The Los Angeles Rams’ big offseason acquisition Myles Garrett has not been on the practice field for the last few days of training camp as he deals with lower body soreness. According to Stu Jackson of TheRams.com, the injury is not believed to be serious:
“He has a little soreness in his lower half, but nothing to worry about,” McVay said after Sunday’s jog-through practice. “So we’re erring on the side of being smart with him. (Senior Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance) Reggie (Scott) and those guys do such a great job, and he is as tough as it gets. And so we want to make sure that he feels as good as possible. And so I think, as you know, guys that have played a lot of football, we’ve got a lot of opportunities to be able to get better, but we also want to make sure that we’re getting an understanding of how to work best with him, and he’s been outstanding. But there was a little bit of soreness, and we said, ‘Let’s err on the side of caution,’ and then we’ll see.'”
Garrett is expected to sit out of practice again on Monday before potentially returning to the field sometime this week:
“We’ll see what it looks like after the day off,” McVay said. “I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, but I would expect him to be ready to go in the next block.”
Considering Week 1 is still a month away, the Rams will be cautious with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year to ensure this doesn’t become a long-term issue:
“He’s had checkups, all that kind of stuff, so there’s nothing to worry about,” McVay said. “It’s more about how do we keep him as fresh as possible … so that when we do play in Australia, he’s ready to go and do his thing. But there’s no reason for concern, and I look forward to getting him back out there.”
At this stage of his career, Garrett does not need training camp or the preseason in order to be ready to go for the regular season. With that being the case, it makes sense for the Rams to be cautious and ensure Garrett is feeling 100% healthy before returning to the practice field.
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