The Los Angeles Rams activated rookie linebacker Chris Garrett from the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday and while it isn’t evident that Sean McVay would feel that the seventh round pick out of Concordia is ready for action on defense quite yet, the team needs as many healthy players as possible for this weekend’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Garrett was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on September 2nd and has yet to be active for a game through the first two weeks. The 6’4, 230-lb linebacker set a Division II record with 15 career forced fumbles despite having his 2020 season cancelled, and he posted 36.