The Los Angeles Rams have dealt with injuries throughout this postseason, missing Taylor Rapp and Jordan Fuller for their last three games. They were also without Andrew Whitworth for one week, Joe Noteboom this past week and now Tyler Higbee is banged up after injuring his knee.
But there could also be some reinforcements on the way to help with the depth at multiple positions. Sean McVay isn’t ruling out the possibility of Sebastian Joseph-Day, Darrell Henderson Jr. and Robert Rochell returning in time for the Super Bowl.
They’re currently on injured reserve but have been designated to return, allowing them to practice before being activated.
“Yeah, that’s a good question. Reggie (Scott) and I kind of started (talking about it). We’ll talk about that,” McVay said Monday. “There’s definitely a possibility. I want to make sure that I sit down and hit those guys about how they’re feeling before anything becomes official, but I definitely am not closing the door on the possibility of those three guys being able to participate.”
Joseph-Day would be a big boost to the defensive line, which is already playing so well with Aaron Donald, Greg Gaines and A’Shawn Robinson. Joseph-Day was the starting nose tackle for the first part of the season before tearing his pec, and has really become an impactful player.
Henderson would likely slot in behind Cam Akers and Sony Michel as a situational back if he were to return for the Super Bowl, with a similar scenario for Rochell at cornerback. Jalen Ramsey, Darious Williams and David Long Jr. are the top three cornerbacks, with Dont’e Deayon not even playing a snap the last two weeks. So it’s unlikely Rochell would see much playing time against the Bengals if he does return.
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