Cooper Kupp missed part of Saturday afternoon’s scrimmage at SoFi Stadium, but Sean McVay said it wasn’t due to an injury. He claimed the Rams were just being smart with their wide receiver, giving no reason to panic.
There’s still no reason to worry, but Kupp does indeed have an injury, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Kupp suffered a minor ankle injury in the scrimmage and is not expected to practice much in practice this week, if at all. It’s a low-ankle sprain, which is better than a high-ankle injury, and Rapoport doesn’t expect it to affect his availability for Week 1.
If the Rams were playing a game this coming weekend, Kupp would be playing.
Had this been a game week, Cooper Kupp would be playing. So no issues here. https://t.co/w4mO8OLrN6
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2020
Although this doesn’t seem like anything to worry about, it is interesting that McVay said Kupp didn’t suffer an injury. He could’ve very easily said Kupp tweaked his ankle but it’s not believed to be serious, rather than saying he was pulled for a non-injury reason.
Assuming Kupp does miss practice time, rookie Van Jefferson and possibly Nsimba Webster could get more time with the first-team offense, along with Josh Reynolds and Robert Woods.