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Nick Scott underwent surgery on broken thumb but could play in Week 18

Nick Scott broke his thumb on the last play of Sunday’s game but could still play in Week 18 against the 49ers.

The Rams have been hit with several injuries in recent weeks, most notably to Ernest Jones and Darrell Henderson Jr. That continued on Sunday against the Ravens with Nick Scott breaking his thumb.

It unfortunately occurred on the last play of the Rams’ 20-19 win, which makes it sting even more. However, after undergoing surgery on Monday, he could put a cast on it and play as early as this Sunday against the 49ers.

“He broke his thumb on the last play of the game,” McVay said Monday. “He’s having surgery today. It is something that he could potentially cast up and play as soon as this week. So, his status will be kind of questionable and up in the air.”

Scott has been the Rams’ third safety all season, playing a career-high 35% of the defensive snaps. He has 42 tackles and two interceptions, also breaking up three passes.

He’s an important special teams player, too, which is how he carved out a role for himself in L.A. as a former seventh-round pick in 2019.

Every Penn State player on an NFL playoff roster in 2022

Here is every former Penn State player on an NFL playoff team’s roster in 2022

The NFL playoffs are just about set and Penn State will once again be well-represented across the league with hopes of seeing another Nittany Lion or two lay claim to a Super Bowl ring at the end of the season. And in case you forgot, a Penn State player has played in every Super Bowl (except for five since 1967)…

As the NFL playoff picture comes into view, here is a look at what Penn State players are gearing up for the postseason with Super Bowl 56 on the horizon.

The only confirmed playoff teams without a Penn State player on the roster are the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, and New England Patriots. There are still a couple of spots in the AFC and NFC playoff picture to lock down, so this will be updated once the final playoff teams are confirmed.

Rams’ botched punt snap turns into Colts’ touchdown

How did the Rams’ punt protector manage to line up incorrectly?

He’s supposed to be the personal protector, not the punt-snap deflector.

The Los Angeles Rams’ offense stalled big time in the second half against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

Three straight three-and-outs and a 17-6 lead was suddenly a tenuous 17-14 advantage.

The Rams have one of the best punters in Johnny Hekker. However, the snap has to get to him so he can do his job.

This one didn’t. Watch as the personal protector is lined up incorrectly and the ball deflects off Nick Scott and into the end zone.

The loose ball is recovered by Ashton Dunn in the end zone and suddenly, the Colts had a 21-17 lead after scoring 15 in a row.

 

Sean McVay shares injury updates on Nick Scott, Darious Williams and Robert Rochell

Nick Scott has a knee sprain and will be out a month, while Darious Williams should be back next week from his ankle injury.

The Rams secondary is dealing with a few injuries, though none of them seem to be overly serious. Sean McVay shared updates on three defensive backs after practice Thursday, two days before the preseason opener against the Chargers on Saturday night.

Nick Scott left practice on Tuesday with what turned out to be a knee injury and will be out a month. McVay said itā€™s “a little bit of a sprain of the kneeā€ and the team is hoping to have him back for Week 1 against the Bears.

As for Darious Williams, he has an ankle injury that continues to linger, but itā€™s nothing major. McVay said the team wants to be smart with him and he should be back within the next week.

And finally, Robert Rochell returned to practice Thursday after undergoing surgery on his wrist on August 3. He had his wrist wrapped and though he was able to do individual drills on the side, he will need a cast when it comes time to do full-speed team drills.

“What that exactly looks like and what the timetable is, anywhere over the next couple of weeks,” McVay said, via the Ramsā€™ site.

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Watch: Rams release first episode of ‘Behind the Grind’ series, highlighting Nick Scott

The Rams are bringing back their “Behind the Grind” series, with the first episode highlighting Nick Scott’s rise.

With training camp almost finished and the regular season right around the corner, things are heating up on the field for the Los Angeles Rams. They just had their first joint practice of the summer with the Dallas Cowboys and on Saturday, theyā€™ll play the Los Angeles Chargers in the preseason.

