by: Chandler Vessels 12 minutes ago ChandlerVessels
Concern is growing regarding a back injury to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford . The veteran, getting ready to enter his 17th NFL season, still has not practiced in training camp with the regular season opener a little more than three weeks away.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter joined NFL Live on Tuesday to discuss the injury to Stafford. He reported that while the team remains optimistic he will be ready for kickoff on Sept. 7, he personally is starting to get worried not only about that, but also Stafford’s ability to hold up in the rest of the season.
“They thought he’d be back at practice Monday. He wasn’t,” Schefter explained. “They thought he’d be at practice maybe today. He’s not. At some point, there has to be some level of concern that builds up, but it hasn’t yet within the organization. They remain quietly and privately confident that he’s gonna be ready for the regular season opener against the Houston Texans. But now, we are just over three weeks away.
“He’s 37 years old. It’s a back (injury). Back’s linger. I think it’s problematic, but again, they have not been concerned and they have maintained all along that if there were a game this week, Matthew Stafford would be out there and he would be playing.”
“He’s 37 years old. It’s a back [injury]. Back’s linger. I think it’s problematic.”