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Although the Los Angeles Rams are running awfully low on healthy wide receivers, coach Sean McVay said they didn’t acquire one at the trade deadline in part because they’re optimistic about Davante Adams returning “sooner than later.”
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Adams → run → part
With Puka Nacua and Jordan Whittington joining Adams on the sideline with significant injuries this week, the receiver group on the Rams’ 53-man roster is down to a recent seventh-round pick, two veterans who have been cast aside and retrieved by Los Angeles this year, and a rookie who has yet to catch a pass.
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who → join → pass
It’s not exactly the ideal scenario for McVay, Matthew Stafford and the Rams to keep a three-game winning streak going.
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McVay → ’ → streak
But after examining the trade market this week and finding it much too rich for their taste, the Rams (5-4) will try to stay afloat somehow until their injured receivers can get back in uniform — not before December, however.
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receivers → examine → December
“We’ve had a lot of unique things in terms of managing the (roster) and the practice squad,” McVay said Wednesday.
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McVay → have → roster
“This is as much as I can remember with the roster mechanics, just because it’s different than previous years, when you’ve had a high volume (of injuries) in certain positions.
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you → remember → positions
We’ve just had a lot of different things across the board at a number of spots.”
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We → have → spots
No spot is currently in worse shape than wide receiver, but the Rams decided not to swing a deal for a replacement at Tuesday’s trade deadline.
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Rams → decide → deadline
“It takes two, and you’ve got to be able to see what you’re willing to give (for) what’s out there,” McVay said.
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McVay → take → what
The Rams’ decision was affected by their optimism about Adams, who has been on injured reserve since he strained his hamstring on the penultimate snap of a loss to Arizona last month, missing all three victories in the current streak.
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he → affect → streak
McVay says the Rams are optimistic Adams will miss only two more games before returning against Kansas City on Dec. 3, calling it “a realistic timeline for us.”
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Adams → say → us
The Rams visit Arizona on Sunday before their mini-bye week is followed by a visit from the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Eve.
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week → visit → Eve
Whittington went on injured reserve this week with his back injury, but the Rams aren’t putting Nacua on IR because they’re running low on the eight spots available for players who intend to return this season.
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who → go → players
The All-Pro wideout who injured his knee on the final offensive snap of last Sunday’s win at Washington will continue to occupy a roster spot until he’s able to play, hopefully next month.
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he → injure → spot
Nacua has carried the Rams’ passing game this season, making 70 of their 120 catches by wide receivers.
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Nacua → carry → receivers
His 70 receptions are the most in NFL history by a player in his first seven games of a season — and when Nacua was injured for two games in September, Adams stepped up with a series of big plays.
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Adams → injure → plays
He was just about to return from an ankle injury last week when he injured his hamstring in Friday’s practice, sidelining him again indefinitely.
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he → return → him
The Rams remaining receivers are Konata Mumpfield, a modest contributor during his two seasons; Tutu Atwell, the undersized speedster who has struggled for six seasons to get playing time under McVay; Xavier Smith, a depth receiver and inconsistent kick returner for the previous two seasons; and CJ Daniels, the sixth-round rookie who has played six offensive snaps.
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who → remain → snaps
Atwell signed with Miami as a free agent last spring, but the Rams reacquired him in August when no clear-cut No. 3 receiver emerged from the preseason.
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receiver → sign → preseason
The Rams then cut Smith in October after he made yet another mistake as a punt returner, but they signed him off San Francisco’s practice squad on Tuesday.
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they → cut → Tuesday
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