The Los Angeles Rams will finally play their first game of the season on Sunday when they take on the Houston Texans. There is a very good chance that whoever wins the game will come down to which one of Jared Verse or Will Anderson takes over. For Verse, he’ll be matched up against rookie left tackle Aireontae Ersery which should be a favorable advantage for the Rams defense. Meanwhile, Will Anderson will be going up against Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson.
For Jackson, it will be an immediate test after spending much of the offseason working from the sidelines. After signing an extension with the Rams prior to free agency, Jackson missed much of the offseason program navigating blood clots. It was a similar issue that caused him to miss the second half of the 2022 season.
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