Is Stetson Bennett OK? Los Angeles Rams Offer Update on Rookie Quarterback

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay provides an update on Stetson Bennett IV as the rookie quarterback continues his stint on the non-football/illness list.

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay is providing an update on the status of Stetson Bennett IV as the rookie quarterback continues his stint on the team's non-football/illness list.

“He’s doing really well, which I was really encouraged to be able to hear,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “Got a chance to hear his voice and he sounds really good, and that was really cool to hear.”

Stetson Bennett of the Rams

The Rams are declining to put a timetable on Bennett making his return to the team, where he was to serve as Matthew Stafford's backup. But McVay did suggest that the former Georgia Bulldogs star is in a good place at the moment.

However, the Rams - who placed Bennett on the non-football/illness list earlier this week - are also declining to detail the specifics of the issue with the player, who is best known for winning back-to-back national titles with the Bulldogs. A Heisman finalist last season, the undersized Bennett was regarded highly enough by the Rams that they selected him in the fourth round.

In his last two seasons with Georgia, Bennett led the Bulldogs to a 29-1 record. In that time span, he threw for 6,990 yards and 56 touchdown passes along with 464 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground.

The 1-1 Rams will move forward this week with Stafford leading them into a "Monday Night Football'' matchup against the winless Cincinnati Bengals, who may be without injured QB Joe Burrow.