation about trading for Kirk Cousins persists despite significant contract costs and a no-trade clause.