The Los Angeles Rams will wrap up their preseason schedule with a recreation towards the Houston Texans on Saturday at NRG Stadium.
The Texans are a workforce on the rise largely because of the wonderful play of quarterback C.J. Stroud. The previous No. 2 total draft choose loved an exceptional 12 months in 2023 en path to Offensive Rookie of the Yr honors.
The Rams and Texans held a joint follow on Thursday forward of their preseason finale, which gave Stroud an opportunity to attach with Matthew Stafford. Stroud had nothing however good issues to say in regards to the veteran, and the emotions are mutual.
“It’s likewise for me. I’m an enormous fan of watching him play,” Stafford stated of Stroud. “[He] throws the ball with ease, performs with like a very calm aggression. His first landing to [Texans WR] Tank Dell letter of the regulation within the preseason this 12 months.
“That’s buzz protection proper right into a dagger window. Normally not throwing that ball, however hey, they didn’t play it in addition to they may, and he slot in there for a landing. That’s enjoying ball in an aggressive manner, however good.
“I’ll let him know that I assumed it was a fairly candy play. He performs at a very excessive stage, particularly for a younger child. They’ve a variety of expertise round him which is a variety of enjoyable to observe and he does an important job of getting these guys the ball.”
Rams’ Matthew Stafford humbled that quarterbacks mannequin their recreation after him
Stroud isn’t the one participant who has praised Stafford as Chicago Bears’ No. 1 total draft choose Caleb Williams deemed the Rams signal-caller one of many two greatest quarterbacks within the NFL.
“It’s humbling. I bear in mind being of their footwear pondering the identical factor about [Hall of Fame QB] Brett Favre and [Hall of Fame QB] Peyton Manning after I bought to go towards these guys originally of my profession,” Stafford stated.
“I’m not placing myself in that very same breath, however the older guys. It was a very cool expertise. I’ll always remember enjoying Brett when he was in Minnesota and I used to be in Detroit, and he got here as much as me and was like, ‘Hey man, I’m an enormous fan.’
“I’m like, ‘You’ll be able to’t say that to me, proper? I’m the fan of you. I’ve been watching you play for perpetually.’ So it’s cool. It’s humbling that these guys are paying consideration and as massive of followers as they is likely to be of me, I want nothing however one of the best for these guys.
“This place is tough. It’s humbling. It’s troublesome. There are ups [and] there are downs. Guys that play this place for a very long time know it’s a must to stick collectively and pull for one another so I’m pulling for these guys.”
