The Los Angeles Rams will get a big boost on offense for the playoffs.
Wide receiver Davante Adams is expected to return to action when the Rams face the Carolina Panthers in wild-card round of the playoffs on Jan. 11.
“He looks like he’s ready to go,” Rams coach Sean McVay said this week. “We’ve erred on the side of caution with him. I know it’s pissed him off pretty good because of the competitor that he is, but he’s got that look in his eye that I know he’s ready to go. You just feel better when you see number 17 out there on our offense. It poses a lot of different challenges for people to have to defend when you put that freaking stud back out on the grass for us.”
Adams aggravated his left hamstring during the team’s Week 15 win over the Detroit Lions. The injury occurred when he attempted to track a deep pass thrown by Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter. He was questionable going into Week 15 due to a nagging hamstring injury.
Davante Adams led NFL with 14 TD catches in first season with Rams
Adams missed the final three games of the regular season. The Rams went 1-2 in those contests.
The Rams signed the three-time first-team All-Pro receiver during the 2025 free agency period. In his first season with the Rams, Adams produced 60 receptions, 789 receiving yards and a league-leading 14 touchdown catches.
Adams has been Los Angeles’ best red zone threat on the outside. He had two receiving touchdowns during the Rams’ Week 13 loss to Carolina.
“The production in the red zone and really just the ability to get into the end zone speaks for itself, but he makes a bunch of different plays. He elicits attention because of the respect that he has,” McVay said. “He’s a total stud and was a really integral part of a good offense in the regular season. Now, let’s see this come to life even more when we get going in this 14-team tournament that I’m damn excited about competing in starting Saturday.”
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