Veteran NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford is hopeful that he will still start Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season when the Los Angeles Rams return to the field.

The Los Angeles Rams have so far downplayed Matthew Stafford's ongoing absence from training camp. Head coach Sean McVay recently said the quarterback is "progressing well" from back soreness. It turns out the 37-year-old has a little bit more than "soreness,

Matthew Stafford diagnosed with a herniated disk in his back and ‘hoping’ an epidural will be enough to help with the pain. Back pain is tricky and an epidural is essentially just a cortisone shot placed strategically to try to calm down the nerve. It doesn’t do the most… https://t.co/uyYZPC6NZH pic.twitter.com/5F42m3zOXe