The conundrum of “What comes next?” haunts NFL veterans who must pivot to a new career — sometimes with little planning, which can make or break their life after football. For Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, retirement plans are coming at him fast. And Rams fans are being pulled along for the ride.
If you want to revisit the chain of events that got us here, there’s no shortage of articles detailing the back-and-forth pendulum swinging between hope and despair. But the latest news of no practice and more back discomfort has left fans losing their minds.