Matthew Stafford and the Rams Are in a Race Against Time

Unless you’re Tom Brady, Father Time comes for every NFL quarterback. And he won’t arrive with a gentle knock and folded hands, waiting on the player to say when it’s time to retire. It’s more often a siege: He snatches the ball from the grip of the player’s hands when they still believe they have one last chance at seizing greatness. There’s no negotiating—it’s simply over when the body declares as such.