Rams running back Todd Gurley said recently that he thought it was “pretty realistic” that his torn ACL would be sufficiently healed to allow him to get on the field during training camp.
He should have a better idea of how realistic pretty soon. During an interview with Alex Marvez and Gil Brandt on Sirius XM NFL Radio, Gurley said that he was scheduled to meet with Dr. James Andrews “in a couple weeks or so” to have his knee examined.
Should Andrews like what he sees during the exam, Gurley could get cleared for some activity before training camp gets underway. While the Rams would still likely proceed cautiously with their first-round pick, any kind of work he can do early in camp is going to make it likelier that he’s ready to play in games in the early portion of the season.
Tre Mason, Benny Cunningham and Isaiah Pead are other options in the backfield for St. Louis, although coach Jeff Fisher said Gurley should be playing “sooner than you think” if he avoids the PUP list to start camp.
