Davante Adams Needs Hamstring Surgery as Rams' Season Turns Into a Medical Drama
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams is out 6-10 weeks with a torn hamstring, headlining a brutal wave of injuries that includes Poona Ford, Kobie Turner, and kicker Blake Grupe.
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The Los Angeles Rams are officially running out of healthy bodies. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, wide receiver Davante Adams is undergoing surgery for a torn hamstring and will miss the next six to 10 weeks, turning an already bleak season into a full-blown medical drama.
Adams suffered the injury on a non-contact play in the end zone during Sunday's embarrassing 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Non-contact injuries are the scariest thing in sports, and watching a star receiver pull up untouched usually means exactly what happened here: a Grade 3 tear and a massive hole in the depth chart.
"Ian Rapoport reported Adams is undergoing hamstring surgery, noting it is 'just one of many LA injuries.'"
Before his hamstring gave out, Adams was the engine of the Los Angeles offense. He racked up 30 catches for 480 yards and four touchdowns through six games. Now, Matthew Stafford is going to be staring down a receiver room that is desperately thin behind Puka Nacua.
But the Adams news is just the headline of a much darker story for the 2-4 Rams. The training room is currently more crowded than a DMV waiting area on a Monday morning.
Defensive tackle Poona Ford is done for the year with a ruptured triceps. Kobie Turner is heading to injured reserve with a groin issue. Even their kicker, Blake Grupe, tore a knee ligament making a tackle on kickoff coverage. When your kicker is blowing out his knee on special teams, the universe is sending a very clear message to pack it in.
For anyone holding Los Angeles futures tickets or relying on this offense for fantasy production, the math is getting incredibly ugly. You cannot lose your top touchdown threat, gut your defensive line, and cycle through three kickers before Halloween and expect to compete in the NFC West.
The Rams have to travel to face the Las Vegas Raiders this Sunday. Right now, Sean McVay does not just need a game plan. He needs a medical miracle and a few guys off the street who know how to kick a football.
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Davante Adams recorded 30 catches for 480 yards and 4 touchdowns in 6 games this season.
The Rams are currently 2-4 on the season.
Adams is expected to miss 6 to 10 weeks recovering from the surgery.
What's next
The Rams face the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday and will need to sign their third kicker of the season just to field a complete special teams unit.

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