The Rams officially signed Odell Beckham Jr. yesterday, but another one of their wideouts suffered a season-ending injury. Robert Woods tore his ACL at practice on Friday, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter).
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Woods went down with a knee injury during Friday’s practice, but per Schefter (on Twitter), the wideout popped back up and finished the day. Woods even conducted interviews, and no one in the organization suspected anything was wrong until tests later revealed an “isolated ACL tear” (Twitter link).
The 29-year-old Woods was having another standout season in 2021. Through the first nine games, Woods hauled in 45 receptions for 556 yards and four touchdowns. He also had another eight carries for 46 yards and one touchdown. The wideout has been remarkably durable during his tenure with the Rams; while he missed four games during his first season with the organization, he only missed one regular season game between 2018 and 2020. Now, the veteran captain will be sidelined for at least the rest of the season, and there’s a good chance his recovery could carry over into the 2022 campaign.
The Rams, of course, added to their offense earlier this week when they won the OBJ sweepstakes, signing the veteran wideout to a one-year deal. According to Schefter (on Twitter), OBJ will indeed make his Rams debut on Monday against the 49ers. It was expected that the Matthew Stafford-led passing attack would by led by Cooper Kupp, Woods, and Beckham Jr., with Van Jefferson serving as a rotation piece. The 2020 second-round pick will presumably retain his third spot on the depth chart. Through nine games this season, Jefferson has hauled in 27 receptions for 433 yards and three touchdowns.
That explains it. Wow
Explains what?
Time travel. Or hindsight. Or lack of understanding chronological order. Or absolutely nothing.
Karma for signing OBJ.
Correct, OBJ is bad luck.
Smh
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Praying so much right now
Good luck with that.
Are we sure that Odell didn’t pull a Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan and take Woods out?
no, that was last week when a paris saint-germain women’s soccer player was arrested in an attack on a teammate.
Yeah I read about that actually, what a wild story.
Alshon Jeffrey or Dez Bryant??
Does Dez catch anything besides Uber eats?
About as much as Odell these days
Woods said I’m outta here, don’t want any part of the obj drama
Doesn’t matter. The Rams are a soft football team and will get pushed around in the playoffs again.
1000% correct. This team going to Green Bay in 10 degree weather in the playoffs would be an absolute joke
Ayyy lmao wreckd
Lebum must have made a guest appearance and pulled a Nancy
….and it begins
Bobby Trees! Say it ain’t so!
Titans and 49ers have exposed the Rams as a soft team that can be pushed around by a tougher team. They have no running game, an old, underachieving offensive line, and a QB who’s never won anything. McVay has been exposed as a one truck pony who can’t adjust when his game plan isn’t working. Don’t worry Rams fans, Snead has traded away all your draft choices too.