THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams huge receiver Cooper Kupp will play games on Sunday in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles barring any setbacks from his hamstring trauma, head mentor Sean McVay mentioned on Friday.

On Wednesday the crew began Kupp’s 21-day apply window, permitting him to apply for the primary era this season. McVay mentioned Friday that Kupp has seemed like himself in apply this past, “which is a good thing.”

“He’s very comfortable,” McVay mentioned. “He’s so conscientious. He looks like he’s moving around really well, seeing good things between he and [quarterback] Matthew [Stafford] with a lot of their nonverbal communication. And just having his presence out there is definitely a boost.”

Kupp first injured the hamstring right through a coaching camp apply Aug. 1. He next skilled a setback prior to the beginning of the season. Since Kupp’s trauma, McVay has mentioned a number of instances that the Rams are excited about Kupp “returning to performance” vs. simply “returning to play.”

McVay mentioned he doesn’t be expecting Kupp to be restricted or on a snap depend, however mentioned the crew will “see how it goes.”

“Once he gets going, you want to be smart about it,” McVay mentioned. “But I also know once a game gets going, you’re kind of in that moment. … And there’s nothing quite replicating the competitiveness and the tempo that occurs on game day, but that’ll be something that we want to be careful about.”

Kupp has now not performed in a sport since Life 10 of 2022 then an ankle trauma ended his season. He had 75 catches for 812 yards and 6 touchdowns in 9 video games prior to the trauma.

Ultimate future prior to he went on injured book, Kupp noticed a consultant in Minnesota to effort to get to the foundation of his hamstring problems. McVay mentioned prior to now that Kupp’s trauma hadn’t adopted “the standard protocol for when you’re reaggravating a soft tissue injury.” McVay mentioned Friday that by way of hanging Kupp on injured book prior to the beginning of the season, it allowed him to get right into a “consistent rhythm and routine and not really necessarily feeling like you’re having to rush back” for season opener, one thing McVay mentioned used to be, “kind of weighing on him a lot.”

“I think there was a benefit of just the overall time, the ability to have a good rehabilitation program that was structured towards just building the overall strength and trying to eliminate some of the, whether it’s the sensations or the things that were in alignment with the muscle strain or whatever it was,” McVay mentioned.

“He’s feeling good now and I think the time was beneficial for that.”

McVay additionally mentioned proper preserve Joe Noteboom is not going to play games on Sunday however that left take on Alaric Jackson is anticipated to play games.