The injury bug has made its way through the Los Angeles Rams in an absolutely devastating way. On Sunday alone, the Rams lost four players to multi-week injuries, with all four of them likely to land on IR. Davante Adams is out more than a month, Blake Grupe tore his ACL and both Kobie Turner and Poona Ford suffered significant injuries.
It follows an ongoing trend for the Rams, with key players going down seemingly every week.
Injuries are inevitable and every team has to deal with them, but the Rams have been ravaged in the early part of this season. The list has gotten so long that now is a good time to recap all of the games missed by starters this season.
In total 11 offensive and defensive starters have missed (or will miss) at least one
game, including Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Aaron Donald.
Current Rams injuries
OLB Myles Garrett (knee): 5 games missed – Garrett remains on IR and will miss at least one more game due to a knee injury.
TE Terrance Ferguson (ankle): 3 games missed (min. 4) – Ferguson injured his ankle earlier this season and was placed on IR. He will have to miss at least one more game before potentially returning in Week 8.
CB Trent McDuffie (groin): 1 game missed – McDuffie felt something in his groin late in practice during Week 6 and missed the Rams' game against the Cardinals. He's uncertain for Week 7 but making progress.
WR Davante Adams (hamstring): Out 6-10 weeks – Adams ruptured his hamstring in Week 6 and will now miss 6-10 weeks.
NT Poona Ford (triceps): Out for season – Ford tore his triceps against the Cardinals and has been ruled out for the season.
DT Kobie Turner (groin): Out a "handful of weeks" – Turner injured his groin in Sunday's loss and will likely land on IR but return this season.
K Blake Grupe (ACL): Out for season – Grupe tore his ACL in his Rams debut while trying to make a tackle on kickoff coverage.
Previous Rams injuries
WR Puka Nacua (hip): 2 games missed – Nacua missed two games in Weeks 2 and 3 with a hip/groin injury, but he returned and is healthy now.
S Kam Kinchens (hamstring): 2 games missed – Kinchens injured his hamstring in Week 1 and missed the following two games, but he's back now.
DT Aaron Donald (back): 1 game missed – Donald has technically missed two games, including Week 1 when he wasn't ready to play just yet, but his only injury absence was in Week 4 against the Eagles.
CB Jaylen Watson (shoulder): 1 game missed – Watson missed one game after dislocating his shoulder in Week 4, sitting out the Rams' win over the Eagles.
TE Colby Parkinson (knee/shoulder): 1 game missed – Parkinson missed Week 4 with knee and shoulder injuries after battling through the pain the week prior in Denver.
Other notables
- OT Keagen Trost (hamstring): 5 games missed – Trost returned from IR this past week after missing five games with a hamstring injury.
- RB Ronnie Rivers (calf): 4 games missed – Rivers is on IR after injuring his calf in Week 2.
- OL Justin Dedich (hand): 6 games missed – Dedich remains on IR after an offseason hand injury landed him on the list, but he can be activated at any time.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams injuries: Every key player who has missed time this season
