Young (knee/NIR-rest) doesn't have an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Young managed to log consecutive limited practices Wednesday and Thursday before missing Friday's session for veteran rest. The outside linebacker is set to suit up for Sunday's game with full rest and will look to add to his 10.0 sack total.
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Rams' Kamren Kinchens: Ready for Sunday
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Kinchens (shoulder) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Kinchens upgraded to a full participant in Friday's practice after being limited for the earlier portion of the week. The free safety avoids injury designation and will continue his streak of participating in every Rams game this year.
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Rams' Darious Williams: Likely missing Week 14
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Williams (lower leg) is listed as doubtful ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
Despite head coach Sean McVay telling reporters Wednesday that he expects Williams to play in Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals, he likely won't suit up. The UAB product has appeared in 10 games this season, recording 22 total tackles and eight passes defensed, including one interception. If Williams is sidelined as expected in Week 14, expect Ahkello Witherspoon to play a larger role in the Rams' secondary.
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Rams' Poona Ford: Could play Sunday
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Ford (calf) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
The Texas product logged consecutive DNPs to begin the Rams' week of practice, but it still appears he has a chance to suit up Sunday. Ford has appeared in all 12 of Los Angeles' games this season, recording 34 total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defensed. If he's unavailable in Week 14, Ty Hamilton will likely operate as the Rams' top nose tackle.
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Rams' Omar Speights: Practices in full
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Speights (ankle) was a full participant in practice Thursday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
The starting inside linebacker was limited Wednesday, but Rams coach Sean McVay maintains Speights is likely to play Sunday against the Cardinals, per Barshop. Speights has 56 tackles (28 solo) across 11 games this season.
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Rams' Poona Ford: Still dealing with calf issue
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Ford (calf) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Head coach Sean McVay said that he expects Ford to play in Sunday's game versus the Cardinals. Ford plays a consistent role as the team's starting nose tackle, and he has recorded 34 tackles (14 solo), 1.0 sacks and a pass breakup through 12 games.
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Rams' Darious Williams: No practice Wednesday
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Williams (lower leg) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Barshop added that head coach Sean McVay expects Williams to play in this Sunday's game versus the Cardinals. As the Rams' starting boundary cornerback, Williams has produced 22 tackles (15 solo), eight pass breakups and an interception through 10 games.
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Rams' Byron Young: Limited participant, should be fine
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Young (knee) was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Head coach Sean McVay said he expects Young to play in Sunday's game versus the Cardinals. Young is tied for eighth in the league with 10.0 sacks through 12 games, and his 61 tackles are just one shy of his career high. The Tennessee product is having an outstanding season, and he has an intriguing opportunity this week because Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett has been sacked 26 times through seven starts.
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Rams' Omar Speights: Picks up ankle injury
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Speights (ankle) was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Barshop adds that head coach Sean McVay expects Speights to play in this Sunday's game versus the Cardinals. The second-year linebacker out of LSU has been a fixture in the Rams' lineup, producing 56 tackles (28 solo) through 11 games.
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Rams' Kamren Kinchens: Tagged as limited
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Kinchens (shoulder) was a limited participant at Wednesday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Kinchens missed the first two practices last week but still managed to play in the Week 13 loss to the Panthers, so he appears to be on the right track to play this week versus the Cardinals. The second-year safety has yet to miss a game during his career. He has produced 61 tackles (43 solo), six pass breakups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries through 12 games this year.
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Rams' Quentin Lake: Likely done for regular season
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Rams head coach Sean McVay said Monday that Lake is recovering well from Nov. 18 surgery to address an elbow injury, but the defensive back is considered unlikely to return from injured reserve before the end of the regular season, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports. "He's been around, he's been in good spirits," McVay said of Lake. "The hope is, if you earn the right to play afterwards, then he'll get a chance to be able to join us then. I don't know if the regular season is realistic for him, but if we are able to earn the right to be able to play games after the 17 w''re guaranteed, I think there's a chance he'll be back for those."
