The Rams’ injury picture keeps getting uglier, and Terrance Ferguson is the latest name to be stuck on the shelf a little longer.
Los Angeles had hoped the tight end might be back soon after landing on injured reserve with an ankle injury, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday that Ferguson is not expected to be ready when he first becomes eligible to return ahead of the Week 8 meeting with the Los Angeles Chargers. Schefter said the recovery is expected to “take some time,” which means Ferguson is headed for more than the minimum four-week stay on injured reserve.
Ferguson was hurt in the Week 3 loss to the Denver Broncos, when he sprained his ankle. The Rams then placed him on injured reserve before Week 4. Through the first three games of the 2026 season, the 23-year-old had seven catches for 63 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets.
That production mattered because Ferguson was supposed to be part of the Rams’ offense in a variety of personnel groupings. Instead, Los Angeles now has to keep moving without one of its more promising receiving threats.
And Ferguson is hardly the only Rams player sidelined. Davante Adams has been placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss six to 10 weeks. Defensive end Kobie Turner is also out for some time, while nose tackle Poona Ford and kicker Blake Grupe have been ruled out for the rest of the season.
The Rams are also still waiting on veteran edge rusher Myles Garrett, who is not ready to return, and the team will not open his three-week return window yet.
With Ferguson unavailable, Tyler Higbee is lined up to handle the bulk of the receiving work at tight end, with Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen also expected to factor in.
Ferguson came into the season after posting 11 receptions for 232 yards and three touchdowns in 14 regular-season games as a rookie in 2025. Now, with Adams out and multiple other injuries piling up, the Rams are simply waiting for bodies to come back before Sunday’s game against the Chargers.
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