{"id":413507,"date":"2026-07-27T05:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413507\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:52:50","slug":"inside-rams-camp-plan-to-limit-matthew-stafford-test-ty-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/413507\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Rams\u2019 camp plan to limit Matthew Stafford, test Ty Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ty Simpson<\/a> did not make any jaw-dropping plays.<\/p>\n

He also did not make any major errors.<\/p>\n

So call it a quiet, workmanlike beginning for the 13th player taken in the NFL draft<\/a>, a quarterback the Rams<\/a> ostensibly chose to become Matthew Stafford<\/a>\u2019s heir apparent.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, in the Rams\u2019 first training camp practice, Stafford was held out as part of the plan to limit his reps, putting all eyes on Simpson and fourth-year pro Stetson Bennett<\/a> as they began their competition to back up the reigning NFL most valuable player.<\/p>\n

With Stafford, 38, back for an 18th season, the Rams are favored to win the Super Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But with Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a> enjoying retirement \u2014 probably until an NFL team in desperate need comes calling \u2014 the Rams require a capable backup should something befall Stafford, who remains the most important player on a star-studded team favored to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nate Scheelhaase<\/a>, the Rams\u2019 first-year offensive coordinator, praised Bennett and Simpson.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe require so much of those guys, from what we do with formations with motions, with adjustments that they\u2019re going to make before the ball is even snapped,\u201d Scheelhaase said. \u201cAnd so, if you can\u2019t get that right, it\u2019s going to be hard to get anything right post snap.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s the starting point. That\u2019s the foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rams <\/p>\n

Rams quarterback Ty Simpson prepares to take a snap in training camp at Loyola Marymount on Sunday.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Last season, with Stafford sidelined throughout camp because of a back issue, Bennett took second-team reps behind Garoppolo.<\/p>\n

Bennett has never taken a regular-season snap for the Rams, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2023 draft after he led Georgia to two national titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe competes,\u201d Scheelhaase said. \u201cAnd I think anybody enjoys playing with a quarterback who competes, who\u2019s going to throw it all in there, and that\u2019s the mentality he has. … That\u2019s something that\u2019s been kind of his calling card.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennett completed several passes to receivers Puka Nacua<\/a> and Davante Adams<\/a> and running back Kyren Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also was on the wrong side of the play of the day.<\/p>\n

Bennett\u2019s deep pass for Adams along the left sideline was tipped by new cornerback Jaylen Watson<\/a> and intercepted by safety Kamren Kinchens.<\/p>\n

\"Rams <\/p>\n

Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett, left, twirls a football in front of quarterback Ty Simpson at training camp on Sunday.<\/p>\n

(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Simpson started only 15 games for Alabama, but the Rams apparently saw enough to determine he was worthy of using their highest pick since selecting quarterback Jared Goff No. 1 overall in 2016.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Simpson completed several short passes. His deepest attempt, for tight end Terrance Ferguson, was broken up by cornerback Cam Lampkin.<\/p>\n

Bennett and Simpson will continue to compete during 10 more training camp workouts, preseason practices \u2014 including joint practices with the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints \u2014 and preseason games against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Saints and the Chargers.<\/p>\n

On Monday, in keeping with coach Sean McVay<\/a>\u2019s stated plan to have Stafford practice in the second and fourth practices of each four-day block, the starting quarterback will practice for the first time.<\/p>\n

Etc.<\/p>\n

Offensive lineman Justin Dedich was placed on the non-football injury list. Dedich, a third-year pro who played at USC, started six games last season. … Second-year running back Jarquez Hunter broke off a run for a long gain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ty Simpson did not make any jaw-dropping plays. He also did not make any major errors. So call…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[165544,10834,423,165548,48,52,51,3376,47,50,49,771,165546,11706,10947,12332,165547,13571,29443,11615,165545],"class_list":["post-413507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-camp-plan","tag-davante-adams","tag-game","tag-jimmy-garoppolo","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-last-season","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-nate-scheelhaase","tag-ram","tag-rams","tag-rep","tag-several-pass","tag-simpson","tag-stafford","tag-stetson-bennett","tag-test-ty-simpson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}