{"id":167854,"date":"2022-12-03T21:56:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T21:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=167854"},"modified":"2022-12-03T21:56:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T21:56:50","slug":"los-angeles-rams-season-on-the-brink-as-quarterback-matthew-stafford-goes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/los-angeles-rams-season-on-the-brink-as-quarterback-matthew-stafford-goes-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Rams Season On The Brink, As Quarterback Matthew Stafford Goes Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the words of Micheal Ray Richardson, “The ship be sinking.”<\/p>\n
The defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams have suffered yet another blow to their hopes for this season, forced to put quarterback Matthew Stafford on injured reserve today with a neck strain.<\/p>\n
Stafford could conceivably return by the penultimate game of the season in Week 17. But with the Rams sitting in last place in the NFC West with a 3-8 record, it’s unlikely that game will have any meaning to the team’s playoff chances.<\/p>\n
The Rams already lost star receiver Cooper Kupp, last year’s Super Bowl MVP, to a high ankle sprain. Receiver Allen Robinson also went out with a foot injury earlier this week. <\/p>\n
On the other side of the ball, defensive tackle Aaron Donald will also miss Sunday’s game, the first time in his career he has not played because of an injury.<\/p>\n
Stafford signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Rams in March. He had elbow surgery in the off-season as well, and missed a game while in the concussion protocol. <\/p>\n
Adding insult to injury, the Rams will owe the Detroit Lions their No. 1 draft pick in 2023 as part of the trade that brought Stafford to Los Angeles. <\/p>\n
The Rams will host the first-place Seattle Seahawks Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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