{"id":31077,"date":"2025-08-22T22:54:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31077"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:54:46","slug":"breaking-ex-lions-qb-matthew-staffords-8-word-answer-on-injury-status-sparks-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31077","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ex-Lions QB Matthew Stafford&#8217;s 8-Word Answer on Injury Status Sparks Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-5463576\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2194118527-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2194118527-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2194118527-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2194118527-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Ex-Lions QB Matthew Stafford's 8-Word Answer on Injury Status Sparks Concern\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been working hard to get ready for what could be his final NFL season, but won\u2019t say for certain whether he\u2019ll be on the field in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford missed a long stretch of practices and training camp with the Los Angeles Rams as he\u2019s been rehabbing a nagging back injury. Though he was able to return to practice and looked sharp in his first action in months, Stafford refused to give a solid answer when asked if he would be ready to play in the season opener.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to answer questions like that,\u201d Stafford said, via the Los Angeles Times.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford\u2019s answer has sparked some concern about whether he will be ready to start the season or if the Rams will be forced to turn to journeyman Jimmy Garoppolo to play in Stafford\u2019s place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Matthew Stafford \u2018Probably\u2019 Day-to-Day<\/h2>\n<p>Rams head coach Sean McVay has been equally vague in speaking about Stafford\u2019s status, saying near the start of training camp in July that the veteran quarterback was \u201cweek-to-week.\u201d Stafford improved on that status this week, telling reporters that he is now taking it one day at a time rather than one week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably a day-to-day thing,\u201d Stafford said. \u201cI\u2019m just doing everything I can to try and be out there for the next practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As NFL.com\u2019s Kevin Patra added, the Rams have taken some unusual measures to get the veteran quarterback ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cReturning likely includes using a \u2018restorative and rejuvenation\u2019 mobile vehicle parked at the Rams\u2019 facility, which Stafford entered during a practice he missed,\u201d Patra wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford gave some optimistic remarks as the season nears, saying his back has felt better and he was surprised at how much he could do at practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe good thing is I feel pretty good,\u201d he said. \u201cThe last couple days out there practicing, I was able to do even more than I thought I was going to be able to do the first day, and then I\u2019ve just been trying to stack days. \u2026 Backs are sometimes interesting things. It\u2019s not cut and dry, what\u2019s what and how you\u2019re going to feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_fill,ar_4:3,g_xy_center,x_2315,y_630\/Mzk6MDAwMDAwMDAwMjI2NDgz\/usatsi_26674365-1.jpg\" alt=\"Detroit Lions Mailbag: The Lions' biggest weakness right now and the one  position that's not deep enough - A to Z Sports\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Lions Nearing Their Own Quarterback Decision<\/h2>\n<p>Stafford came to Los Angeles in one of the biggest quarterback trades in recent memory, with the Lions getting a haul of draft picks along with quarterback Jared Goff. The Lions used the picks as part of a plan to build a contender around Goff, who pushed aside any lingering doubts from his time with the Rams and has grown into a franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The only drama in Detroit\u2019s quarterback room is below Goff, where veteran Kyle Allen and former third-round pick Hendon Hooker have been competing for the No. 2 spot. Allen has pulled ahead in the race with a strong preseason, leaving the Lions with a tough choice on what to do with Hooker.<\/p>\n<p>While some have suggested the team will keep three quarterbacks, other analysts have suggested the Lions could use Hooker as trade bait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"after-post\" role=\"complementary\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford won&#8217;t say whether he&#8217;ll be ready to start the season opener for the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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