WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (knee), defensive back Darious Williams (hamstring) and offensive lineman Jonah Jackson (shoulder) are all expected be ready to go for next week's Sept. 8 regular season opener against the Lions in Detroit, head coach Sean McVay said Monday.
McVay confirmed all three worked back in during Monday's practice as expected and added that Jackson was able to work back in a little bit last week as well.
"They're making great progress," McVay said. "We expect them to start to ease into full-speed workouts and different things like that, with the expectation that they'll be ready to go for the Lions."
Nacua practiced for the first time since sustaining a knee injury in the Rams' joint practice with the Chargers on Aug. 4, though McVay since then has said the injury wouldn't jeopardize his ability to prepare and be ready for the Week 1 against the Lions. For Williams, it marked practicing for the first time since straining his hamstring in the first week of training camp.
Meanwhille, McVay said there's a possibility offensive lineman Rob Havenstein (ankle) is back for Week 1 against the Lions, but also a possibility Havenstein misses Week 1. McVay said Havenstein will not be a candidate for Injured Reserve.
Additionally, McVay said quarterback Stetson Bennett was absent from Monday's practice because he was "tending to a family issue" and that "everything is good with him." Bennett will be back at practice on Wednesday.
Running back Ronnie Rivers did not participate in Monday's practice because he was sick, per McVay.
