LOS ANGELES — Rams wide receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) and right tackle Rob Havenstein (ankle) will be limited participants in practice Friday and, while they will be listed as questionable, are expected to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.
“Feel good about them being able to go,” head coach Sean McVay told reporters before Friday’s practice. “These guys are veterans that have accumulated a lot of experience.”
Adams said he’s felt some progress with his hamstring after not practicing Wednesday and Thursday and taking the extra rest to allow it to heal.
“Just be smart about how we move, just paying attention to it more than anything,” Adams said. “It wasn’t like a moment or anything. It’s just kind of a feeling that you have sometimes after a game. Can’t even really pinpoint when it happened, it wasn’t like an event, but it’s just a lot of wear and tear.”
McVay said while the Rams will monitor Adams if he plays Sunday, there would be no limit to the amount of snaps he would play, adding, “If I told him that, I think he would say, ‘Nah, I ain’t doing that.’”
But with a Thursday night game against the San Francisco 49ers looming next week, the Rams (2-1) are following the veteran Adams’ lead when it comes to his recovery. And with his level of experience, McVay was not concerned about the missed practice reps.
“He’s got such a good understanding of his body,” McVay said. “I think he’s one of those guys that he does such a great job in the walk-throughs, staying engaged. And if it’s going to be best for him to feel his best on Sunday, it’s absolutely the right approach.”
Left guard Steve Avila will have his first full practice Friday since he sprained his ankle in Week 1. McVay said the team will monitor how his ankle responds to the workload before making an injury designation for him against the Colts (3-0).
“I’ve been pleased with Steve,” McVay said. “He’s done a great job to be able to attack his rehab and he’s taken steps in the right direction.”
With Avila tracking toward a return and Havenstein questionable for Sunday, the Rams are again dealing with a lot of moving parts on the offensive line, as they have done each of the past three seasons.
“You better have depth. Being in Year 9, you just look at it, you better have 8-10 guys that you feel really good about,” McVay said. “You have some of those fortunate years where maybe only five or six play, but man, that is such an outlier. If you just look around the league, you better feel good about it.”
Guard Justin Dedich (chest) will practice in full Friday. Tight end Colby Parkinson (shoulder) will be limited, but McVay expects him to play versus the Colts.
Receiver Puka Nacua, left tackle Alaric Jackson and tight end Tyler Higbee will get veteran rest days Friday. Higbee popped up on the injury report with a sore hip Thursday, but McVay said after checking out the injury, the Rams don’t feel like it’s an issue.