Rams’ Matthew Stafford (protocol, neck) dominated out for Week 12

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is within the concussion protocol and won’t play on Sunday towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs due to a neck harm, head coach Sean McVay stated on Wednesday.

McVay stated Stafford felt some numbness in his legs after taking successful in Week 11 towards the New Orleans Saints, a recreation Stafford was taking part in in two days after he was cleared from the concussion protocol.

Stafford is within the concussion protocol, McVay stated, “because of a few of these evaluations [this week] and since we pulled him out of the sport.”

McVay made it clear that regardless that Stafford is within the concussion protocol, it does not imply the quarterback has been recognized with a concussion.

McVay stated after Stafford was evaluated for a concussion on Sunday towards the Saints, “we needed to take a conservative strategy to take him out of the sport because of a few of these signs that he was having.”

McVay stated the Rams are taking it every week at a time with Stafford’s harm. The coach didn’t rule out shutting the quarterback down for the remainder of the season, saying, “We’re not going to do something that is reckless.”

“[Stafford is] so powerful,” McVay. “He is such an excellent competitor and I undoubtedly assume that is in all probability a type of offers the place if he’s cleared, you undoubtedly need to make it possible for I am making a good move for him and for our staff, not unique to this 12 months.”

McVay didn’t decide to a beginning quarterback towards Kansas Metropolis, as John Wolford, who began in Week 10 when Stafford was within the concussion protocol, will probably be restricted in observe with a neck harm. Wolford was inactive in Week 11 towards the Saints due to his neck harm.

Stafford was changed by Bryce Perkins within the recreation in New Orleans, who’s in line to take the vast majority of the quarterback snaps throughout observe on Wednesday. Perkins accomplished 5 of 10 passes for 64 yards in aid of Stafford towards the Saints. He additionally ran for 39 yards on 5 carries.

The Rams signed quarterback Case Cookus to the observe squad on Wednesday.