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A Los Angeles Rams joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys produced encouraging starter work but also unanswered questions after Puka Nacua left with an ice pack and Myles Garrett was held out with knee swelling
The Rams enter the preseason with most starters effectively set and a handful of roster bubble players who must use limited reps to secure one of the remaining spots on the 53-man roster.
The Rams added veteran cornerback Zech McPhearson to shore up special-teams and cornerback depth after the release of rookie Drey Norwood.
George Kittle is reportedly on track to play Week 1 against the Rams while the 49ers juggle a long list of training camp injuries that strain depth across key positions.
Stetson Bennett is projected to be the Rams' backup, but limited preseason reps risk leaving him untested and unready to game-manage if Matthew Stafford misses time.
Grant Stuard arrives in Los Angeles as a proven special-teams force whose coverage instincts and game-day toughness should immediately help the Rams shore up a unit that struggled at times last season.
