The Los Angeles Rams are facing a tumultuous beginning to their 2024 NFL season, standing at an unfortunate 0-2 record. This marks the first time under head coach Sean McVay that the team has opened a season this poorly.

The Los Angeles Rams signed former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to their practice squad on Wednesday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cephus’ acquisition is somewhat notable considering the Rams’ recent wide receiver woes. All-world pass-catcher Cooper Kupp (ankle) and 2023 rookie sensation Puka Nacua (knee) are projected to miss extended time.

With Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp out, the Rams are bringing in a wide receiver who’s played with Matthew Stafford before

The team placed guard Jonah Jackson (shoulder) and safety John Johnson III (shoulder) on IR, but they did not make the same move for Kupp with Coach Sean McVay saying the wide receiver does not

The Los Angeles Rams have elected not to put receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve with the hopes he could still recover from his ankle injury in a shorter time frame

Now comes the hard part for Kyle Shanahan — devising a game plan without Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey.

The San Francisco 49ers have played games without Deebo Samuel Sr. in the last year and a half. And they’ve played games without Christian McCaffrey in the last year and a half. But they’ve never played a game in that span without either Samuel or McCaffrey,

After their offense went stagnant in Week 2 without one of their star performers, the San Francisco 49ers will look to recover Sunday when they visit their home away from home.