Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams prefer to play it safe in the preseason, resting the majority of their starters. There are some heated position battles still going on, however, which has forced some potential starters into preseason action – players such as Micah Kiser, Bryce Hager, Greg Gaines and Sebastian Joseph-Day.
Unfortunately, Kiser suffered an injury in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Cowboys. Sean McVay said after the game that he injured his pec, which caused him to watch the second half in street clothes from the sideline.
“He got banged up. He had something with his pec,” McVay said. “We’ll have a little bit more information later on and we’ll give you an update tomorrow, for sure.
“We’re hopeful that we’ll get some good information back on Micah, but when you look at one of the guys that’s projected as a starter that’s actually participated (in preseason), if you end up losing him, certainly I think you’d say, ‘Man, I wish I’d handled that differently.’ But you’ve got to trust the decisions and everything we do is for a reason and in the best interest of the players.”
McVay doesn’t know the extent or severity of the injury, but he expects to provide a further update on Sunday. Regardless of whether it’s major or minor, this is unfortunate news for the Rams.
Kiser has been projected as the starting inside linebacker next to Cory Littleton, holding off Hager for that spot. Any injury at all could set him back and give the Rams no choice but to start Hager.
