Goff injury
Rams QB out for season finale
LOS ANGELES — Jared Goff will miss the Los Angeles Rams’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals after undergoing surgery on his right thumb.
Goff could return a week later if the Rams make the playoffs, coach Sean McVay said Monday night.
John Wolford will take his first NFL snaps as Goff’s replacement when the Rams (9-6) host the Cardinals on Sunday. Los Angeles will clinch a playoff spot with a victory, or if the Chicago Bears lose to Green Bay.
“John has done a great job preparing himself all year,” McVay said. “You watch him work, and the way he’s prepared, I know there’s confidence in him with his teammates.”
The Rams also will be without leading rusher Darrell Henderson, who is headed to injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. Rookie running back Cam Akers may be able to return from his own high ankle sprain after missing just one game.
Rookie Bryce Perkins will be in uniform as a backup quarterback Sunday, and Los Angeles also plans to re-sign veteran Blake Bortles, who spent last season as Goff’s backup before moving this season to Denver, where he was on the practice squad.
Goff injured his thumb when he hit his hand on the helmet of Seattle defensive end Benson Mayowa in the second half of the Rams’ 20-9 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. He played the rest of the game with the injury, but had surgery to insert screws in his thumb on Monday.
Wolford has spent the past two seasons with the Rams after a solid season in the Alliance of American Football. The Wake Forest product was the third-stringer behind Goff and Bortles last season before moving up to the No. 2 job this year.