Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay talks with an official during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks during a news conference after the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, left, and Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan chat prior to an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
McVay won’t need surgery on injured foot while he prepares Rams to face Eagles
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Sean McVay had to smile when he was asked how he managed to tear the plantar fascia in his left foot while running to call a timeout.
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay talks with an official during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)
LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Sean McVay had to smile when he was asked how he managed to tear the plantar fascia in his left foot while running to call a timeout.
鈥淚鈥檓 telling you it was because of the pure twitch that I still have,鈥 McVay said with a laugh Wednesday.. 鈥淚t just snapped. ... I did have to hop down there. I got the damn timeout, even on one leg.鈥
The Los Angeles Rams’ longtime boss got injured last Sunday during , but he won’t need surgery or a walking boot before he leads the Rams across the country to face defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia this weekend.
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The 39-year-old McVay works out regularly, but his career as a receiver at Miami (Ohio) ended in 2007. He says he had felt previous pain in the band of tissue that runs along the sole of the foot from heel to toes.
鈥淚t had been bothering me for a little bit where I was a little bit restricted, and then I went to just explode down the sidelines for a timeout, and that thing popped in my heel,鈥 McVay said. 鈥淚t was temporarily painful, but it actually feels a lot better now. It鈥檚 a positive that I tore my plantar fascia. That鈥檚 a good thing, because it accelerates the healing. There鈥檚 no issues for me.鈥
The Rams (2-0) know they have more than enough issues to address as they prepare to face the Eagles (2-0), who beat Los Angeles twice last season on the way to the title. McVay hesitates to label the matchup as a measuring-stick game because it’s only Week 3, but he knows the importance of the moment.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a fun narrative,鈥 McVay said. 鈥淓very week when you get out there and you go play in this competitive league, every opportunity you have is a measuring stick. Is this a great challenge? You鈥檙e damn right it is. I have tremendous respect for their coaches and their players. They鈥檝e gotten after us. They鈥檝e gotten the results that they wanted. You can see it鈥檚 a combination of a lot of great things that they have going there.鈥
NOTES: DT Braden Fiske (oblique) and OG Steve Avila (ankle) didn’t practice, while TE Colby Parkinson (shoulder) was limited. None of the three has been ruled out for Sunday, McVay said.
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