There’s no good time to lose your franchise left tackle.
The Los Angeles Rams had just signed Alaric Jackson to a three-year, $57M deal in free agency, and now on the eve of training camp they are drawing up contingency plans for the season. Jackson is battling a recurring instance of blood clotting, which kept him from playing over the second half of the 2022 season.
You can find silver linings amidst the chaos:
- We don’t actually know whether Jackson will miss time
- If he does, the Rams have all training camp to find alternatives
- It’s not often you can find a player like DJ Humphries off the street
- This could have cropped up during the season
It’s worth assessing the Rams’ plan B and whether they can meet their lofty Super Bowl expectations without Jackson.