Rams gathering info on Kendrick

Cornerback arrested Monday morning

Rams cornerback Derion Kendrick was arrested early Monday morning, head coach Sean McVay confirmed in his Monday afternoon Zoom call with reporters.

TMZ first reported Kendrick's arrest on Monday. According to the outlet, Kendrick was pulled over in the early morning for a traffic violation and law enforcement found a gun and marijuana in the car. He was charged with a felony count of carrying a concealed weapon.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's public inmate database shows that Kendrick was booked at 2:14 a.m., and shows no record of his being released from custody.

McVay said he was informed of Kendrick's arrest Monday morning. The Rams are currently gathering information and spoke with NFL officials about the situation as part of standard operating procedures.

McVay declined to share whether Kendrick would be allowed to practice with the team or play against the Steelers on Sunday while the internal investigation continues. He also declined to share any details about how the Rams were going about their inquiries into the arrest.

“I'm just going to kind of leave it at that until I have all the appropriate information,” McVay said. “I don't think it would be appropriate for me to speak on things that I have don't have the totality of it, other than knowing he was arrested early this morning.”

This is the first time McVay has dealt with an arrest of one of his players since taking over as Rams head coach. He said he hoped he could turn it into a teaching moment for the rest of the team, though he's waiting to address it with the roster until he has better grasp of the facts of the situation.

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