Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford underwent a minor, elective surgery last month on his throwing hand, The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue reported Thursday.
The 33-year-old was seen in an Instagram video posted by his wife, Kelly Stafford, last week sporting a black brace around his right thumb while on a flight.
According to the NFL Network, Stafford suffered ligament damage to his thumb last season with the Lions. He told the Detroit Free Press in February that he partially tore the UCL in his right thumb.
“I had the partially torn UCL in my right thumb.