As the Los Angeles Rams prepare for their Sunday Night Football season opener against the Detroit Lions, they will face formidable obstacles. Tyler Higbee, the team’s starting tight end, will miss the first four games of the season due to injury. Alaric Jackson, the starting left tackle, and Jimmy Garoppolo, the backup quarterback, are also serving two-game suspensions. Even worse, Rob Havenstein, the starting right tackle, is sidelined for the first game due to an ankle i
Injuries have severely hurt the Rams’ secondary. Derion Kendrick, a cornerback, tore his ACL during training camp, forcing him to miss the whole campaign. Jerry Jacobs was cut by the team because of a groin injury, and Cobie Durant recently showed up on the injury report because of a hamstring problem.
Due to a hamstring injury, starting cornerback Darious Williams has also been placed on the reserve/injured list, meaning he will miss at least the first four games. Williams was limited in practice before to the season as a result of this ailment, which plagued him throughout training camp. After the Rams’ bye week, in Week 5, he might make his debut against the Green Bay Packers.
