While the Los Angeles Rams were taking on the Dallas Cowboys in their first preseason game of 2025, another sort of competition was staged behind the scenes. The Rams put starting quarterback Matthew Stafford through his paces in a controlled and scripted exercise to determine whether his aggravated disc injury had recovered to a point of allowing his return to football-related activities.
And as the Rams won their game over the Cowboys by a score of 31-21, Stafford seemed to overcome his ailment as well. It's the type of news that fans have been eagerly anticipating, and it's the news that head coach Sean McVay has been eager to share:
There was plenty of information being shared.