The Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has no intention of retiring following his spinal cord contusion, the player confirmed on Tuesday.
Stafford addressed this widely-debated question during an interview on “The Morning After” podcast which is hosted by his wife, Kelly.
Rams head coach Sean McVay reaffirmed his belief that Stafford will make a full recovery, stating, “He’ll be good. To my knowledge, there’s nothing like that that’s going to be required or necessary. And it will be great for Matthew to have a healthy offseason and do a lot of the things that I think he’ll feel good about being able to do.”
The 34-year-old player injured his neck during the Rams’ Week 11 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Stafford was forced to leave the game early due to the medical staff’s concerns that he may have suffered a concussion.
Stafford confirmed that he felt numbness in his legs after taking the injury-inducing hit and entered concussion protocol. After clearing concussion protocol, he was placed on injured reserve on December 3.