The NFL's wild-card round will kick off Jan. 10, but if the 9-3 Rams are able to secure a No. 1 seed, Lake would have additional time to heal before potentially being available for the divisional round. With Lake having missed the Rams' last two games, Cobie Durant and Josh Wallace have picked up more reps at slot cornerback. Lake tallied a sack, 61 tackles, 10 pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 10 games prior to being shut down with the elbow injury.
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Rams' Kamren Curl: Four solo stops in loss
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Curl recorded four solo tackles in Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers.
Curl matched his season-low four total tackles in Week 13, failing to build off of his recent momentum. The safety has been able to elevate his play in his second season with Los Angeles, securing 91 total tackles (63 solo), including 1.0 sacks, while also adding four passes defensed, two of which are interceptions, over 12 contests this season.
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Rams' Nate Landman: Eclipses 100 tackles on campaign
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Landman recorded eight tackles (three solo) during Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers.
With another team-leading total in tackles on Sunday, Landman now boasts 106 tackles on the season with five games left to play, leaving him just four shy of the career-best 110 he recorded with Atlanta in 2023. Jacoby Brissett and the Arizona Cardinals represent his next chance to eclipse his totals from his sophomore campaign in Week 14.
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Rams' Byron Young: Records first sack since Week 7
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Young recorded eight tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, during Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers.
The Rams' starting outside linebacker was able to burst through the line to sack Bryce Young late in the second quarter. Young also recorded his most tackles since Week 6, and his 10.0 sacks put him in a tie for eighth in the league with Tuli Tuipulotu. He'll look to add to his totals against Jacoby Brissett and the Cardinals in Week 14.
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Rams' Poona Ford: Active vs. Carolina
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Ford (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Ford popped up on Friday's practice report as a limited participant due to a calf injury. A late addition to the practice report typically doesn't bode well for a player's chance of suiting up on game day, but the veteran defensive lineman has been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups. In his first year with the Rams, Ford has totaled 30 tackles (12 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defense.
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Rams' Kamren Kinchens: Good to go against Carolina
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Kinchens (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Kinchens opened Week 13 prep with back-to-back DNPs before ending with a limited practice Friday while working through a shoulder injury. However, the second-year safety has done enough over the weekend and through pregame warmups to be given the green light to suit up Sunday. In the four games since the Rams' Week 8 bye, Kinchens has accumulated 19 tackles (14 solo), three pass defenses (two interceptions) and two fumble recoveries.
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Rams' Ahkello Witherspoon: Returning in Week 13
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Witherspoon (shoulder) was activated from the injured reserve list Saturday and has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Panthers.
The 30-year-old will suit up Sunday for the first time since sustaining a broken shoulder blade in the Rams' Week 2 win over the Titans. Witherspoon was a key part of Los Angeles' secondary in 2024, recording 31 total tackles and nine passes defended, including one interception, across 13 regular-season contests. Now fully healthy, he's expected to operate as one of the Rams' top boundary corners in Week 13.
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Rams' Poona Ford: Questionable for Sunday
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Ford (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Ford appeared on the injury report Friday with a calf injury and was a limited participant in practice for the day. The ability to practice in any capacity means he has a decent chance at suiting up for the Rams' defense. Still, if the starter is unable to go, Ty Hamilton will likely be called upon to take more snaps at nose tackle.
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Rams' Kamren Kinchens: Questionable for Week 13
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Kinchens (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
Kinchens was able to upgrade to limited participation Friday after being unable to practice Wednesday or Thursday. The upgrade in participation bodes well for Kinchens' chance to suit up for Sunday's contest. If the starter is unable to go, Jaylen McCollough is in line to replace him at free safety.
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Rams' Byron Young: Likely playing in Week 13
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Young (knee) won't practice Friday but is expected to play in Sunday's matchup against the Panthers, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
Despite Young downgrading from a limited practice session Thursday to a DNP on Friday, he's expected to suit up for the Week 13 contest. The third-year pro from Tennessee has appeared in all 11 of the Rams' games this season, recording 53 total tackles, including 9.0 sacks, and one forced fumble. If active as expected, Young will likely start opposite Jared Verse to form Los Angeles' top edge-rush duo.
