The start of the 2020 NFL season is just around the corner as the Los Angeles Rams have completed training camp and are now preparing for their Week 1 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 13.
The game will be on Sunday Night Football and will mark the opening of the Rams’ brand-new SoFi Stadium.
Until then though, the Rams will continue preparing while hoping to keep their key players healthy. Without the luxury of a preseason this year, the Rams have held a pair of scrimmages at SoFi Stadium so they can get their starters some work and also get a look at the young players trying to make the roster.
During their last scrimmage of Saturday afternoon, Rams star wide receiver left early. That left people speculating about an injury, although Rams head coach Sean McVay said after the scrimmage that is not the case, via Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
McVay, regarding Kupp: "No injury there, he's good." https://t.co/cTwDOKDthU
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) August 29, 2020
It appears McVay may have jumped the gun though as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network is reporting that Kupp is dealing with a minor ankle sprain that is not believed to be serious:
#Rams WR Cooper Kupp suffered a low-ankle sprain in yesterday’s scrimmage and likely won’t practice much this week if at all. Source described it as minor and it’s not believed to affect his availability for the season. More cautious than anything else.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2020
Had this been a game week, Cooper Kupp would be playing. So no issues here. https://t.co/w4mO8OLrN6
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2020
Kupp is expected to be a focal point of the Rams’ offense in 2020, so it is obviously not ideal that he is already dealing with an injury, even if it is just a minor one.
The Rams will likely be cautious with the wide receiver in practice to ensure that he is ready for Week 1.
