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Look: Stetson Bennett in attendance for start of Rams’ offseason program

Stetson Bennett checked in on Day 1 of the Rams’ offseason workout program, a good sign for the 2nd-year QB

There’s been no lack of speculation about Stetson Bennett’s future with the Los Angeles Rams after spending his rookie year on the non-football illness list, but there have been encouraging signs recently. Not only did Bennett work out with Patrick Mahomes’ trainer in Texas this offseason, but the Rams anticipated him attending the spring workout program.

On Monday, players began arriving for the offseason program and among those in attendance was Bennett. He was spotted in a video posted by the Rams, walking into the building alongside Christian Rozeboom. You can see him at the 43-second mark in the video below.

It’s the first time he’s been at the Rams’ facility since going on the NFI list last September, so that’s certainly a step in the right direction for the second-year quarterback.

Bennett played all of the Rams’ preseason games last year but never suited up for a regular-season game, leading to Brett Rypien becoming Matthew Stafford’s backup. Bennett won’t be the No. 2 quarterback this year with Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster now, but Garoppolo is suspended for the first two games so perhaps Bennett will be elevated on the depth chart for Weeks 1 and 2.

Either way, it’s just good to see him back with the team after a difficult rookie season.

Stetson Bennett to participate in offseason workouts with the Rams

The Rams are expecting former Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett to be present for offseason workouts.

The Los Angeles Rams and general manager Les Snead expect former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett to participate in offseason workouts with the team. Bennett the 2023 NFL regular season after being placed on the reserve/non-football injury list in September. The Rams have not provided a reason for Bennett’s absence.

Now, he will have another opportunity to return to action with the team this offseason. Several days ago, the Rams signed former Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who projects to be Matthew Stafford’s back-up.

Bennett, who was the 128th pick of the 2023 NFL draft, was expected to be the Rams’ back-up quarterback in 2023, but things did not go as planned in his rookie season. Bennett has been training in Dallas, Texas, could still be the Rams’ No. 3 quarterback this fall. It would be surprising to see him push Jimmy Garoppolo for the back-up role, but Bennett has been able to overcome some remarkable odds throughout his football career.

The Rams finished the 2023 regular season with a 10-7 record before falling to the Detroit Lions in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.

Stetson Bennett expected participate in Rams’ offseason workouts

Stetson Bennett hasn’t been with the Rams since being placed on the NFI list last September, but he’s expected to return for spring workouts

It’s been a long time since fans saw Stetson Bennett on the football field but he’s expected to make his return to the Los Angeles Rams soon. At the annual owners meetings on Monday, general manager Les Snead told reporters that the plan is for Bennett to participate in the team’s offseason workouts this spring.

That’s less than a month away, as the Rams can begin their offseason workout program on April 15. In the meantime, Snead said Bennett has been working out in Dallas. He recently shared a video of himself training with a group, which was led by Patrick Mahomes’ trainer.

Bennett was placed on the non-football illness list last September, spending his entire rookie season away from the team. The Rams still have not disclosed the reason for his absence, only indicating that it was a personal issue.

Coach Sean McVay said this offseason that it’s unclear if Bennett will be back with the team, but this seems to be a step in the right direction. If he does remain with the Rams, he’ll likely be the No. 3 quarterback behind new backup Jimmy Garoppolo.

The Rams selected Bennett in the fourth round of last year’s draft, taking him with the 128th overall pick. He played in all three preseason games but did not appear in a regular-season game.

Kirby Smart says Stetson Bennett is ‘doing well’ and hopes for opportunity with Rams

Georgia coach Kirby Smart shared an update on Stetson Bennett, who’s been working with Patrick Mahomes’ trainer in Dallas

Neither Les Snead nor Sean McVay could say definitively whether Stetson Bennett will be with the team next season after he spent his entire rookie year on the non-football illness list for an undisclosed reason. He mostly remained out of the public eye during that time, except for a trip to Athens where he was on the sideline for a Georgia football game in November.

Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart knows Bennett well from their time together at Georgia and he provided an update on the Rams quarterback this week. He said Bennett is doing well and working out in Dallas with Patrick Mahomes’ trainer, which Bennett recently shared on social media.

Smart also said Bennett is hoping for an opportunity with the Rams, or to land with another team if it doesn’t work out in L.A.

“Stetson is doing well,” Smart said at the Macon Touchdown Club. “He went back to Dallas to train where he trained last year. He trained with Patrick Mahomes’ trainer and some different people there. So he wanted to go back to that same footprint where he was training previously. The Rams still have him there. They have gotten other quarterbacks, but he’s hopeful that he gets an opportunity there or he’ll get picked up by somebody else.”

Smart indicated that Bennett spent last season in Athens at Georgia’s facility before heading to Dallas to train with other incoming rookies.

“He’s been in our place during the season and he went out to Dallas to train with the other rising draft picks, so he trained with a group that was one year below him,” Smart said.

The Rams have proceeded as if Bennett won’t be available next season, recently signing Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year deal worth up to $12 million with incentives. Even if Bennett returns in 2024, he’ll likely be the No. 3 quarterback behind Matthew Stafford and Garoppolo, but it’d be encouraging just to see him on the practice field and in meeting rooms.

Rams signing Jimmy Garoppolo is smart with Stetson Bennett’s future in doubt

The Rams are wise to invest in a reliable backup QB behind Matthew Stafford with Stetson Bennett’s future in doubt

The Los Angeles Rams tried to invest in the backup quarterback position last year by drafting Stetson Bennett in the fourth round, a decision that has yet to pan out. Bennett spent his rookie year on the non-football illness list for an undisclosed reason, remaining away from the team from September on.

We still don’t know why Bennett was suddenly out of football, but one thing is clear: The Rams don’t exactly trust him to get back on track anytime soon. That was made obvious by Sean McVay and Les Snead, who both said this offseason that they don’t know if Bennett will return in 2024 and that they’re acting as if they don’t have a QB on the roster behind Matthew Stafford.

Well, they do now after agreeing to a one-year deal with Jimmy Garoppolo on Friday – ironically, on the same day that Aaron Donald retired after 10 seasons. Rams fans may not like Garoppolo much, whether it’s because of his low ceiling as a passer or the fact that he’s 8-0 against their team in his regular-season career, but this is a smart move by Los Angeles.

Bennett’s future is very much in doubt and Carson Wentz, as impressive as he was in Week 18 against San Francisco, is still a big question mark in the NFL; it’s why he drew no interest from any other teams last season.

Garoppolo is the type of quarterback who can keep the ship afloat if Stafford misses any time at all – something the Rams have to prepare for, considering he’s missed at least one game in three of his last five seasons and is now 36 years old. He may not be a flashy quarterback or someone with great mobility like Wentz and some of the other backups the Rams have had over the years, but he’s a game manager capable of operating an offense similar to the one he ran under Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco.

And with the playmakers the Rams have, he just has to limit turnovers and not make costly mistakes. Get the ball into the hands of Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp and Kyren Williams and let them pick up yards after the catch, which is how Garoppolo made a living in San Francisco around Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk.

We have yet to see the contract details of Garoppolo’s one-year deal but it’s not going to be overly expensive. He’s a 32-year-old backup who struggled in Las Vegas last season. It’s not as if there was going to be a bidding war for him. Plus, he’s suspended for the first two games of the season due to a PED violation so that’ll take two game checks away from him in 2024.

After seeing Brett Rypien fumble his opportunity to start against Green Bay last year, the Rams needed a better backup and that’s what Garoppolo is. There’s little reason not to like this move for Los Angeles, who has an aging starting quarterback and a Super Bowl window that’s open next season.

Rams sign back-up QB, creating cloud over Stetson Bennett’s future

The Los Angeles Rams have signed a back-up quarterback to Matthew Stafford, creating further questions about Stetson Bennett’s future with the team

The Los Angeles Rams have signed former Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, per the NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Garoppolo is a veteran NFL quarterback that has started 63 games in his 10-year NFL career. Garoppolo projects to be Matthew Stafford’s back-up this fall. Rams head coach Sean McVay is adamant that Stafford will be his starter as long as he is healthy.

