Matthew Stafford said Thursday he "appreciated" coach Sean McVay calling to tell him the team was going to draft QB Ty Simpson last month and understands why the Rams selected the former Bama star.
Matthew Stafford said Thursday he "appreciated" coach Sean McVay calling to tell him the team was going to draft QB Ty Simpson last month and understands why the Rams selected the former Bama star.
Sarah BarshopMay 28, 2026, 07:03 PM ETCloseSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated.
Sarah BarshopMay 28, 2026, 07:03 PM ET
LOS ANGELES -- Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford said Thursday he "appreciated" coach Sean McVay calling to tell him the team was going to draft Ty Simpson last month.
Speaking for the first time since the Rams took Simpson with the No. 13 pick, Stafford said he didn't want to get into specifics about the conversation with McVay but said the pair has "constant dialogue and a great relationship."
"I understand where the team's coming from," Stafford said Thursday. "Listen, I'm not 25 years old, and I get that. So we're doing everything we can to be as good a football team as we can for now, for the future, for all of it."
When asked about working with Simpson, Stafford added: "I think my job first and foremost is to get myself and our team ready to play as best I possibly can.
"He's a part of that team, there's no question about it. ... So listen, I know he's going to watch not only me, but other guys ... and really just soak up as much coaching as he possibly can. He's a guy that asks questions. I've been trying to answer those as honestly and as thoroughly as I possibly can.
"He's a smart kid. He's got talent. Obviously he's a high draft pick. So happy to add good players to our team. He's one of them. But my job is to go out there and get myself and our team as ready to play as I possibly can."
Stafford, 38, signed a one-year contract extension with the Rams last week that will keep him with the team through the 2027 season.
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