Rams Open Camp Whole, but Two Players Are Already Watching

Training camp is underway in Thousand Oaks, and the Rams got there with their draft class fully intact — Ty Simpson signed his four-year rookie deal just before the gates opened, as I noted last week, so that particular loose end is tied. The quarterback depth chart now reads Stafford, Bennett, Simpson, which is at least a chart. Whether it's enough behind a 38-year-old starter remains the real question, but the paperwork is done.

The injury board is a quieter concern. Justin Dedich is out after a hand accident around the Fourth of July — Sean McVay addressed it this week without offering much optimism on timing. Al'zillion Hamilton is also out. Neither is a core starter, but losing interior depth before a single padded practice is the kind of thing that quietly shapes a roster by the time September arrives.

The bigger camp story is Myles Garrett, who addressed the media this week as a Ram for the first time since his trade in June. He also said publicly that he'd welcome Aaron Donald coming out of retirement — which is the sort of thing that gets attention, though Donald's actual availability is Donald's business. What matters right now is that Garrett is here, healthy, and talking about winning.

Camp is early. The Dedich injury is worth watching as McVay fills out his offensive line rotation, and the Nacua contract situation hasn't moved publicly since mid-July. Those are the two threads to track over the next couple of weeks.