The Facts: Stafford has a well-established reputation for toughness. He provided another example of it on Tuesday. One day after banging his hand against a helmet, Stafford fully participated in practice. He was determined not to miss it. "It's our first day in pads and I want to be out there," Stafford told reporters after practice. "I want to be out there with these guys, every opportunity I get, whether I'm 100 percent or not. Every opportunity that I get to call, play and run against our defense and with our guys is an opportunity I need to get and I don't want to waste them. If it was good enough to go, then I'm going to be out there to go."
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Stafford said that the thumb feels "pretty good. ... Not too bad," but that he plans to "kind of keep an eye on it over the next 24 hours or so." Structurally, Stafford is fine. HC Sean McVay described the injury as a "good contusion," but that the thumb "checked all the boxes in terms of the strength, things like that, but anytime that you're a quarterback, it's so important for that thing to be feeling good." McVay said that the team initially planned to give Stafford the day off, but that Stafford didn't want to hear it. ... We'll follow up as needed.