The Rams’ injury situation took a sharp turn Monday, and it hit all three phases.
Sean McVay said Davante Adams will miss six to 10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring, Kobie Turner is headed to injured reserve with a groin injury and will be out several weeks, and Poona Ford is done for the season.
Adams went down in the final minute of Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, pulling up at the end of the play. McVay later confirmed the injury was a non-contact hamstring rupture. That leaves the Rams staring at a long stretch without one of their top receiving threats, and there’s even a chance the team could shut him down for the year depending on where things stand later in the season.
The timing is especially brutal because Adams has dealt with this before. Last year, a strained hamstring cost him the final three games, and that history made another setback a real concern.
Now the Rams are suddenly paper-thin at receiver, with Puka Nacua as the only clear top option until Terrance Ferguson returns. Sixth-round pick CJ Daniels is also on the roster, but he has been inactive in every game so far.
Turner’s injury helps explain why he was limited to a career-low 23 snaps. The Rams expect him to miss multiple weeks, though there is still a path for him to come back later this season.
Ford, meanwhile, is a major loss on the defensive front. He has been the starting nose tackle and a key part of the run defense over the last two seasons, and while he has not played as well this year, he has still been one of the most important pieces on the 2025 defense.
The Rams do have depth up front, but injuries to Turner and Ford will push others into jobs they may not be ready to handle. Tyler Davis and Ty Hamilton have been developing over the last two years, but Hamilton has struggled again in his second season, while Davis has been more effective in a rotation.
Monday’s news lands hard for a team already trying to climb out of a 2-4 start. Three starters with major roles are now unavailable, and that doesn’t even include Blake Grupe being placed on injured reserve.
There was also a separate note on Myles Garrett, who still has not been cleared to practice. Garrett spent much of training camp sidelined before landing on injured reserve after Week 1. Last week, it was reported he could be back at practice this week, and his original six-week recovery timeline was always viewed as the worst-case outcome.
For a Rams team already facing an uphill battle, the margin for error just got even smaller.
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