Trent McDuffie just went down with a groin injury in practice, and man, talk about another kick in the teeth for the Los Angeles Rams. Sean McVay already told reporters Friday that McDuffie is out for practice and his status for Sunday’s clash against the Arizona Cardinals is totally up in the air, officially listing him as questionable. After a brutal Monday Night Football loss, this is precisely the kind of bad news nobody wants to hear.
Another One Bites The Dust
This McDuffie groin injury isn’t happening in a vacuum. The Rams have been absolutely hammered by the injury bug this season. Myles Garrett has been hurt, Aaron Donald missed a game due to injury, Puka Nacua has been sidelined, and Jaylen Watson also took some hits. You can blame Alaric Jackson’s suspension on bad decision-making, sure, but these injuries? That’s just plain bad luck, plain and simple. Coming out of Monday night’s game “fairly clean” on the injury front just made Thursday’s practice sting even more when Kam Curl left early with an ankle injury, right before McDuffie’s groin went out. It begs the question: can this team get it together at all in 2026?
Below .500 And Desperate
The Rams have been a total mess this season, leaving so much to be desired. They’re sitting below .500 after just five games, and they’ve already dropped two at home. Losses to the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills were absolutely crushing, especially when you consider how many chances they had to win those games. This definitely isn’t the dream 2026 season so many people were expecting. Sunday’s matchup against a one-win Cardinals squad is supposed to be their big “get right” game, a chance to claw their way back to .500 for the third time this year. Quarterback Matthew Stafford admitted the Cardinals “get your attention, divisional opponent for us. A lot to look at, especially on our side of the ball looking at their defense… Always have been really multiple in what they show you… Obviously didn’t get the result we wanted, but excited to turn the page and go attack this week.” Budda Baker chimed in on his role too, saying, “Whatever the play called is called, that’s my job.”
Unfortunately for Los Angeles, McDuffie’s new groin injury throws a massive, unwanted variable into the arena less than 48 hours before kickoff. They can’t afford to stumble again, or the risk of plummeting even further is just too real before they hit the road for Week 7 to face the Las Vegas Raiders. They need this win against the Cardinals, big time.
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Originally reported by Turf Show Times.
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