The Los Angeles Rams dropped to 0-2 on the season with a blowout 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, which noticed three extra key gamers go right down to harm as properly.
Cooper Kupp (ankle), Jonah Jackson (shoulder) and John Johnson III (shoulder) all left the sport early and by no means returned. Head coach Sean McVay stated afterward that the three gamers will miss an prolonged time frame and will go on injured reserve.
An extended absence for Kupp would particularly be devastating given how vital he’s to the staff and the truth that Puka Nacua was positioned on IR final week with a PCL sprain in his proper knee.
With Kupp and Nacua sidelined, the Rams shall be counting on a receiving corps that now consists of Demarcus Robinson, Tyler Johnson, Tutu Atwell and rookie Jordan Whittington.
“These guys did a pleasant job right now once they bought their alternatives within the recreation to step in and make some performs,” Matthew Stafford stated of the Rams large receivers.
“I assumed Demarcus Robinson made some good performs, I assumed Tutu made some good performs, J-Whitt made some performs, TJ, so proceed to develop with these guys, attempt to assist them out as a lot as I presumably can, give them good passes to catch and let these guys do their factor.
“I’ve bought a ton of belief in them. They’ve carried out an awesome job all via OTAs, coaching camp, all that type of stuff. And have some pass-game historical past with a few of these guys.”
Though the Rams’ present group of large receivers lack the star energy of Kupp and Nacua, they at the very least have some expertise with Stafford.
Robinson had two catches for 50 yards towards the Cardinals, together with a 42-yard reception within the second quarter. Atwell hauled in three catches for 48 yards, Whittington had two catches for 22 yards and Johnson caught two passes for 20 yards.
Robinson seems to be first on the depth chart with Kupp and Nacua out. The remainder of the Rams’ large receivers will doubtless proceed rotating for snaps alongside of him.
Rams’ Puka Nacua anticipated to overlook 5-7 weeks
Gamers on IR are compelled to overlook a minimal of 4 video games, however stories indicated that Nacua is anticipated to be out for five-to-seven weeks.
Which means he’ll doubtless miss the Rams’ upcoming matchups towards the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings.
The excellent news is that the Rams have their bye in Week 6, which suggests Nacua will doubtlessly miss solely six video games quite than seven.
