Early injury reports out of Rams training camp raises concerns for key players

The 2024 LA Rams Training Camp is underway. Amid all of the excitement of a new season with new

players playing for new coaches facing new challenges, there is the comfort of knowing that the age-old

tradition of professional football is back again. Football means the dwindling days of summer that

carries through the fall and into the wintry wonderland of a new year.

It’s time to sports bars, pizza and taco bars, big screen televisions, and the raucous uproar of cheers and

jeers to a game playing in the family room. The NFL is back again.

But with football comes the unfortunate news of player injuries. After all, even in shorts and tee shirts,

professional football is a physically demanding sport that pushes players and their bodies to the limit.

Sometimes, whether through fatigue, an unfortunate twist or turn, or contact, injuries occur.

One such injury impacted defensive back Derion Kendrick. Per ESPN Adam Schefter, Kendrick may

have torn his ACL during practice. If confirmed, his season is over before it began. While Schefter claims

that Kenrick was a projected starter, he was at the minimum in the mix for a significant rotational role

this season.

The LA Rams 2024 Training Camp has begun. Amidst the exhilaration of a fresh season featuring fresh

players under new managers and confronting novel obstacles, it is consoling to know that the venerable

custom of professional football is returning. Football represents the last few summer days that extend

into the fall and the icy beauty of the new year.

It is time for big screen TVs, pizza and taco shops, sports bars, and the boisterous clamor of supporters

and detractors during a game that is on in the family room. The NFL has returned.

However, player injuries are a sad part of football. After all, professional football is a physically

demanding sport that tests players even when they are wearing shorts and t-shirts.

Starting TE is another important player who sustained an ACL injury. Higbee Tyler. In the 2024 NFL

Playoffs Wild Card Round matchup versus the Detroit Lions, he sustained an ACL injury. Thankfully, the

squad signed experienced tight end Colby Parkinson in anticipation of his protracted recuperation,

strengthening the team’s roster.

The team put Higbee on the IR/PUP list as anticipated. If preliminary estimates are accurate, he might

also begin the season on the injured reserve list.

How much longer will Turner’s groin issue affect him? These are unpleasant injuries that have the

potential to worsen and prematurely end a player’s season if they do not heal.

At the start of training camp, there is always a punch list of player injuries, but these injuries are closely

watched. The franchise hopes to begin the 2024 NFL season with a fully healthy roster. With three

important players already sidelined by injuries, the team is not exactly off to a good start.

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