Rams get disheartening Myles Garrett news after slew of injuries to stars

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Murray, T. L. (2026, October 19). Rams get disheartening Myles Garrett news after slew of injuries to stars. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports/rams-get-news-myles-garrett-wont-play-in-week-7-game-against-raiders/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Thomas L. Murray

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The Los Angeles Rams are dealing with significant injuries to key players, including top defensive acquisition Myles Garrett, who will miss his sixth straight game due to knee surgery. The team also announced that nose tackle Poona Ford and wide receiver Davante Adams will be out for the rest of the season and several weeks respectively, while kicker Blake Grupe is out indefinitely with a torn ACL. These losses add to an already challenging roster situation as the Rams prepare for their Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Story summary

The Los Angeles Rams faced another setback on October 19, 2026, when it was reported that defensive end Myles Garrett would not play in the team’s Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Garrett has been out since Week 1 due to a knee injury requiring arthroscopic surgery, and he is now expected to miss his sixth consecutive game with no return date announced. The news comes after the Rams already suffered significant injuries to key players like wide receiver Davante Adams, who will be sidelined for 6-10 weeks due to a hamstring injury. These losses have hit the team hard, impacting both defense and offense as they prepare for upcoming games.

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📰 Rams Face More Injuries
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This article reads unscored and hedges 17% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 12 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A describes Blake Grupe's injury during his first game with the Rams against the Arizona Cardinals, while Article B discusses Myles Garrett's absence due to an unrelated injury.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 12 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles discuss different injuries to different players on the Rams team after the same game against the Arizona Cardinals, but they are not reporting on the same specific incident.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 1 of 8 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles describe different injuries and updates for different players (Blake Grupe and Myles Garrett) after the Rams' loss to the Arizona Cardinals.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 9 📰 publisher trust 67
“The articles discuss different injuries and players (Davante Adams and Myles Garrett) despite both mentioning the Rams' issues following their loss to the Arizona Cardinals.”
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Thomas L. Murray
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🔮 After Sunday’s 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Rams running back Kyren Williams voiced his frustration towards the team’s offense, which resulted in him accidentally taking a shot at head coach Sean McVay.
🔮 According to Michael Duarte of The California Post, Garrett will not be playing in the team’s Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
🔮 For the second week in a row, the Los Angeles Rams will have to find a new kicker.
🔮 Both Jimmy Butler and Kristaps Porzingis won’t be available for the season opener as Butler is returning from a torn ACL and is expected to return to action around late January or early February next year.
🔮 Staying healthy will be key for the Warriors this season, as the team will already begin the season dealing with injuries, as they will be without Kristaps Porzingis and Jimmy Butler.
🔮 After the Rams fell to 2-4 following an 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Rams running back Kyren Williams didn’t hold back from calling out his playing time.
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Narrative

The defense isn’t the only area of the Rams’ roster that’s taken a hit, as the offense will have to learn to play without future Hall of Fame wide receiver Davante Adams, who will miss the next 6-10 weeks due to a hamstring injury.
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🔮 According to Michael Duarte of The California Post, Garrett will not be playing in the team’s Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
2026-10-20 · New York Post
Rams get disheartening Myles Garrett news after slew of injuries to stars · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

As the Rams are trying to navigate past all the injuries that they’ve been bitten by following a Week 6 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the team still has no update on top offseason acquisition, Myles Garrett. asserted
team → try → acquisition
According to Michael Duarte of The California Post, Garrett will not be playing in the team’s Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. uncertain
Garrett → accord → Raiders
Garrett has been sidelined since the team’s Week 1, eye-opening 27-7 loss to the San Francisco 49ers — where he appeared in 40 snaps but failed to log a single tackle. asserted
he → sideline → tackle
When the Rams got back from Australia, the team announced that they were placing him on the injured reserve so that he could get arthroscopic knee surgery. uncertain
he → get → surgery
Garrett was required to miss a minimum of four games after the surgery, but as the season has progressed, he hasn’t and is now on pace to miss his sixth straight game with no timetable for when he will return. asserted
he → require → timetable
Before the season began, Garrett spent a majority of training camp sidelined with the knee injury, and the Rams were initially describing it as knee “soreness.” asserted
Rams → begin → soreness
As Los Angeles looks to continue playing without Garrett, he is just one of the many holes they are trying to patch up in order to save their season. asserted
they → look → season
Duarte learned that the defense has also taken a major setback as they will be without nose tackle Poona Ford for the rest of the season after he ruptured his triceps. asserted
he → learn → triceps
Kobie Turner will also spend some time away from the team as he’s expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks with a groin injury. asserted
he → spend → injury
The defense isn’t the only area of the Rams’ roster that’s taken a hit, as the offense will have to learn to play without future Hall of Fame wide receiver Davante Adams, who will miss the next 6-10 weeks due to a hamstring injury. asserted
who → take → injury
Los Angeles will also have to find their third kicker of the season. asserted
Angeles → have → season
The team learned that last week’s acquisition, Blake Grupe, will miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL injury he suffered when he attempted to tackle Cardinals’ kick returner Devin Durenay in the first quarter. asserted
he → learn → quarter
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