- After placing Davante Adams on injured reserve with a hamstring injury that will require a cleanup procedure, the Rams signed kicker Brandon McManus.
- But when Sean McVay was asked whether the team had looked outside the organization for receiver help, his answer was direct: it had not.
- That leaves the Rams leaning on the players already in the building while Adams is expected to miss 6-10 weeks with a ruptured semitendinosus.
- McVay said the team has “some depth on our roster,” and that depth now becomes the center of the conversation.
- Matthew Stafford pointed specifically to Mumpfield when discussing what Adams’ absence could mean for the offense, saying that with Adams going down, “everyone will get more opportunities.”
- That is the Rams’ public answer for now: opportunities for the receivers already on hand, and a next-man-up approach as they move into Week 7 against the Raiders.
- The Rams are also dealing with another injury loss on the defensive side, with nose tackle Poona Ford placed on injured reserve after a ruptured triceps that ends his season.
Rams keep receiver search in-house after Davante Adams lands on injured reserve
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Los Angeles Rams, “McVay says Rams have not explored adding a wide receiver externally in wake of Davante Adams' hamstring injury,” Oct. 22, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “From the Podium: Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford on next-man-up mentality and Rams' Week 7 matchup with Raiders,” Oct. 21, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “Rams sign kicker Brandon McManus, place Poona Ford and Davante Adams on Injured Reserve,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “'It's exciting': New Rams kicker Brandon McManus looking forward to opportunity,” Oct. 22, 2026.
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