The Los Angeles Rams were hit with some concerning news this preseason as star quarterback Matthew Stafford felt some strange pain in his throwing elbow, but with just a couple of days until the team opens its season, it looks like the starting quarterback could be alright, after all.
According to Pro Football Talk, Rams head coach Sean McVay met with reporters on Sunday and said that Stafford is “ready to go.”
“There won’t be any limitations,” McVay said on Sunday, according to Pro Football Talk. “He’ll be ready to go.”
McVay said that Stafford is “throwing the ball excellent” and is healthy enough that the Rams’ offense will be able to function normally with no consideration to his elbow – even if he needs to throw 50 to 55 passes in the season-opening game.
“I think we’ve got a really good plan in place, no different than really last year,” McVay said. “These are things that he was kind of working through in his own way, but you always want to be cognizant of a pitch count if you will. But he’s feeling good. I tell you what, he’s throwing the ball excellent. He feels good. Everything that I’m seeing is reflective of everything he’s saying to me and so I feel really good about that.”
Stafford echoed his head coach’s words on Sunday, saying he is ready to go.
“I feel good,” Stafford said. “I feel good. I’m ready to go. No limitations.”
The Rams will open their 2022-23 season on Thursday night with a home matchup against the Buffalo Bills.
