Los Angeles Rams

Todd Gurley uncertain if he'll be ready for regular season opener

Published Aug. 11, 2015 5:52 p.m. ET

Alex Marvez

St. Louis rookie running back Todd Gurley gave an honest answer Tuesday when asked whether he will be able to play September 13 in the Rams' regular-season opener against Seattle:

"I don't know."

Gurley still hasn't gotten medically cleared for full practices while recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered last November while playing for the University of Georgia. Gurley is limited to individual work during training camp that he said includes, "footwork stuff, catching passes, doing run-power (handoffs) with the quarterbacks, routes and things like that."

"Hopefully within the next couple weeks I'll be able to do something else and keep progressing," Gurley told co-host Gil Brandt and me on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

Rams head coach Jeff Fisher has declined to provide a specific timetable for Gurley's debut nor commit to him playing in a preseason game. Gurley, the No. 10 overall pick in this year's draft, admits he's "definitely not a patient person at all" but is "looking at the bigger picture" as far as his mental approach toward returning to action.

"Right now, we're not pushing anything," Gurley said about making his NFL debut. "It's kind of taking it day-by-day and week-by-week.

"Whether it's Week Five or Week One, 10 years from now nobody is going to remember what you did the first five games. You've just got to take it easy."