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Jersey nfl draft , Calif. (AP) ¡ª Los Angeles Rams kicker Greg
Zuerlein strained his non-kicking foot at halftime of the NFC championship game
by slipping on a turf-covered metal plate during warmups on the Superdome
field.Zuerlein¡¯s injury doesn¡¯t appear to be serious, and the Rams expect him to
kick in the Super Bowl next week, coach Sean McVay said Thursday.Rams special
teams coordinator John Fassel disclosed what happened to Zuerlein, but the coach
wasn¡¯t even aware his kicker had injured himself until well after their 26-23
overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.Zuerlein made four field goals
against the Saints, including three after halftime. He hit a 48-yard field goal
with 15 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, followed by a booming
57-yard field goal that went in with plenty of distance to spare, clinching the
Rams¡¯ first conference title in 17 years.¡°Didn¡¯t seem like it affected
him
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Rams Jerseys , did it?¡± McVay said with a grin.The right-footed Zuerlein
was wearing a walking boot on his left foot earlier in the week, but McVay said
the team is only being cautious. He has been listed on the Rams¡¯ injury report
for the past two days.¡°He¡¯s fine,¡± Fassel said. ¡°The next morning, I said,
¡®Greg, why do you have a boot on your foot?¡¯ I think he didn¡¯t tell me because
it was good I didn¡¯t know.¡±The 31-year-old Zuerlein has been one of the NFL¡¯s
top kickers for several years, earning a Pro Bowl selection last season. Since
the Rams moved to Los Angeles three seasons
ago
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just once inside 40 yards ¡ª and 102 of his 105 extra points.The Rams face the
New England Patriots next Sunday, Feb. 3, in Atlanta. Running back Todd Gurley
will miss Week Six, officially due to a quadriceps injury. Some wonder whether
it¡¯s really a recurrence of his knee problems, but that it¡¯s called something
other than a knee injury in order to keep everyone from freaking out with
questions about his knee.A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that
it¡¯s truly a quad injury, not a knee injury.Even if misplaced, the skepticism is
warranted
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injury for much of last year, and given the extent to which Gurley has bristled
regarding the ¡°bad energy¡± reporters have placed on his bum knee by asking
questions about it.Knee, quad, or something else, the Rams signed Gurley in 2018
because of his status as a workhorse tailback. If he can no longer fill that
role, the Rams may decide after the season to move on from Gurley before the
next $10.5 million chunk of his contract becomes fully guaranteed in
March.