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Rams Place Darrell Henderson On Reserve/COVID-19 List

By Sam Robinson | at December 11, 2021 2:51 pm

The Rams will be without their starting running back again in Week 14. Darrell Henderson is now on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list.

Henderson missed Los Angeles’ Week 13 contest because of a thigh injury, leading to a 121-yard Sony Michel performance. He returned to practice this week, getting in two limited sessions, but the Rams will again need to rely on their veteran backup for a pivotal Monday rematch against the Cardinals.

Bumped up to a clear-cut starting role after Cam Akers‘ July Achilles tear, Henderson has missed two games due to injury this season. This will mark another hurdle for the third-year back. In just 10 games, Henderson has already established new career-highs in scrimmage yards (820) and touchdowns (eight).

Michel arrived via trade following the Akers injury. The injury-prone former first-rounder has avoided the knee trouble that plagued his Patriots career, playing in all 12 Rams games this season. The fourth-year back delivered a season-best outing against the Jaguars, totaling 24 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown. The Rams, who endured a blowout loss to the Cardinals in Week 4, will need Michel to come through again this week.

Los Angeles also placed cornerback Robert Rochell on injured reserve. A five-game starter, the rookie fourth-rounder has played 31% of the Rams’ defensive snaps this season.

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NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/9/21

By Sam Robinson | at December 9, 2021 3:45 pm

Here are Thursday’s practice squad moves:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed: RB Tavien Feaster

Buffalo Bills

Signed: OL Bobby Hart
Released: CB Greg Stroman

Detroit Lions

Signed: T Darrin Paulo

Los Angeles Rams

Signed: WR J.J. Koski

New Orleans Saints

Signed: DT Malcolm Roach

San Francisco 49ers

Signed: S Jarrod Wilson
Released: DL Corbin Kaufusi

Andrew Whitworth Not Eyeing Retirement

By Adam La Rose | at December 9, 2021 10:39 am

As he approaches a career milestone and a piece of NFL history, Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth has no plans of hanging up his cleats at the end of the season. He intends to keep playing as long as possible, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com notes.

When the 16-year veteran suits up for the Rams’ game against the Cardinals on Monday, Whitworth will become the first left tackle to start an NFL game at the age of 40. The game will come one day after his birthday and make him the only active player other than Tom Brady to be playing into his 40s.

A Bengals second-round pick in 2006, Whitworth played in Cincinnati for the first 11 years of his career. The four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All Pro has been with the Rams since 2017 and has consistently been one of the league’s pass protectors.

“To me, the only way that I would retire is there’d have to be a situation where either financially the Rams can’t afford me or there’s just some way where it doesn’t work out for the both of us for me to be back,” Whitworth said, via Thiry. “So that would really be the only scenario where I would ever really see me retiring.”

Whitworth is under contract through the 2022 season, when his cap hit rises from its current figure of $5.67MM to $14.67MM.

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