Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is entering his 15th NFL season with a group of new players and it hasn't been an easy transition, according to his wife.
The Rams selected 14 players in the 2023 NFL draft and has also seen some significant personnel changes in recent years. Since the team won Super Bowl LVI two years ago, Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones are the only starting defenders that remain on the roster.
"They say 'sir' to him and s***," Kelly said."He's like, 'No, we're on the same level here, we're both playing in the league. Let me get to know you.' He said it's so different and so hard to get to know these guys. He had a book printed out. He had the equipment guy get a book printed of all their faces, and all their names, 'cause he's like, 'I need to know their names.
"But I think nowadays, it's really hard to develop that because all these young kids, they don't care. Or it's not that they don't care, but they're so used to going straight to their phones instead of having some fun with some guys in the locker room. It's different. It's kind of sad," she said."I think Matthew feels it the most because he's so old and like a leader on the team.
"In the old days you'd come out of practice, you'd shower, and people would be playing cards, interacting. Who knows what they're doing, but they're doing something together. Playing pingpong, they have a tournament going on. They'd at least be talking. But now they get out of practice, and meetings during training camp, and they go straight to their phones. No one looks up from their phones. Matthew's like, 'I don't know ...
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