After a season plagued with injuries, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford started off his team’s offseason program by answering questions regarding his return in 2023 and if he ever doubted that’d he’d be back at 35 years old.
“I mean, I felt really confident I was coming back,” Stafford said Monday. “I feel like more people were less confident in that than I was. But I was ready to go, ready to play as soon as I was cleared. And I feel great, I feel healthy. I’m not 25, but I definitely feel good.”
Stafford dealt with several concussions in 2022, and his season ended early due to a spinal cord contusion. In his nine games played, he threw for 2,087 yards and 10 touchdowns but also threw eight interceptions.
Coach Sean McVay said Stafford will have no limitations during offseason workouts and the veteran quarterback is excited to not have any restraints as he looks to get things back on track for 2023.
“Yeah, I’ll be out there. I’ve been throwing with the guys a decent amount leading up to this. So, I feel good,” Stafford said. “Obviously, going to do everything I can to try to be as healthy as I can at all times. [I’m] not probably a human JUGS machine like I used to be. But, can still get it out there and throw it around a bunch.
“So, it’ll be a process like it always is to try to stay as healthy as you possibly can at all times,” he continued. “But I definitely feel like I can go out there and compete and do everything I want to do, which is fun and exciting for me.”
