Rams star wide receiver tears ACL on same day Odell Beckham Jr signs

The NFL gods giveth, and the NFL gods taketh away. On the same day that the Los Angeles Rams inked Odell Beckham Jr. for the remainder of the season, they lost Robert Woods to a torn ACL.

“On the same day that the team signed WR Odell Beckham Jr., Rams’ WR Robert Woods tore his ACL at practice Friday, sources tell Diana Russini and me,” tweeted ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Moreover, the news was shocking — Schefter revealed nobody thought much of the knee injury Woods’ sustained on Friday. Continuing, the NFL insider elaborated on how a torn ACL wasn’t even believed to be in the cards.

“Robert Woods hurt his knee at practice Friday. He went down, got up, finished practice, conducted interviews with the media after, nobody thought anything wrong,” tweeted Schefter. “Then, tests discovered later that he tore his ACL, per sources.”

In his first season with quarterback Matt Stafford, Woods was enjoying a productive year. In nine games, the former USC star caught 45 passes — accumulating 556 yards and four touchdowns.

Robert Woods torn ACL: What does it mean for Odell Beckham Jr.?

When Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the Rams, he was expecting to be the third receiver — joining Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp. Now, it’s evident that the responsibilities will be greater for the former LSU star.

Beckham Jr.’s signing was originally thought of a luxury signing. Nowm the wide receiver will play an extraordinarily important role of the remainder of 2021. The Rams are all in on winning the Super Bowl this season — they’ll need Beckham Jr.’s contributions to do so.

Originally, it was theorized that Beckham Jr. would land with the Saints or the Patriots due to a larger target share. Now with Woods going down, the newly-minted Rams receiver will get it.

Robert Woods injury is as unfortunate as it gets in the NFL. Now, we’ll see if Odell Beckham Jr. can prove capable of replacing his production for Los Angeles.