The Rams of Los Angeles launched their training camp Thursday with a fairly significant absence.

Pro Bowl quarterrier, Matthew Stafford, was to miss the first handful of practices with a painful back, but the head coach Sean Mcvay gave an update on the Stafford status on Saturday who probably has fans of rams at least a little worried.

Only a few days after telling Stafford journalists “absolutely ready” at week 1, the 39 -year -old coach informed journalists that the Super Bowl champion would not train next week and that he would be officially assessed “a week at a time”.

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He also noted that the team put their star QB on a personalized plan to put it back in the offense and not give it too quickly.

“It looks like the smart thing to do a week at a time with him,” Mcvay said, via ESPN. “I don’t think we can be smart enough with someone like Matthew and I think it’s better for him, the best for our football team, and this is the kind of plan we will have to move forward.”

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Matthew Stafford # 9 of the Los Angeles Rams launched a pass in the NFL eliminatory match at the State Farm Stadium on January 13, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams beat the Vikings 27-9.

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Mcvay also reiterated that there was no major setback with Stafford and that there was no “concern” concerning his long -term health.

In his absence, it is planned that Jimmy Groppolo and Stetson Bennett will divide the majority of representatives from the first team while Winn, 26, works with backups.

Stafford has missed 11 games in the past three years. Since the start of the 2022 season, Stafford has treated a sprained of the pedal, an elbow infection, a sprain of the elbow, a spinal cord injury, a hip strain, a thumb sprain and a lower lumbar sprain, According to the shark project.

The site also lists staff as having 80.3% chance of undergoing an injury at some point during the 2025 season, and that plans to miss 2.7 games on the basis of his Nfl History of injuries.