The Lions traded quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in 2021. Since then, He played as the side's starting quarterback. But the Super Bowl LV champion also suffered some injuries.
Ahead of his fourth season with the Rams, Stafford has been dealing with back issues over the past few days. This made him miss out on Monday's practice session with the team.
Ex-Packers quarterback Matt Hasselbeck opened up on Matthew Stafford's injury issues on Monday. In an appearance on 'The Colin Cowherd Show', he shared his concerns about the quarterback's health and its repercussions on the Rams' 2025 season.
"I'm concerned about Stafford's back," Hasselbeck said. "I had a bad back injury in 2008. Usually you can tell how bad a quarterback's back injury is by if the team sends him to California to see Dr. Bob Watkins. If they do that, you know it's serious.
"But no I'm concerned. I'm definitely concerned if you take the factors of his age, all those types of things ... The closest thing I could equate it to, is if you burn your mouth on a hot piece of pizza, and it doesn't get better quick. And that's kind of what the back injury typically is ... Even if they do get better, you've missed all this time of like heavy weight training or physicality that goes into your offseason, and you're just not the version of yourself that you normally are. So I'd be very concerned if I was Rams fan right now."
In the last season, Matthew Stafford led the Rams to a 10-7 campaign and finished first in the NFC West. They qualified for the playoffs but suffered an unfortunate defeat against the Vikings in the wild-card round.
What did Matthew Stafford do while missing Monday's practice session?
The experienced quarterback spent Monday focusing on his rehabilitation. As per a tweet by Rams beat writer Adam Grosbard, Safford spent his time inside an 'Ammortal Chamber.'
"Matthew Stafford walked into this Ammortal Chamber. Ammortal advertises itself as a 'wellness device that aims to optimize human performance and promote holistic health through a combination of non-invasive technologies.' He is not practicing today."
Fans will hope Stafford gets fit ahead of the upcoming season, The Rams have a tough schedule ahead, taking on teams like Eagles, the 49ers and the Ravens this year.