Davante Adams Needs Hamstring Surgery as Rams' Season Turns Into a Medical Drama
Ian Rapoport reported Adams is undergoing hamstring surgery, noting it is 'just one of many LA injuries.'
The are officially running out of healthy bodies. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, wide receiver Davante Adams is undergoing surgery for a torn hamstring and will miss the next six to 10 weeks, turning an already bleak season into a full-blown medical drama.
Adams suffered the injury on a non-contact play in the end zone during Sunday's embarrassing 18-16 loss to the . Non-contact injuries are the scariest thing in sports, and watching a star receiver pull up untouched usually means exactly what happened here: a Grade 3 tear and a massive hole in the depth chart.
Before his hamstring gave out, Adams was the engine of the offense. He racked up 30 catches for 480 yards and four touchdowns through six games. Now, is going to be staring down a receiver room that is desperately thin behind .
But the Adams news is just the headline of a much darker story for the 2-4 Rams. The training room is currently more crowded than a DMV waiting area on a Monday morning.
Defensive tackle Poona Ford is done for the year with a ruptured triceps. Kobie Turner is heading to injured reserve with a groin issue. Even their kicker, Blake Grupe, tore a knee ligament making a tackle on kickoff coverage. When your kicker is blowing out his knee on special teams, the universe is sending a very clear message to pack it in.
For anyone holding futures tickets or relying on this offense for fantasy production, the math is getting incredibly ugly. You cannot lose your top touchdown threat, gut your defensive line, and cycle through three kickers before Halloween and expect to compete in the NFC West.
The have to travel to face the this Sunday. Right now, Sean McVay does not just need a game plan. He needs a medical miracle and a few guys off the street who know how to kick a football.