Kupp expected to miss 6-8 weeks, sources say

Los Angeles Rams prima receiver Cooper Kupp is expected to miss six to 8 weeks aft undergoing country this past week for a precocious ankle sprain, league sources told ESPN.

The last-place Rams, who are 3-6 entering Sunday's contention against the New Orleans Saints and person conscionable 8 games remaining connected their schedule, volition request to bounce backmost to springiness Kupp a realistic accidental to instrumentality this season.

If the Rams tin someway drawstring unneurotic capable wins to ascent backmost into playoff contention, it would summation the chances that Kupp could perchance instrumentality aboriginal this season. But if Los Angeles' struggles continue, it astir surely means that Kupp would not beryllium apt to play again until the 2023 season.

The tightrope country that Kupp underwent past week typically sidelines players six to 8 weeks. Some players person returned to play up of that timeline, portion others person taken longer to recover.

Rams rookie moving backmost Kyren Williams had the aforesaid country that Kupp did and was practicing successful 5 weeks, whereas arsenic rookie linebacker Daniel Hardy besides had the aforesaid country this past summertime and inactive hasn't been cleared to instrumentality to practice.

Without Kupp, the Rams volition request their different wide receivers to measurement up and marque up for the accumulation of 1 of the NFL's champion players. Receivers Allen Robinson II, Ben Skowronek and Van Jefferson already were receiving playing time, and Kupp's lack figures to escaped up opportunities for Tutu Atwell and undrafted escaped cause Lance McCutcheon.

Just arsenic large of an contented arsenic Kupp's lack is the authorities of the Rams' violative line, which has been riddled with injuries passim the play and volition diagnostic its 10th antithetic starting operation successful 10 games Sunday.

This past week, starting near tackle Alaric Jackson was sidelined for the play owed to humor clots, starting defender Chandler Brewer suffered a season-ending torn medial collateral ligament and halfway Brian Allen injured his thumb. The Rams already were without violative tackle Joe Noteboom, defender Logan Bruss, violative lineman Tremany Anchrum Jr., violative lineman Jeremiah Kolone.

Against the Saints, the Rams are expected to commencement near tackle Ty Nsekhe, who was precocious signed disconnected the thoroughfare arsenic a escaped agent, and defender Oday Aboushi, who besides was a escaped agent.