Los Angeles Rams Insiders Praise For New Documentary, ‘Matthew Stafford: Locked In’

The new Ritual Film Co.’s documentary film collaboration with the Los Angeles Rams, ‘Matthew Stafford: Locked In premiers on Thursday, April 18th at 5 pm PST on the NFL Network. You can also watch the live premiere on the Rams YouTube channel at 5 PM.

The feature explores a demanding part of the LA Rams’ season, covering five days when they played games against the Washington Commanders and New Orleans Saints. It provides an in-depth view of Matthew Stafford’s activities over those two weeks, including his time in meetings, training sessions, on the field, and at home. The documentary, “Matthew Stafford: Locked In,” illustrates how Stafford manages both his professional and personal life during a busy NFL season. It also includes a poignant segment where Stafford and his wife, Kelly, visit the Detroit Lions, where he spent the first 12 years of his career.

Los Angeles Rams Beat Writers React to Stafford Documentary

But the 43-minute film has already been screened by Rams beat reporters. Here are their initial reactions:

The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue:

Currently watching my advance preview of “‘Locked In’ with Matthew Stafford”, and I have told you guys this a few times the last couple years but this dude is out of his f***ing gourd, and man do they capture it. Great watch so far and clearly a huge effort by the crew.

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) April 17, 2024

Fun look. In some ways like flipping through a yearbook curated by the team. Stafford and his family will probably really get a kick out of re-watching this years from now.

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) April 18, 2024

Stu Jackson of TheRams.com

Having seen “Matthew Stafford: Locked In”, all I’m gonna say is if you don’t put respect on 9’s name (if you didn’t already) after watching it tomorrow night, I’ve got nothing for you.

It’s that goodpic.twitter.com/MrrwiNoYZE

— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) April 18, 2024