After defeating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams are spending the week in Maryland ahead of flying to London for their next game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Rams felt it made more sense to stay on the East Coast rather than head back to L.A. for a few days so that they could shorten their travel time to England.
And with that, the Rams are holding this week’s practices at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which is the home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
Matthew Stafford said it has been a cool experience for the Rams and that players are enjoying getting to practice on a baseball field, via Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“I mean, when I’m under center, no, but when the defense is up or special teams is going, take a peek around,” Stafford said, when asked if, when under center, it’s different being in this venue versus practicing anywhere else. “It’s pretty cool. It’s really cool for us to be able to use really the dugout and clubhouse, all that kind of stuff. It’s cool for our guys to see kind of what they go through on a daily basis and some of their stuff. And us guys that played baseball are fired up to be here.”
The Rams’ setup at Camden Yards includes two shorter fields in left field and right field, as well as a set of uprights for the field goal unit.
The Rams are no stranger to baseball fields as they once played at Anaheim Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Angels, from 1980-1994.
As for Stafford himself, he played baseball in high school and was teammates with Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw. The two are still friends to this day and have attended each other’s games in the past.
Matthew Stafford humbled to pass Dan Marino on NFL all-time passing yards list
With his five-yard completion to Puka Nacua in the second quarter of the Rams’ win over the Ravens, Matthew Stafford passed Hall of Famer Dan Marino for ninth on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list.
Stafford discussed the accomplishment after the game and said he is humbled to be mentioned with some of the all-time greats.
“I love this game. I love the history of it,” Stafford said postgame. “I remember being a little kid watching NFL films. Growing up, everybody’s watching cartoons, I was watching that. So it means a lot. I don’t think about it on a daily basis, but when it comes up, I have a ton of reverence and respect for this game and the people that have… come before me and played it. So just to be mentioned with those guys, it’s really humbling, and something that, I’m sure when I’m done playing, I’ll think about more. But kind of one of those pinch-yourself moments where you’re sitting there going, ‘Man, I remember watching him do his thing,’ and just thinking he was unbelievable, and being able to be in the same breath is pretty cool.”
