Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford practiced for the first time during training camp on Monday as he works to recover from a lingering back issue.

Later on Monday, Rams head coach Sean McVay raised eyebrows when he said that discussing Stafford's status for Los Angeles' Week 1 game against the Houston Texans on Sept. 7 "would be putting the cart way before the horse." McVay sounded a bit more optimistic while speaking with reporters after Stafford participated in Tuesday’s practice.

"I thought he looked good," McVay said about Stafford, per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. "I thought he looked better than [Monday]. I thought it was a step in the right direction, and we’re going to continue to hope that he’s able to stack days and feel good. That’s what’s happened

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