The Los Angeles Rams hit the field on Monday for their first padded practice of training camp, increasing the intensity and physicality as Week 1 approaches. It was a run-heavy day by design, Sean McVay said, which helped set the tone for practice moving forward.

Patrick Daugherty examines Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford's lingering back injuries, his absence from camp, and the concern it raises regarding building chemistry with his new target, Davante Adams.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is currently week to week with a back problem. That makes Jimmy Garoppolo the man in L.A., until Stafford is ready. "I think Jimmy Garoppolo is a starting quarterback,