Nick Scott is a player who should be a near-lock to make the 53-man roster thanks to his special teams ability alone, but heā€™s trying to carve out a role on defense as key contributor at safety, just as he was last season when Taylor Rapp, Terrell Burgess and Jordan Fuller were out with injuries.

Scott has had a strong training camp, making solid plays in coverage that have caught the attention of Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford. Heā€™ll need to continue rising in order to earn more snaps at safety, which he discussed on the first episode of the Ramsā€™ web series, ā€œBehind the Grind.ā€

Scott talks about the grind of camp, what makes it fun, his transition from running back to safety and his special teams ability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gL7gk1pppo

The Rams produced “Behind the Grind” back in 2018 and 2019, as well, so it’s good to see the series return. It gives fans a peek behind the curtain, even if only briefly.

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Nick Scott interception garners praise from Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay

Nick Scott’s interception was “as good a play” as Matthew Stafford has seen from the safety spot.

Terrell Burgess and Taylor Rapp are under the spotlight in the Ramsā€™ search for a new starting safety after John Johnson left in free agency, but Nick Scott played some good football last season as the teamā€™s third safety and is making some noise in camp.

He caught the attention of both Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay on Tuesday for a play he made at the end of practice. He picked off the Ramsā€™ starting quarterback on a deep pass to Robert Woods, cutting underneath the route for the interception.

Thereā€™s no video of the play, but it garnered some praise from Stafford afterwards.

ā€œNick Scott, what a play at the end,ā€ Stafford said. ā€œThat was as good a play I’ve been around in the safety spot. Happy that he’s on our team. Don’t want to turn it over, but that was a great play.ā€

McVay has been pleased with the play of his secondary thus far, and he also highlighted Scottā€™s interception in his post-practice press conference.

ā€œWeā€™re doing a lot of different things, a lot of different personnel groupings and thought it was a real positive and weā€™re getting our hands on the ball and weā€™re catching it,ā€ he said. ā€œYou see NickĀ ScottĀ makes a big play at the end there, ā€˜Double Dā€™ (Donte Deayon) makes a good breakup, guys consistently showing up. Darious Williams had a good breakup and in of the kind of the pass-game settings and I was really pleased with that group today.ā€

Scott is likely still behind Burgess and Rapp at safety, as well as Jordan Fuller, but having him as a backup is invaluable for the Rams. In the event of injury, which Fuller, Rapp and Burgess have all suffered, Scott gives the defense another reliable option in the secondary.

Look: Micah Kiser, Nick Scott training with Aaron Rodgers in Malibu

Micah Kiser and Nick Scott are training with Aaron Rodgers in Southern California, running sandhills with the 2020 MVP.

This time between OTAs and training camp is one for players to train on their own and stay in shape before regrouping in late July. Aaron Donald is training back home in Pittsburgh, Jalen Ramsey is getting in work on his own and a pair of other Rams defenders are running sandhills with Aaron Rodgers.

Micah Kiser and Nick Scott recently trained with Rodgers and other athletes, including former Baylor guard Davion Mitchell, in Malibu by running hills along the coast. The workout was with Proactive Sports Performance and while the view is spectacular, the hill doesnā€™t look easy to climb whatsoever.

Rodgers posted this on his Instagram story, too, claiming he beat Kiser in their race up the hill.

Rodgers has a house in Malibu, so it’s no surprise he’s training out there with others on the West Coast. He’s currently in a contract dispute with the Packers and skipped their minicamp, but he’s staying in shape as the regular season approaches.

It just remains to be seen which team he’ll play for. In all likelihood, he’ll still be in Green Bay.

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Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list

The Rams are still dealing with some COVID-19 troubles, placing three players ā€“Ā two from the practice squad ā€“Ā on the reserve list.

The Los Angeles Rams had a COVID-19 scare last week, placing both Nick Scott and Bobby Evans on the reserve list, forcing them to miss Sundayā€™s game against the Jets. The team was able to contain things for the most part, but theyā€™re still working to avoid an outbreak.

