Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford spoke with the media for the first time about the back injury that had sidelined him from practice until this week.

Rams quarterback speaks to reporters for the first time since sustaining a back injury that kept him out the first three weeks of training camp.

Stafford has reportedly been dealing with an aggravated disc in his back, and while he previously completed some private individual work where he threw behind the scenes, he had been sitting out of team drills. This is a step in the right direction with the Rams' season opener vs. the Houston Texans now less than three weeks away.

Rams head coach Sean McVay provides injury updates on quarterback Matthew Stafford (back) and cornerback Emmanuel Forbes (hamstring) following Thursday's joint practice with the Saints.

Matthew Stafford made his long-awaited return to the practice field on Monday after a back injury held him out of Rams training camp to this point.

The most recent development from Rams coach Sean McVay is that Stafford is going to work out this Saturday with the hopes that his back responds better than it did during his last workout, per ESPN .