The Los Angeles Rams will be without Van Jefferson for the next few weeks of camp and practice. After seeing a specialist on Monday, Jefferson will undergo minor knee surgery on Tuesday, Sean McVay told reporters.
McVay said Jefferson suffered a “little tweak” in his knee and will miss a few weeks. With just over a month to go until the season opener, his status for Week 1 is up in the air, too.
Overall, McVay said this is “positive news” on Jefferson. However, this will be the second knee procedure of the offseason for the wideout after having surgery to clean up a previous injury this spring.
Rams head coach Sean McVay said WR Van Jefferson has “a little knee tweak.” Timetable for return is a few weeks. Minor surgery tomorrow, but team got “positive news” on him.
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) August 1, 2022
Naturally, McVay not-so-subtly mentioned Odell Beckham Jr. as a potential replacement, even though Beckham is expected to miss several games due to his own knee injury. Beckham remains a free agent but there’s mutual interest from both parties about a return.
“And then we’ll figure out when Odell can come back at some point.” -A smiling Sean McVay after listing every actual Rams backup who could fill in for Van Jefferson if he isn’t ready for Week 1
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) August 1, 2022
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