Two more Rams players go on COVID-19 reserve list

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rams close tackle Rob Havenstein and cornerback Dont’e Deayon were placed connected the COVID-19 reserve database Sunday, a time aft running backmost Darrell Henderson was enactment connected the list.

The database is for players who trial affirmative for the coronavirus oregon are recovered to person had interaction with idiosyncratic who did, and teams don’t mostly accidental which is the case.

The NFL’s coronavirus protocols necessitate players who person tested affirmative to grounds 2 antagonistic tests wrong a 24-hour play to beryllium eligible to travel disconnected the list.

That meant the Rams (8-4) could beryllium without 3 important players erstwhile they look the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals (10-2) Monday night.

Henderson, the team’s starring rusher, and Havenstein, who has played successful each crippled successful 2020 and 2021, are the archetypal 2 Rams starters to spell connected the COVID-19 database during the 2021 season.

Deayon (from Summit High successful Rialto) has started 1 crippled this play and played 60% of antiaircraft snaps oregon much successful six games.

Sunday’s moves could further trial the Rams’ extent connected the violative enactment and successful the secondary.

The line, which has been steadfast for the season’s archetypal 11 games, already was preparing to play with Coleman Shelton astatine halfway successful spot of Brian Allen, who is listed arsenic doubtful for the Monday nighttime crippled aft spraining his close genu connected the archetypal play of the Rams’ triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars past Sunday.

Joe Noteboom and Bobby Evans are the adjacent tackles connected the extent chart. Evans started 7 games astatine close tackle successful 2019 erstwhile Havenstein was retired with a genu injury.

The secondary was already going to beryllium without cornerback Robert Rochell aft the rookie went connected injured reserve Saturday with a thorax injury. Rochell’s playing clip connected defence had dwindled successful the past month.