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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett has returned to the group after taking a yr off to take care of his psychological well being, he confirmed to reporters after observe this week.
The previous Georgia star, who gained back-to-back nationwide championships with the Bulldogs earlier than being drafted by the Rams within the fourth spherical of the 2023 NFL draft, was again on the observe discipline this week.
Stetson Bennett, #13 of the Los Angeles Rams, participates in drills throughout OTAs on Could 21, 2024 at Cal Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Pictures)
“It’s nice to get again to soccer, it’s what I like,” Bennett mentioned Tuesday.
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The Georgia native participated within the Rams’ offseason final yr, performed in the course of the preseason and was anticipated to function Matthew Stafford’s backup. Nevertheless, simply earlier than the beginning of the common season, he was positioned on the reserve/non-football sickness record.
“I used to be dwelling. So far as what led to that, what transpired and all that, I believe we’re going to maintain that in home,” he mentioned, declining to elaborate additional. “Nevertheless it was good. I went again dwelling, and thank goodness that Les [Snead] and coach [Sean] McVay and everyone concerned allowed me to do this.”
Stetson Bennett, #13 of the Los Angeles Rams, warms up earlier than a preseason sport towards the Denver Broncos at Empower Discipline at Mile Excessive on Aug. 26, 2023 in Denver. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Pictures)
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Bennett mentioned he had anticipated to return to the group ultimately, and made the choice after a number of talks with Rams brass. He admitted the choice was tough, however “one we thought essential on the time.”
Bennett was then requested straight if the explanation he stepped away fell beneath the “umbrella of psychological well being.”
“Yeah, I’d say that,” he confirmed.
Stetson Bennett, #13, arms off to operating again Josh Wallace, #30, throughout OTAs on Could 21, 2024 at Cal Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Pictures)
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Bennett, 26, is once more competing for the backup function, this time alongside veteran signal-caller Jimmy Garoppolo, who was signed in March. Garoppolo, nevertheless, will miss the primary two video games of the season after he was suspended for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug coverage.
“It has been a pleasure working with him,” offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur mentioned of Bennett. “I am not going to get an excessive amount of into specifics clearly, however he is in a superb place and he’s out right here… He is come to work each single day targeted with the intent of getting higher and that is all you’ll be able to ask these guys. If their intent is correct, which Stetson’s is correct now, that is all you’ll be able to ask and it is positively displaying.”
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