The No. 3 wide receiver on the Los Angeles Rams, Van Jefferson, underwent knee surgery Tuesday, sidelining him for at least a few weeks. Despite Jefferson’s status for Week 1 being up in the air, Liam Coen and the Rams aren’t overly concerned about the depth at the wide receiver position right now.
“I don’t think it’s a concern. Sean talked to the staff and just talking to us as a group. This is why we coach, right? This is why you get into it and this is why they pay us to put our guys in positions to make plays and be successful. I think that’s ultimately the goal of coaching in terms of the X’s and O’s, the scheme, the personnel,” Coen said. “That’s kind of why we do this, right? So, I think it’s more so, a great opportunity for us to get creative in different ways that we can put guys in positions to help our offense.”
The Rams unquestionably have a potentially lethal duo in Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson at the wide receiver position. But with Odell Beckham Jr. unsigned and recovering from a torn ACL he sustained in the Super Bowl, Los Angeles was expected to lean on Jefferson as their No. 3 wideout.