Garoppolo’s addition adds further questions to Los Angeles’ future with former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett. Bennett, who was the 128th pick of the 2023 NFL draft, was expected to be the Rams’ back-up quarterback in 2023, but things did not go as planned.

The Rams placed Bennett on the reserve/non-football injury list in September. Rams coach Sean McVay’s most recent update on Bennett does not provide many answers to what Bennett’s future will be with the NFC West team.

“Yeah, I think the first thing is you connect with him, which we’ll do at the appropriate time. You figure out, where are you at and is this something that we feel like is best for him and for our football team to bring him back into this ecosystem?” McVay said. Bennett has been away from Los Angeles since September after making the Rams’ roster following Bennett’s mixed-bag performance in the preseason.

McVay continued, “Those will be conversations that we will have. I think once we have a better idea of what we’ll do with that, then that’ll give clarity.”

Los Angeles’ addition of Jimmy Garoppolo should not come as a shock. McVay had previously noted, “We don’t have a backup quarterback that’s on this roster. We’ll see what that looks like in terms of how that affects Stetson and the draft or free agency.”

Ultimately, Los Angeles chose to address the position in free agency. You can’t rule out the Rams from drafting a young, developmental quarterback as Matthew Stafford is 36 years old. The Rams finished the 2023 regular season with a 10-7 record before falling to the Detroit Lions in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.

Look: Rams QB Stetson Bennett is training in Texas

Stetson Bennett’s future with the Rams is in flux but it seems he’s staying in shape for the 2024 season

The Los Angeles Rams selected Stetson Bennett in the fourth round of the draft last year but he didn’t appear in a single regular-season game. In fact, he spent the whole year on the non-football illness list for an undisclosed reason, leaving fans to wonder what the future holds for the former Georgia quarterback.

Les Snead and Sean McVay have been non-committal about whether Bennett will be back with the Rams in 2024, indicating he may not return next season. Bennett has rarely been in the public eye since landing on the NFI list last year, only making one appearance at a Georgia football game in November.

However, on Monday, he posted a video shared by APEC trainer Mason Hays on Instagram showing him working out in a group down in Texas. Bennett looks a bit bulked up in the video, suggesting he could be staying in shape for the 2024 season.

He can be seen wearing a blue shirt in the video below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4YXyNfxNkJ/

None of this means he’ll be back with the Rams next season but it’s a good sign that he’s at least working out and trying to stay in shape for his second season in the NFL. That being said, McVay said recently that the Rams don’t feel they have a backup quarterback on the roster right now.

Rams coach Sean McVay provides further update on Stetson Bennett

Sean McVay provides update on former Georgia football quarterback Stetson Bennett and if the Rams have been in contact with him

Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett continues to have a murky future with the Los Angeles Rams. Rams head coach Sean McVay recently provided another update on Stetson Bennett, who was the 128th pick of the 2023 NFL draft.

The Rams placed Bennett on the reserve/non-football injury list in September, and McVay has been careful to not say much about Bennett’s status since. In fact, McVay’s most recent update on Feb. 22 makes it clear that the Rams have not had much contact with Bennett.

“Yeah, I think the first thing is you connect with him, which we’ll do at the appropriate time. You figure out, where are you at and is this something that we feel like is best for him and for our football team to bring him back into this ecosystem?” McVay said. Bennett has been away from the Rams since September after making the Rams’ roster following Bennett’s mixed-bag performance in the preseason.

McVay continued, “Those will be conversations that we will have. I think once we have a better idea of what we’ll do with that, then that’ll give clarity. You do make sure that you know, right now, we got Matthew Stafford and really in our minds, we don’t have a backup quarterback that’s on this roster. We’ll see what that looks like in terms of how that affects Stetson and the draft or free agency.”

