“(We’re) still anticipating and having the optimistic approach that there’s a possibility that (Stafford) will be ready to go,” McVay said. John Wolford, a Rams backup since 2019, is likely to start against the Cardinals at SoFi Stadium if Stafford can't go. Concerned, angry, sad, tired … all of them.” “And I hope as this sport develops so does the concern for head health and the research around it. “The head is not something to be messed with,” Kelly Stafford wrote. Stafford’s wife, Kelly, reacted to the news with a post on the Instagram account of her podcast. Stafford was sacked four times last weekend by the Buccaneers, who were credited with eight quarterback hits. Stafford has been one of the NFL’s most durable quarterbacks for most of his professional career, but he has been sacked 28 times this season - just two fewer than in all 17 games last season - while playing behind a mostly terrible offensive line that has used eight different starting combinations in eight weeks of action. However, it was in terms of some of the questions that were asked (to Stafford after the game) in terms of getting to this point.” “Nobody is a greater competitor, tougher, that I’ve ever been around. “Nobody wants to be out there more than Matthew Stafford,” McVay said. The Rams believe Stafford's condition resulted from action in last Sunday's 16-13 loss at Tampa Bay, and the team decided to put him in the protocol after the usual weekly round of postgame health evaluations. Stafford entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consultation with the Rams' medical staff, the team announced Wednesday. Stafford has been one of the NFL’s most durable quarterbacks for the past 12 seasons.Backup John Wolford is likely to start if Stafford can’t go McVay said the Rams haven’t determined whether Stafford can play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.The Rams believe Stafford’s symptoms resulted from action in last Sunday’s 16-13 loss at Tampa Bay, but they haven’t identified a specific hit.Stafford entered the protocol Tuesday afternoon after consulting with the Rams’ medical staff, the team confirmed Wednesday.

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