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    OK Zoomer: How Millennial NFL quarterbacks can connect with their Gen Z teammates

    by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times Sep 06, 2023 6 minutes
    Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford speaks on the first day of availability for the 2023 season.

    LOS ANGELES — The wife of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford made some waves on her podcast recently when she disclosed her husband was having a difficult time connecting with some of his younger teammates, a 35-year-old NFL star looking to find commonalities with phone-obsessed players fresh out of college.

    It's both an age-old issue and — relatively speaking — an old-age issue.

    "It's kind of crazy," she said on her podcast, "The Morning After with Kelly Stafford."

    "So Matthew's been in the league a long time. He's like, `The difference in the locker room has changed so significantly.' They have a lot of rookies on their team, they're very young. But he's like, `I feel like I can't connect.' "

    Rams coach Sean McVay, only two years older than his quarterback, laughed off that characterization and said Stafford has done "a phenomenal job of leading, connecting with his teammates."

    "I took that more of a joke at the old man," McVay said. "And I'll be

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