Article: Rams put Hunter Long on IR along with Cooper Kupp, activate Brett Maher

Rams put Hunter Long on IR along with Cooper Kupp, activate Brett Maher

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Josh Alper

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Published September 9, 2023 03:07 PM



Wide receiver Cooper Kupp isn’t the only Rams player headed to injured reserve on Saturday.

The Rams confirmed that Kupp is on the list with a hamstring injury and they also announced that tight end Hunter Long will miss at least the next four games. Long has a thigh injury and Rams head coach Sean McVay hinted this move was coming during his Friday press conference.

Long joined the Rams as part of the compensation the Dolphins sent to Los Angeles for cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Long appeared in 16 games for the Dolphins over the last two seasons.

The Rams elevated kicker Brett Maher and quarterback Brett Rypien from the practice squad while also signing linebacker Troy Reeder. Rypien will be Matthew Stafford’s backup against the Seahawks as rookie Stetson Bennett has been ruled out.

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#HelmetHornsMatter

“Well, the color is good, I like the metallic blue,” Youngblood recently said while laughing, via NFL Journal. “The horn is terrible. It looks like a ‘C.’ When I first saw it on the logo I honestly thought it was a Charger logo.

“Now when I see it on the helmet, it just isn’t a ram horn. There is no distinct curl like a mature ram horn. I don’t know how the Rams could get that wrong. That is your symbol and it has been for what? Seventy years or more? Longer than I have been alive? It’s just not us, it’s not the Rams.”---Mr. Ram Jack Youngblood