An offseason in which his life changed, when he earned the generational wealth of a three-year, $56.3 million contract, turned in a way that Alaric Jackson could not have predicted.

An ultrasound on June 9 revealed that the Rams’ left tackle had blood clots in his leg. Unlike in 2022 when Jackson dealt with a provoked clot in his lungs, these were categorized as “unprovoked,” meaning that a cause could not be identified and the risk of recurrence was higher.

At first, Jackson wondered when he would be able to play football again. Would a lengthy sabbatical be needed for his health? But he listened to his doctors and the Rams’ medical staff and did what he could this offseason, conditioning and lifting weights even if he couldn’t practice in full while he still received treatment.

“I was

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