Myles Garretts mysterious knee injury is starting to raise eyebrows at Rams camp

At some point, caution starts looking suspiciously like concern. For the Los Angeles Rams and superstar Myles Garrett, they’re not there yet.But after another practice came and went Tuesday without the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year on the field, Rams fans can be forgiven for starting to ask questions. Garrett has barely practiced since training camp first opened on the campus of Loyola Marymount University on July 27, participating fully just twice after experiencing what the Rams initially described as knee “soreness.” “I feel good,” Garrett said on Aug.

5.“I’m allowed to get sore.

I’m a little old.”Asked whether it was unusual for him to miss training camp practices because of soreness, Garrett shrugged off the issue.“I don’t think it’s happened every training camp, but every now and then I get a bump or bruise,” Garrett said.“They’re just trying to make sure I get back to 100%.”Nearly a month later, the waiting continues.Garrett, acquired from the Cleveland Browns in a blockbuster June 1 trade, has not participated in the Rams’ joint practices, preseason games or full-team practices.

He has continued to work out individually, but with Los Angeles scheduled to open the regular season on Sept.10 in Melbourne, Australia, every practice Garrett misses adds another log on the social media fire surrounding the mystery and true severity of his knee injury. Last Monday, McVay said he expected for both Garrett and star wide-receiver Puka Nacua, who also has not practiced fully since suffering a psoas injury in his lower back in a joint-practice with the Dallas Cowboys on Aug.

11, to be back this week.Thus far neither of them has practiced and likely won’t have another opportunity until Saturday at the earliest. “Genuinely asking — has Myles Garrett practiced as a Ram yet?” one fan asked the California Post after an update on both players’ status was provided on Tuesday.

“I feel like he’s been dealing wi...