THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford downplayed his wife's comments that he was having trouble jelling with his younger teammates, saying he "definitely" feels connected to the other players in the locker room.
Stafford's wife, Kelly, made the comments on her podcast, "The Morning After With Kelly Stafford" at the end of August.
Stafford joked on Wednesday that he was going to come out for his press conference with a newspaper under his arm and wearing "some spectacles" to set the mood.
"But it turns out you can't even find a newspaper around here," Stafford said, "so I couldn't do that.