By After completing the offseason programme, Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters last week that he was feeling better about the team’s receiving group.
Van Jefferson, who is in his fourth professional season, ought to have a big impact on the Los Angeles team, which is unquestionably captained by Cooper Kupp.
When the club won the Super Bowl in 2021, Jefferson had 802 receiving yards and six touchdowns, placing second on the team. However, he played in just 11 games last season due to injury. He hauled in 24 catches for 369 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Matthew Stafford, the quarterback, indicated this week that he thinks Jefferson will have a great season in 2023.
“Yeah he’s a really good player,” Stafford said in his press conference. “It was unfortunate what happened last year, just missing some time and having to battle through what he battled through. He’s a resilient kid and has done a nice job coming back, working himself into the mental position and the shape that he’s in right now. I think he looks great. The more reps I get with him better and I know he feels confident going into the season. We feel confident in him.”
Stafford added that Jefferson “kind of does everything.”
“He’s got good size, got the great speed down the field, catches it great, is sudden at the line of scrimmage, blocks in the run game, conscious, he just fits the room perfectly and I’m happy to have him on our team,”
In 44 games with 26 starts, Jefferson has 93 receptions for 1,391 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career; this season is crucial because he’ll be a free agent in the spring of 2019.
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