Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie inactive against Cardinals after groin injury
McDuffie went from questionable on the Rams' injury report to inactive for Sunday's divisional game. Safety Kam Curl was cleared to play.
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie was inactive for Sunday's, Oct. 18, home game against the Arizona Cardinals after injuring his groin during practice, the Associated Press reported. His absence takes the Rams' top defensive back out of a divisional game after the team listed him as questionable two days earlier.
McDuffie felt something at the end of Thursday's practice, head coach Sean McVay said in the Rams' Friday injury report. The team recorded McDuffie as not practicing Friday, a decision McVay described as precautionary at the time. The AP reported that Los Angeles subsequently held him out of the game.
What McDuffie's absence means for the Rams' secondary
The AP said Josh Wallace was likely to receive extensive playing time in McDuffie's absence. That was an expectation before the game, rather than a confirmed account of how many snaps Wallace played.
The Rams acquired McDuffie last spring in a trade involving four draft picks and then signed him to a four-year, $124 million extension, according to the AP. The report credited him with 16 tackles and an interception during Los Angeles' 2-3 start. Sunday's game was the first for which the Rams held him out since that trade.
Kam Curl active despite ankle injury
Safety Kam Curl was also questionable on the Rams' Friday injury report because of an ankle injury. McVay said then that he felt good about Curl's availability, and Curl was active against Arizona, the AP reported. That left the Rams with one of their two questionable defensive backs available for the matchup.
The AP also reported that the Rams activated rookie offensive lineman Keagen Trost from injured reserve ahead of his NFL debut. Starting left tackle Alaric Jackson was unavailable because of a suspension for striking Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb after Los Angeles' loss to Buffalo the previous Monday.
Arizona was without rookie running back Jeremiyah Love because of an ankle injury. The Rams' Friday report had already listed Love as out; the AP identified him as the third overall pick in last spring's draft. Both teams therefore entered the game missing a player who had been ruled out before kickoff.
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Sources and context
- Star Rams CB Trent McDuffie inactive vs Cardinals after injury during practiceAssociated Press (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Injury Report, Week 6 vs. Cardinals: Trent McDuffie and Kam Curl questionableLos Angeles Rams
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