LA Rams without top draft pick for new season after Logan Bruss tears ACL
22 year-old Bruss was the top pick for the Los Angeles Rams in 2022, but he will miss the upcoming season due to a knee injury.
The Los Angeles Rams will be without their top draft pick for the 2022 season after Logan Bruss tore his ACL and MCL against the Houston Texans.
Bruss headed to Los Angeles as a third-round selection from Wisconsin and arrived with great potential as a right guard, starting the first two preseason games as competition for places heated up.
However, the 22-year-old will not feature in the upcoming campaign after sustaining a season-ending injury to his right knee in the second quarter on Friday against the Texans.
“We obviously drafted him with confidence that he could be a guy that could potentially contribute for us this year,” Rams coach Sean McVay said.
“Unfortunately now, as a result of what’s occurred, that won’t be the case. But [you] put your arm around him, you help him attack the rehab the right way.
“And I trust that he’s going to do everything in his power to come back better next year than he was this year.”
Bruss had been competing with Coleman Shelton for the starting right guard spot, though it will be the latter who appears in Week 1 at home to the Buffalo Bills on September 9.
While McVay believes Shelton’s versatility will help the Rams, the Los Angeles coach expects his other players to step up and seize their opportunities in the absence of Bruss.
“It’s an unfortunate thing for Logan, but guys have to be able to step up,” McVay added.
“And that’s the unfortunate part about this business and this game is that injuries do occur and let’s go ahead and respond the right way with the way we attack our rehab. “I hate it for Logan, but I am encouraged and very excited and optimistic about what we can be up front this year.”