Cam Ward Faces Fierce Pressure Before Rams Game as Matthew Stafford Remains Untouched Despite Triple Injury Blow Cam Ward heads into week 2 with a much weaker protection as the Los Angeles Rams face a

For a rookie, Cam Ward ’s debut against the Denver Broncos on September 7 couldn’t have gone much better. Delanie Walker praised his leadership, ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said he was “ blown away ,” and honestly, we all were. But pump the brakes — because with the protection issues Tennessee is facing, there’s a real chance we don’t see the same Cam Ward we saw in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams tonight.

That’s because Tennessee will be without starting right tackle J.C. Latham this week, and Ward’s protection just got a whole lot weaker. Latham told reporters he won’t be playing after aggravating a hip injury against Denver . He tried to tough it out and return, but admitted, “ Yeah ,” when asked if he’d be sidelined — then added, “ It made it worse .”

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