Okoronkwo to Miss Rest of Offseason Program with Foot Injury
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Though most of the news from the Rams’ first OTA was quite positive, head coach Sean McVay shared one unfortunate piece of injury news: rookie outside linebacker Obo Okoronkwo suffered a foot injury and will be out until training camp.McVay said the injury did require surgery, which went well.
“With Obo, unfortunately he had a little foot injury. Got some surgery, but expect him to be back for training camp at some point,” McVay said. “When that timetable is, not exactly sure. But we’re excited about the way his surgery went last week and optimistic about him being able to make a return at some point. Not sure when that will be.”
The Rams traded up to select Okoronkwo at No. 160 overall in the fifth round. The outside linebacker recorded 33.0 tackles for loss and 20.0 sacks in his four seasons at Oklahoma. He is still expected to be a potential factor as a pass rusher in the defensive rotation for Los Angeles in 2018.
Los Angeles Rams rookie EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo suffers broken foot, will require surgery
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Injury. It’s always the biggest villain.It has struck again in the form of a broken foot for
Los Angeles Rams rookie EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo during practices in Phase II of the
offseason program.
It’s a tough blow for fans who were expecting Okoronkwo to make a big splash as a rookie. Following the trade of OLB
Robert Quinn and having not brought in any veterans to the position like re-signing OLB
Connor Barwin or an oft-rumored acquisition of EDGE
Junior Galette, the Rams certainly had room for a potential starting opportunity for Okoronkwo. While OLB
Samson Ebukam and OLB
Matt Longacre have been penciled in as the likely starters, there was always going to be a chance for Okoronkwo to break out in
training camp and the
preseason, a chance that looks diminished now. The timetable should have him back somewhere between the start of camp and the start of the regular season.
His absence should open snaps up for the rest of the EDGE depth chart, but we’ll have to see how things look throughout Phase III and into camp and how the rehab on his foot progresses
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