St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford is out for the season after an MRI on Sunday night showed he tore the ACL in his left knee, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
The injury occurred late in the fourth quarter of the team's 30-15 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Bradford suffered the injury as he scrambled toward the sideline on a second-down play with 5:27 to play. Carolina safety Mike Mitchell converged on Bradford before he stepped out of bounds, but the QB landed awkwardly on the knee as he fell to the ground.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher spoke to Bradford after the game but didn't want to speculate on the nature of the injury before further testing.
I'm not going to deal with hypotheticals right now until I find out what really is going on with him," Fisher said. "It makes no sense to rush to a conclusion until we know. We'll get a medical and then we'll go from there. He was in significant pain on the sideline."
Bradford was on crutches with the knee in a large, black, ankle-to-thigh brace as he left the locker room. According to Fisher, all of his quarterbacks are required to wear a brace on the left knee anytime the team is wearing pads.
At the time of the injury, Bradford was 21 of 30 for 255 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Backup quarterback Kellen Clemens replaced Bradford and was 2 of 4 for 19 yards.
Clemens is the only other quarterback on the Rams' roster or practice squad.
"I think we're all talking about 'ifs' right now," Clemens said. "Obviously, if called upon this week after a week of practice and an opportunity to work with the guys, we'll be ready to go."
2. "I'm so pissed right now. Hope the idiot Rams fans..." In response to Reply # 0
that hate him so much are happy with Clemons or whatever stiff they find to suit up behind that abysmal joke of an O-line. These motherfuckers probably won't win another game this year. Enjoy.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
11. "I don't get it, man..." In response to Reply # 8
it's hilarious because the team wasn't winning shit if Sam hadn't gotten hurt. They would have struggled to go 6-10...now they may not win another game. So who are they bringing in to work out???? Matt Leinart, David Carr and John Motherfucking Skelton, lol.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
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