Rams vs. Houston Texans in NFL preseason: QB battle heats up – Los Angeles Times
Rams quarterback John Wolford hands off to running back Darrell Henderson Jr. during a team practice on Aug. 6.
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Stafford’s workload was reduced during training camp, enabling Wolford to take a lot of snaps with the first-team offense.
Against the Texans, he will be operating with reserves.
Wolford, 26, has not played extensive snaps since the 2020 season.
He started the season finale against the Arizona Cardinals in place of injured Jared Goff, and completed 22 of 38 passes for 231 yards, with an interception, in an 18-7 victory.
McVay then benched Goff in favor of Wolford for the wild-card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. Wolford completed three of six passes for 29 yards before Seahawks safety Jamal Adams tackled him on a late first-quarter scramble, sending Wolford to the hospital with an apparent neck injury.
Last season, Wolford played a combined 24 snaps in three games. He completed one of four passes for five yards.
What does McVay want to see from Wolford?
“Good operation, be able to sustain drives and score points is always the most important thing,” McVay said. “But I think making good decisions, getting us in and out of the right things based on whatever Houston’s defense presents and just overall good command.
“A lot of the things that we saw from Bryce last week,” against the Chargers.