Shortly after the Los Angeles Rams' season ended, head coach Sean McVay seemed cautiously optimistic about quarterback Stetson Bennett, who was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list in September after leaving the early team for an undisclosed reason.
However, he apparently got more of a response, and things aren't looking good for the two-time champion in Georgia.
McVay seemed to admit that the team will have an open roster spot.
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett warms up before the preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on August 19, 2023. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
“We really don't have a backup quarterback on this roster in our opinion,” McVay said, via the New York Post. “But we'll see what that looks like in terms of how it affects Stetson and the draft or free agency.”
Bennett made a public appearance at a Georgia football game in November. At the time, McVay said Bennett's absence was “bigger than football.”
McVay said Thursday that he would contact Bennett at “the appropriate time.”
“I think the first thing is to connect with him, we'll do it at the right time, and you'll find out where you are and if this is something that we think is best for him and for our football team. Bring him back into this ecosystem?” he said. “Those will be conversations that we will have. And then, I think once we have a better idea of what we're going to do with that, that will give clarity.”
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett celebrates after a defensive holding call during the second half of the preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, California, on August 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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The Rams selected Bennett in the fourth round of last year's draft and he spent the preseason with them. But he was placed on the reserve/non-football list in mid-September.
“Out of respect for him and the situation, I'll leave all the details and details inside,” McVay told reporters at the time. “And I want to be able to do that out of respect for that situation, so I'm not really going to have any follow-up information or anything that I'll give out on that.”
Former Georgia star quarterback Stetson Bennett receives the Burlsworth Trophy during the first half of Georgia's game against Ole Miss in Athens, Georgia, on Nov. 11, 2023. (Joshua L. Jones/RED USA TODAY)
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Bennett played four seasons at Georgia, the last two as a starter. He totaled 8,429 yards with 66 touchdowns and 21 interceptions in 42 games, including a tremendous senior season with 4,128 yards, 27 touchdowns and a national championship in a blowout victory over TCU in 2023.
Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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