It’s solely Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season and the Los Angeles Rams are already plagued with accidents. They at the moment have eight gamers on the injured reserve. Moreover, they’ve one participant on the bodily unable-to-perform checklist (PUP). Notable gamers already on the IR embody Puka Nacua, Joe Noteboom, Steve Avila, and Darious Williams.
In a loss in Week 2 to the Arizona Cardinals, the Rams misplaced WR Cooper Kupp within the first half to an ankle harm. He completed the sport with 4 catches for 37 yards. That’s coming off a dominant Week 1 efficiency with 14 catches for 110 yards and a landing. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Kupp is a candidate for the IR and will miss “prolonged” time. One other brutal blow to the Rams to start out the season.
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Rams HC Sean McVay stated Cooper Kupp is predicted to overlook “an prolonged time frame” and is a candidate for injured reserve.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 16, 2024
Two weeks into the 2024 season the Rams have already misplaced their two prime receivers resulting from harm. In Week 1, WR Puka Nacua suffered a PCL sprain in his knee. The 23-year-old is predicted to overlook five-to-seven weeks. Shedding Nacua so early within the season was an enormous loss offensively for the Rams. Fortunately, they nonetheless had Cooper Kupp to depend on. That was till Kupp injured his ankle within the first half of Week 2 and didn’t return to the sport. Adam Schefter reported that Kupp goes to overlook prolonged time and is a candidate for the IR. Los Angeles has misplaced two of their prime offensive weapons extraordinarily early into the season.
Now that Ncaua and Kupp are set to overlook a while, the Rams should flip to the depth at WR. Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Johnson are subsequent in line to see elevated targets shifting ahead. Robinson is in his ninth skilled season, his second with the Rams. He had two catches for 40 yards in Week 2. Tyler Johnson is in his fifth skilled season and his second with the Rams. Johnson had two catches for 30 yards in a Week 2 loss to the Vikings. The Rams have their first dwelling recreation of the season this Sunday vs. the San Francisco 49ers.