Earlier this offseason, McVay confirmed that Matthew Stafford would be the Rams’ starting starting quarterback in 2024.

The Rams, who finished the 2023 regular season with a 10-7 record, fell to the Detroit Lions in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs in Matthew Stafford’s return to Detroit.

Bennett won back-to-back national championships to end his fairy tale college football career. However, his NFL career has had a rough start after he missed much of his rookie season.

NFL veteran Carson Wentz served as Los Angeles’ backup quarterback behind Matthew Stafford to finish the season in 2023. Wentz is not under contract for the 2024 season, so the Rams are still looking for a player to be their second-string quarterback next season. It is unclear if Los Angeles is considering Bennett as an option at backup quarterback.

Sean McVay’s latest update on Stetson Bennett’s future isn’t exactly encouraging

It doesn’t sound like the Rams are in contact with Stetson Bennett and are still unsure if he’ll return to the team again

Stetson Bennett was ominously placed on the non-football illness list at the start of the 2023 season and the Los Angeles Rams have given little clarity as to why he missed his entire rookie year. Bennett was never activated and didn’t return to the team, putting his future as a Rams quarterback in doubt.

Sean McVay has provided a couple of updates and his latest comments this week weren’t exactly encouraging. It sounds like he and the Rams haven’t been in contact with Bennett and they will talk to him “at the appropriate time” to see if he still fits with the organization.

“Yeah, I think the first thing is you connect with him, which we’ll do at the appropriate time. You figure out, where are you at and is this something that we feel like is best for him and for our football team to bring him back into this ecosystem?” McVay said Thursday. “Those will be conversations that we will have. I think once we have a better idea of what we’ll do with that, then that’ll give clarity. You do make sure that you know – right now, we got Matthew Stafford and really in our minds, we don’t have a backup quarterback that’s on this roster. We’ll see what that looks like in terms of how that affects Stetson and the draft or free agency.”

The fact that the Rams don’t feel they have a backup quarterback on the roster is telling of how they view Bennett’s prospects of ever playing for them again. Carson Wentz is a pending free agent and while McVay said “he did a great job,” there’s no indication the Rams are going to re-sign him.

The Rams drafted Bennett to be Stafford’s backup and potentially his successor at quarterback, using a fourth-round pick on him last year. He struggled in the preseason but Los Angeles still committed to him as its QB2.

With his future very much in doubt, the Rams will need to either draft a quarterback or sign a free agent to back up Stafford in 2024.

Rams coach Sean McVay updates Stetson Bennett’s status for 2024

Sean McVay provides update on former Georgia football quarterback Stetson Bennett and what his status is for 2024

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is unsure about the future of former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett. The Rams placed Bennett on the reserve/non-football injury list in September, and McVay has been careful to not say much about Bennett’s status since.

The Rams fell to the Detroit Lions in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs in Matthew Stafford’s return to Detroit.

McVay made it clear Stafford is expected to be the team’s quarterback in 2024. He did not provide much clarity on whether he expects Bennett to be with the Rams in 2024.

You know, I don’t know that. I think that’s a conversation for another time. I think he’s doing better, but I wouldn’t be in a position to answer that accurately right now.

The Los Angeles Rams ruled Bennett out in Week 1 due to a right shoulder injury. However, McVay shared that Bennett was placed on the non-football injury list for reasons outside of his shoulder injury.

Bennett had an up-and-down preseason for the Rams, but made Los Angeles’ final roster. The former Georgia Bulldog won back-to-back national championships to end his college football career. However, his NFL career has not had the start he was hoping for.

NFL veteran Carson Wentz served as Los Angeles’ backup quarterback behind Matthew Stafford to finish the year. Wentz is not under contract for the 2024 season, so the Rams are still looking for a player to be their second-string quarterback next season.

Bennett was the 128th pick of the 2023 NFL draft. He was expected to be the Rams’ backup quarterback when healthy, but now his future with Los Angeles is murky.

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The Rams finished the 2023 regular season with a 10-7 record.