Rams’ Cooper Kupp injures ankle; ‘did not look good,’ Sean McVay says

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay stated he did not have an replace on vast receiver Cooper Kupp’s ankle harm however famous, “I simply comprehend it did not look good. It did not sound good.”

Kupp left the Rams’ 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals early within the fourth quarter after injuring his ankle whereas making an attempt to catch a move from quarterback John Wolford. Kupp appeared to seize his proper ankle after the play and was helped to the bench by the workforce’s medical employees. He was checked out after which walked to the locker room. Kupp didn’t converse to the media after the sport.

Kupp left the Rams’ Week 8 sport with a proper ankle harm after taking a success late within the fourth quarter. He spoke after that sport, saying that preliminary testing pointed “in direction of dodging a bullet.” He was on the Rams’ harm report the next week however performed of their Week 9 sport.

This Rams offense has trusted Kupp this season: Getting into Week 10, the vast receiver accounted for 35.7% of the Rams’ catches this season, in keeping with ESPN Stats & Data analysis. That’s the highest mark by any participant within the league.

“He is arguably the very best receiver within the league,” Wolford stated. “He is an amazing chief for us and we’ll positively really feel an influence to him not being on the market, however guys acquired to step up and we have got to rally if he isn’t capable of go. We do not even know the extent of the harm but, although.”

Kupp entered the sport with 72 receptions, for a tempo of 153 over a 17-game season, in keeping with ESPN Stats & Data analysis. The NFL single-season file is 149 by Michael Thomas for the Saints in 2019.

Kupp completed the sport with three catches for a career-worst minus-1 yard.

The Rams have been with out beginning quarterback Matthew Stafford, who entered the concussion protocol on Tuesday and didn’t clear it earlier than the sport.