Needs surgery, going on IR Rams head coach Sean McVay said Kupp will undergo surgery Wednesday to address his right high-ankle sprain, and the receiver will be placed on injured reserve, Adam Schefter of ESP... Impact The Rams aren't yet willing to rule out the possibility of Kupp returning in Week 15 after the minimum four-game stint on IR, but with the team sitting on a 3-6 record and on the outside looking in for a playoff spot, there's a chance the star wideout's 2022 campaign is over. According to Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic, Kupp is having a "tightrope procedure," which typically carries a 4-to-8-week recovery timeline. With that in mind, even if the Rams find themselves in the playoff picture by late December/early January, the 29-year-old may not be ready to play before the end of the regular season. Even as the reigning Super Bowl champions struggled mightily over the first half of the season, Kupp remained productive with a 75-812-6 receiving line on 98 targets to go with 52 yards and another score on the ground through nine games. His absence creates a major void in the L.A. passing attack, with the likes of Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson, Ben Skowronek and Tyler Higbee all representing candidates to absorb some of Kupp's vacated target volume.
NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE