Rams evaluating situations with Stafford’s thumb harm

As of early Monday morning, the Los Angeles Rams are evaluating a variety of potential situations with quarterback Matthew Stafford and his thumb harm, based on a league supply.

Stafford, who injured his thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys, left the sport within the third quarter and returned to the sideline with substantial tape round his proper wrist and thumb, however didn’t return to the sport.

The Rams haven’t dominated out placement on injured reserve for the quarterback as they collect info to discern a bigger total timeline. They play the Packers in Inexperienced Bay this week, so some particulars similar to chillier climate and a bye week afterward are in consideration relating to Stafford’s shorter-term standing. Stafford will proceed testing and be evaluated on variables similar to how properly he can grip a soccer.

At the moment, the Rams have only one different quarterback on their lively roster: Brett Rypien, who completed Sunday’s recreation in Dallas. The workforce might look so as to add extra emergency choices on the place, particularly if Stafford misses vital time. Stetson Bennett, who they drafted this spring within the fourth spherical, stays on the non-football/sickness listing.

Rams coach Sean McVay stated postgame Sunday that Stafford had injured his thumb whereas catching a two-point conversion on a trick play.

McVay indicated Stafford had acquired an preliminary analysis from workforce medical personnel however declined to share what they stated and indicated at the moment that Stafford would bear additional testing.

“I don’t wish to speculate till I’ve full clarification from the medical doctors,” he stated.

McVay acknowledged Stafford had banged his thumb whereas ending a throw earlier within the recreation, however reiterated, “It seemed like he did (hit it) when he was ending a throw, that wasn’t the harm that restricted him. … Sadly, it seemed like that harm occurred, that stored him out for the remainder of the sport, it did happen when he ended up catching the two-point try.”

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