Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford got here out of a joint observe with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday early on account of hamstring tightness, a staff spokesman mentioned.
Stafford overlooked roughly the second one part of the exercise, however the 36-year-old remained at the sideline in pads and didn’t display any obvious indicators of trauma right through or nearest the two-hour consultation.
“(Stafford) operates at a world-class level,” offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur mentioned. “But we know that every rep is going to be valuable for him, no matter how many plays he’s had. Unfortunately, he had some tightness.”
Jimmy Garoppolo labored with the first-team offense in Stafford’s absence, which is significance as a result of Garoppolo didn’t play games within the preseason opener in opposition to the Cowboys on Sunday and is not likely to take action within the two residue exhibition video games.
Garoppolo is suspended for the first two games of the regular season for a contravention of the NFL’s coverage on performance-enhancers.
“Anytime you get those ops, particularly against a defense like this with all the players they got, is going to be valuable,” LaFleur mentioned.
Stetson Bennett took Garoppolo’s snaps with the backups 3 days nearest he threw 4 interceptions prior to important a last-minute landing pressure in opposition to the Cowboys.
Schoolteacher Sean McVay mentioned Tuesday that Bennett would wish to display “more body of work” nearest being clear of the staff final season to concentrate on his psychological fitness to conserve the Refuse. 2 spot at the back of Stafford for the video games on the Detroit Lions on Sept. 8 and Arizona Cardinals the following week.
“He did some good things, but we got to work on the turnovers, no doubt,” LaFleur mentioned. “But there were a lot of positives for him to be able to get out here and practice.”
Reporting via The Related Press.
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