US EditionA year after camp knee injury, former starter Derion Kendrick fights for a role with the Rams
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 31 – Kendrick aims to reclaim a key defensive role after a knee injury sidelined him for a year and a waiver-re-signing lowered his salary, with coach praising his strong recovery.
- In Los Angeles, Derion Kendrick is fighting to regain his starting role after tearing his knee ligament in the first practice of training camp a year ago, as Rams starters Darious Williams and Cobie Durant are back and Ahkello Witherspoon holds the spot.
- Having felt 100% confident in his recovery a few weeks before training camp, Kendrick credited teammates for guidance during this past year of rehab.
- Working with the Los Angeles Rams’ second-team defense in camp, Derion Kendrick acknowledges his 18 career starts mean he must compete for a roster spot this summer.
- Sean McVay praised Kendrick’s progress, saying he’s stronger than before and has made enough plays in camp to earn praise from the staff.
- Despite being waived last month, Derion Kendrick re-signed four days later at a lower salary to continue competing for a roster spot, Los Angeles Rams said.
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Can he do it? A year after camp knee injury, former starter Derion Kendrick fights for a role with the Rams
He won 2 state titles as a high school QB in South Carolina, and CFP championships at both Clemson and Georgia, now Derion Kendrick fights for role with LA Rams
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A year after camp knee injury, former starter Derion Kendrick fights for a role with the Rams
A year after Derion Kendrick tore his knee ligament in the first practice of training camp, the Los Angeles Rams’ former starting cornerback is fighting to reclaim a prominent role on a defense that was forced to move on without him.
Former starter Derion Kendrick fights for role with Rams a year after injury
LOS ANGELES — A year after Derion Kendrick tore his knee ligament in the first practice of training camp, the Los Angeles Rams‘ former starting cornerback is fighting to reclaim a prominent role on a defence that was forced to move on without him. Kendrick didn’t grind through a year of rehab to give up now — not even after the Rams waived him last month and brought him back at a lower salary. He could have gone elsewhere, but Kendrick says he w…
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