On Tuesday, the Rams announced they have activated Scott from the reserve/COVID-19 list but have placed three other players on it, two of whom are on the practice squad.

They placed safety JuJu Hughes, who played against the Jets on Sunday, on the reserve/COVID-19 list, along with practice squad players Marquise Copeland and Derrick Moncrief. This comes one day after practice squad defensive tackle Eric Banks was also placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Additionally, the Rams signed cornerback Dee Virgin to their practice squad and restored Jachai Polite to the practice squad, too, after he was on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Rams are off on Tuesday and will use contact tracing to isolate these COVID-19 cases, whether the players tested positive or were simply close contacts to someone who has. They’ve done a good job avoiding an outbreak this year, but this is the worst the situation has been for the Rams thus far.

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Rams place Nick Scott and Bobby Evans on reserve/COVID-19 list

Both players, as well as three others, were held out of practice Thursday as a precaution.

The Los Angeles Rams announced on Friday that they have placed safety Nick Scott and tackle Bobby Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Both players were held out of practice Thursday, as were Justin Hollins, Brian Allen and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, as a precaution after a member of the team tested positive for the coronavirus.

Scott has been the No. 3 safety behind John Johnson and Jordan Fuller during the absence of Taylor Rapp and Terrell Burgess, playing 152 (18%) defensive snaps this season. Heā€™s also a core special teams player, and has been since being a seventh-round pick last year.

Evans is the Ramsā€™ backup tackle behind Joe Noteboom and Rob Havenstein, but heā€™s played just one snap all year.

Being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list doesn’t mean both players will be forced to miss Sunday’s game against the Jets. If they were just deemed close contacts to someone who has tested positive, they will be able to play as long as they continue to test negative.

After mostly playing special teams, Nick Scott has eyes on DB role

Nick Scott is only entering his fourth year as a defensive back.

When the Los Angeles Rams selected Nick Scott in the seventh round of the 2019 draft, some fans were left scratching their heads. The Rams already drafted Taylor Rapp earlier in the draft and had John Johnson and Eric Weddle penciled in as starters, so why did they use another pick on a safety?

Scott was viewed as a developmental prospect on defense but an immediate contributor on special teams ā€“Ā and thatā€™s exactly what he was in 2019. He played just 15 defensive snaps as a rookie but 378 on special teams (80%).

It was only his third year as a defensive back after beginning his college career as a running back, so it was always expected that heā€™d take time to get acclimated in the secondary. Entering 2020, he hopes to accelerate his development as a safety and contribute more on that side of the ball.

ā€œI’m just working out, watching a lot of film. I would say for me, this year, I’m really trying to hone in or fine-tune my craft as a DB. Just because it’s really only my third year being a defensive back,ā€ Scott told the Ramsā€™ official site. ā€œI came in as a running back, so I got the athlete part covered. I can run, I can flip my head, but in terms of fine-tuning and being the best defensive back I can be in terms of techniqueā€¦ [I’m]trying to accelerate that process a little bit. And I’ve had a lot of help this year with [Aubrey Pleasant] and Coach [Evero].ā€

Scott has great athleticism for the position and was one of the smartest players to come out of the 2019 draft ā€“ a trait that caught the Ramsā€™ eye. His instincts are evident and showed while he was at Penn State, too.

Thereā€™s a lot that goes into being a great safety, though, and Scott is trying to hone his craft heading into next season. Thereā€™s no doubt he feels like a defensive back instead of a running back, and has felt that way since he switched positions at Penn State.

ā€œI fully feel like a DB now,ā€ he said. ā€œI felt like that probably once I startedĀ at Penn State at safety, then I was justĀ aĀ safety. That’s how I think now.ā€

With Marqui Christian set to become a free agent, the Rams could have an opening at the third safety spot. Scott still has plenty of work to do if he wants to capture that role, but heā€™s on the right path.