On the occasions when he joined his teammates on the practice field at Loyola Marymount University this summer, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford usually was in the ear of new receiver Davante Adams.

Nursing an aggravated disk in his back, Stafford was missing valuable practice time with the three-time All-Pro Adams, signed as a free agent five months earlier . So when Adams came off the field after a series of reps, the pair would dissect. Stafford would make a suggestion, or say he would alter his approach because he liked how Adams ran a play. Or, if the second-team offense was on the field, Stafford and Adams would turn and point to the video replay on the sideline and discuss.

With Stafford back in practice the past two weeks, they have returned to work on their chemistry on the f

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