LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Stafford has completed his first full week of practice since the start of training camp, and the Los Angeles Rams ' starting quarterback says he is optimistic about the improvement in his injured back.

Stafford went through a third full practice Thursday with no restrictions in his movements or throws. Although Stafford and coach Sean McVay didn't definitively state it, Stafford appears to be in position to play for the Rams in their regular-season opener against Houston on Sept. 7.

“Good thing is I feel pretty good the last couple of days out there practicing,” Stafford said at the Rams’ training complex in Woodland Hills. “Was able to do even a little bit more than I thought I was going to be able to do the first day, and then just been trying to stack days

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