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Quarterback Matthew Stafford will miss his second game in three weeks for the Los Angeles Rams after going back into the NFL's concussion protocol.
Sean McVay confirmed Stafford will sit out when the Rams (3-7) visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but the coach said his Super Bowl-winning quarterback doesn't necessarily have a concussion.
Instead, McVay described Stafford's injury as a 'neck issue.'
Matthew Stafford will miss his second game in three weeks for the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams' season of miserable injury news continued Wednesday with Stafford's latest setback and the loss of key defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson, who is out for the season after tearing the meniscus in his knee.
Stafford left the Rams' loss at New Orleans early last Sunday when he felt numbness in his legs following a hit in the third quarter. Stafford has been examined by doctors who haven't yet determined whether he incurred a concussion, but Stafford is still back in the protocol because of the way he exited the game, McVay said.
'We're checking all those boxes and going through all that,' McVay said. 'There's a lot of layers to it, but you certainly want to make sure you're doing everything in your power to (address) exactly what went into that feeling, and letting the experts be able to give their opinion, look at the MRI and those scans, and be able to give the right information so that we can move forward accordingly with him.'
Stafford missed the Rams' loss to Arizona two weeks ago after going into the protocol the first time. The Rams still haven't confirmed whether Stafford incurred a concussion in that instance, either.
Sean McVay said Stafford has gone back into concussion protocol and will be out this week
McVay said Stafford and the Rams haven't decided whether the