Overview
- Watson injured his right shoulder late in the first half of Sunday night’s game at Denver, was carted to the locker room and was later seen in a sling.
- The Rams led 16-0 at halftime but surrendered 30 second-half points and lost 30-26 after Watson left the game.
- McVay confirmed Monday that the injury is a dislocated right shoulder, said Watson will miss multiple games and noted he has had a similar shoulder issue before.
- Los Angeles does not plan to put Watson on injured reserve so he can return sooner and backups Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and Josh Wallace will take increased snaps while other players such as Colby Parkinson and Terrance Ferguson remain uncertain.
- Watson was a key offseason addition to a rebuilt Rams secondary alongside Trent McDuffie and teammates have expressed confidence he can return this season even as his absence adds short-term strain to the defense.