Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is currently in a bit of a contract dispute with the team as he is reportedly seeking more guaranteed money on his contract, but it doesn’t seem like that situation has affected the way he has handled himself with the team and on the practice field.
Despite the contract issue, Matthew Stafford decided to attend the team’s OTAs, and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur made it clear that he has not seen a difference in his quarterback despite the contract situation.
“No,” LaFleur said according to Pro Football Talk, “Matthew, when he’s at work, it’s — He loves being out on that field. You guys were watching today, you see the amount of fun this guy has. Shows that it is still a child’s game, and you just happen to make a lot of money to be able to do something that he’s been pretty good at. But no, when he’s in the meeting room, when he’s on the field, he’s super-positive. He’s the same Matthew that I met a year ago. Cool part for me is that’s above my pay grade in terms of what happens next with all that. I know they’re doing things the right way and we’ll go from there.”
Obviously, the two sides will want to work out the contract situation, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting his preparation.
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