The Los Angeles Rams have slowly been getting healthy over the last few weeks, but even with the likes of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua returning there is one thing that this team has yet to have; all 11 intended starters available to play a game all together. The last member of this group is trending toward health
The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue first reported that Rob Havenstein was back at practice for the first time since Week 9. Havenstein suffered an ankle injury toward the end of the team’s win against the Seattle Seahawks and missed the subsequent two weeks.
Rams Could Get First Look At Starting 11 Vs. Eagles
The Rams had originally had a starting offense made up of Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Colby Parkinson, Alaric Jackson, Steve Avila, Jonah Jackson, Kevin Dotson, and Havenstein.
The Rams nearly got to this point against Miami. But that was a game after Havenstein was initially hurt.
The Rams have the most expensive offense in all of football and were certainly meant to be the engine that drove the team, but with moderate-term injuries to Avila, Jackson, Kupp, and Nacua the full picture has yet to ever materialize.
While the intended starters will all be available, the big question is around the Rams’ biggest (most expensive) offseason addition, Jonah Jackson. Jackson moved into the role of center versus Miami and struggled to find his footing, allowing three pressures and a terrible high snap that prevented a possible goal-line touchdown.
Whether or not Jackson is able to go on Sunday Night, he will be available. Rookie sixth-rounder Beaux Limmer got the start at center last week and played exceptionally well. Head coach Sean McVay expressed confidence in Jackson once he was able to play more at the position, one he had not played in the pros or college.
I still have a ton of confidence in the type of player that he is, the type of man he is, the way that he’s wired, but it’s just getting opportunities to play football. It’s hard to get better at football without playing it,” McVay told reporters.
