The Cowboys will reportedly scrimmage against the Rams without Matthew Stafford.
The Dallas Cowboys are two weeks into training camp and have accomplished a lot. Improvements have seemingly been made on both offense and defense, even if star pass rusher Micah Parsons formally requested a trade earlier in the week amid contract negotiations. For what it’s worth, Jerry Jones said a day later that it wasn’t going to happen.
You never know what is going to happen with the Cowboys clearly, but we do know one thing about the short-term future. Dallas is set to scrimmage against the Los Angeles Rams early next week ahead of their preseason game against them, and if you haven’t been following much the Rams have been working without Matthew Stafford lately as he deals with an injury.
It is a back issue for Stafford specifically and apparently one so significant that he will miss the scrimmage against Dallas.
No update on a return to practice for Rams QB Matthew Stafford (back), but Sean McVay did rule out Stafford practicing against the Cowboys on Tuesday
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) August 3, 2025
The Rams’ backup quarterback is Jimmy Garoppolo so it will likely be him who challenges the starting defense for the Cowboys. You never want to see an injury situation like this, and it is certainly unfortunate that the Cowboys won’t have a chance to work against one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL.