{"id":1019,"date":"2026-11-13T19:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:39:44","slug":"rams-get-crucial-injury-upgrade-sure-put-smile-matthew-staffords-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1019","title":{"rendered":"Rams get crucial injury upgrade sure to put a smile on Matthew Stafford\u2019s face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"av-in-brief\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> The Los Angeles Rams received encouraging injury news Friday, with tight ends Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee all returning to practice ahead of their Week 10 game against the Arizona Cardinals. Cornerback Trent McDuffie and safety Kam Curl also returned on a limited basis. Allen and both defensive backs are listed as questionable, but all five are expected to play. Left guard Steve Avila and tight end Terrance Ferguson were ruled out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"av-faq\">\n<h2>Key questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which Rams tight ends are expected to suit up against Arizona?<\/h3>\n<p>Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee all returned to practice Friday and are expected to play, though Allen is officially questionable.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is ruled out for the Rams in Week 10?<\/h3>\n<p>Left guard Steve Avila and tight end Terrance Ferguson were both officially ruled out with hamstring injuries.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"av-schema\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which Rams tight ends are expected to suit up against Arizona?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee all returned to practice Friday and are expected to play, though Allen is officially questionable.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Who is ruled out for the Rams in Week 10?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Left guard Steve Avila and tight end Terrance Ferguson were both officially ruled out with hamstring injuries.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/av-faq --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/11\/13\/sports\/rams-get-key-injury-upgrades-on-both-sides-of-ball-for-cardinals-game\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post \u2014 Rams get crucial injury upgrade sure to put a smile on Matthew Stafford\u2019s face<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-credit\"><em>AI-assisted summary; the reporting is the source&#x27;s. Read the original at the link.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Rams, NFL injuries, Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay, Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Rams received encouraging injury news Friday, with tight ends Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee all returning to practice ahead\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1230,1226,1228,1227,1229],"class_list":["post-1019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-nfl-injuries","tag-sean-mcvay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}