Random Ramsdom: Stafford to miss practices with Cowboys

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Part of the reason Sean McVay says key players can miss pre-season games is because he feels his Los Angeles Rams get just as good, if not better work in when they compete in joint-practices with other teams, so Matthew Stafford missing upcoming joint-practices with the Dallas Cowboys is concerning, and I’ll admit that.

Is it concerning enough to consider that the Rams won’t be able to recover? That’s for you to decide, but I think if the Rams fail this season, it won’t be because Stafford missed joint-practices with a team who’s likely not going to have their best defensive player (Micah Parsons) competing.

It’s all interesting, and we’ll keep monitoring, but at this time I don’t know if there is more to read into, other than Stafford will miss joint practices with Dallas, and other players should get more reps.

Please comment on whatever you want, happy Monday and thanks for checking out Turf Show Times!

Rams Receive Concerning Matthew Stafford Injury Update (newsweek)

“Klein also revealed that Stafford’s status for the team’s joint practice against the Los Angeles Chargers, which will be on August 13, is also up in the air.

“Not surprisingly, McVay said Matthew Stafford, who has not practiced, would not participate in a joint practice with Cowboys,” Klein wrote on X. “Availability for joint practice with Chargers TBD.”

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