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Stetson Bennett missed most of his rookie season with the Rams because he was placed on the non-football injury/illness list for an undisclosed issue. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Quarterback Stetson Bennett apparently still has a future with the Rams.
How long remains to be determined, but Bennett will participate in the team’s offseason workouts, general manager Les Snead said Monday at the NFL owners’ annual meeting.
Bennett, a 2023 fourth-round pick, was drafted to back up Matthew Stafford and possibly succeed him. However, Bennett has not been with the team since the end of last year’s preseason, when he was placed on the non-football injury/illness list because of an undisclosed issue.
Bennett, 26, has been working out in Dallas, and he was “looking good” in clips reviewed by new Rams quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone, Snead said.
Last season, Ragone was the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator. He recently reconnected with Bennett and rekindled the predraft relationship he developed with the former Georgia star, Snead said.
“So right now our plan is to on-board him” for offseason workouts, Snead said of Bennett.
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Do the Rams have a commitment from Bennett?
“At this point, yes,” Snead said.
Bennett’s return would give the Rams three quarterbacks.
Stafford, 36, is preparing for his 16th NFL season. According to Overthecap.com, he will carry a salary-cap number of $49.5 million in the third-to-last year of an extension the Rams gave him in 2022 after he led a victory in Super Bowl LVI.
Last week, the Rams signed veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal have not been posted.
The Rams are hoping Stetson Bennett (13) will be by Matthew Stafford’s side this season. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Garoppolo, 32, was 8-0 in regular-season games against the Rams during his six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. The…
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Publish date : 2024-03-25 22:08:07
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