As of the moment, the Los Angeles Rams have the youngest team in the NFL with an average age of 24.6 years old. This is thanks in large part to the fact that they decided to draft no less than 14 players in the 2023 NFL Draft, ensuring that they have a myriad of young talent on the squad.
Rams QB Matthew Stafford ‘Can’t Connect’ With Younger Players
For his part, it appears that Rams star quarterback Matthew Stafford is having trouble with his team’s transition. Stafford still remains one of the top quarterbacks in the league today, but at 35, he’s obviously no spring chicken.
Stafford’s wife, Kelly Stafford, recently revealed the harsh reality her husband is living ing in terms of LA’s transition to becoming a younger squad. Kelly spilled tea on a recent episode of her own podcast, The Morning After with Kelly Stafford:
“It’s kind of crazy. So Matthew’s been in the league a long time. He’s like ‘The difference in the locker room has changed so significantly,’” Kelly said, via Karl Rasmussen of SI. “They have a lot of rookies on their team, they’re very young. But he’s like ‘I feel like I can’t connect. In the old days you’d come out of practice, you’d shower, and people would be playing cards, interacting… But now they get out of practice, and meetings during training camp, and they go straight to their phones,”
“They say ‘Sir’ to him and sh**. He’s like ‘No, we’re on the same level here, we’re both playing in the league. Let me get to know you.’”
Last season, the Rams were one of the older teams in the league with an average age of 26.1 years old, and the fact of the matter is that Matthew Stafford is one of the older statesmen on the squad. The front office has made it abundantly clear that the team is now looking to give more focus to youth development, which leaves Stafford with no other choice but to get with the times, so to speak. Failing to do so could have dire consequences on the former Pro Bowl quarterback’s future in LA.
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