Sam Bradford hurts knee, set for MRI
By Nick Wagoner | ESPN.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The St. Louis Rams might have suffered a loss much greater than the 15-point deficit showing on the scoreboard Sunday afternoon.
Rams quarterback Sam Bradford left Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers late in the fourth quarter with a left knee injury that will require an MRI upon the team's return to St. Louis.
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Bradford had X-rays after he was carted from the field with just under five minutes left in the 30-15 loss to the Panthers.
'I don't have any information on Sam right now,' Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. 'We've done X-rays, we'll do an MRI tonight after we land.'
Bradford suffered the injury as he scrambled toward the sideline on a second-down play with 5:27 to play. Carolina safety Mike Mitchell converged on Bradford before he stepped out of bounds, but Bradford landed awkwardly on the knee as he fell to the ground.
Fisher spoke to Bradford after the game but didn't want to speculate on the nature of the injury before further testing.
'I'm not going to deal with hypotheticals right now until I find out what really is going on with him,' Fisher said. 'It makes no sense to rush to a conclusion until we know. We'll get a medical and then we'll go from there. He was in significant pain on the sideline.'
Bradford was on crutches with the knee in a large, black ankle-to-thigh brace as he left the locker room. According to Fisher, all of his quarterbacks are required to wear a brace on the left knee anytime the team is wearing pads.
At the time of the injury, Bradford was 21 of 30 for 255 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Backup quarterback Kellen Clemens replaced Bradford and was 2 of 4 for 19 yards.
Clemens is the only other quarterback on the Rams' roster or practice squad, meaning the Rams will almost certainly have to add someone else this week.
'I think we're all talking about 'ifs' right now,' Clemens said. 'Obviously, if called upon this week after a week of practice and an opportunity to work with the guys, we'll be ready to go.'
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