LOS ANGELES – As the Rams transition into joint practices and the preseason, they will be monitoring the health statuses of three projected starting offensive linemen weekly.
Head coach Sean McVay on Saturday downgraded offensive lineman Alaric Jackson (ankle) from day-to-day to "week-to-week." Additionally, McVay clarified Rob Havenstein's injury – sustained in Thursday's practice – as an ankle injury, and said Havenstein is also week-to-week but that his injury is not season-ending.
"We want to be smart," McVay said regarding Alaric Jackson's return. "It was a weird deal where he kind of just rolled up his ankle. It's nothing that we expected to be long term. It was day-to-day, now it's kind of week-to-week. But I thought he was having a great camp and I think the worst thing we could do is rush him back. In the meantime, we're going to learn about some guys and I mean it's a Rolodex of guys that are in there right now, even with that first group. And I think it's only going to force those guys to mature and accelerate their learning process."
McVay this week said Jonah Jackson (shoulder) is week-to-week.
McVay after Thursday's practice said he is not concerned about the injuries to the offensive line.
"No, here's the one thing I've tried to be disciplined about is these guys… you sit there and you start saying 'Oh man, you're bummed out.' And it's like how selfish of me. What about these guys?" McVay said Thursday. "I know they want to be out here. I think the important thing is let's pour into the guys that are not able to be out here and the ones that are able to be out here. So we'll be better when those guys are back, whenever that timetable is. In the meantime, we owe it to ourselves and to those other guys to be able to pour into them."
