IRVINE, Calif. — After making several deep throws and even a no-look pass during practice Saturday, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford said he felt like he could make any throw he wanted.
Stafford, who dealt with an elbow injury last season, received an injection in his right elbow during the offseason and did not throw during the Rams’ spring practice.
On Thursday, coach Sean McVay said Stafford’s injury was “a little unusual for a quarterback,” but reiterated that the Rams planned a “modified approach and progressive build” with him during training camp.
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“I’m just a little sore,” Stafford said Saturday. “We are working on it. I feel pretty good today. I thought it looked pretty good. But I’m just trying to be smart with him and make me feel as good as I can feel in Week 1 while still getting as many reps as he can.”
Stafford declined to go into detail about the pain in his elbow, saying he’s “just going through something that’s annoying right now.”
“We have a great plan,” Stafford said. “I feel stronger every time I come here and throw. I don’t know if you were watching. I felt like today I could do whatever I threw at myself. And I just try to be smart when I have these opportunities to make sure I can come here, loosen it up [and] cut it loose like I did today.”
McVay echoed Stafford’s comments about the way he threw the ball Saturday, pointing out that he wasn’t just making short and intermediate throws, but was “pushing the ball” to “all kinds of spots.” McVay also said that based on the way Stafford threw, “I don’t think you’d know anything was going on.”
“If you’ve been watching, I don’t know how much you can ask about how Matthew is feeling,” McVeigh said. “I mean, he threw it all over the yard today. It looked really good, I felt good.
“We’re pretty much on track with what we were hoping for, and I think you could really see the ball pop out of his hand … So, I think he was trying to show you guys that he probably didn’t a lot of questions I can ask him based on how he felt and the way he threw it today.”
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford went through practice Saturday and said afterward, “I feel stronger every time I come in here and throw.” AP Photo/Ashley Landis
The Rams also returned cornerback Jalen Ramsey to practice on Saturday. Although Ramsey did not begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list after offseason shoulder surgery, he was not cleared to participate in practice beforehand. On Saturday, he participated in the team’s 7-on-7 field work.
McVay said Ramsey has “done a great job” as the Rams continue his “five-day acclimatization period.”
“I think he’s feeling good and then we’ll continue to increase that workload as we go,” the coach said.
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