McVay won’t need surgery on injured foot while he prepares Rams to face Eagles

LOS ANGELES AP Sean McVay had to smile when he was appealed how he managed to tear the plantar fascia in his left foot while running to call a timeout I m telling you it was because of the pure twitch that I still have McVay stated with a laugh Wednesday It just snapped I did have to hop down there I got the damn timeout even on one leg The Los Angeles Rams longtime boss got injured last Sunday during his band s - win at Tennessee but he won t need surgery or a walking boot before he leads the Rams across the country to face defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia this weekend The -year-old McVay works out regularly but his career as a receiver at Miami Ohio ended in He says he had felt previous pain in the band of tissue that runs along the sole of the foot from heel to toes It had been bothering me for a little bit where I was a little bit restricted and then I went to just explode down the sidelines for a timeout and that thing popped in my heel McVay revealed It was temporarily painful but it certainly feels a lot better now It s a positive that I tore my plantar fascia That s a good thing because it accelerates the healing There s no issues for me The Rams - know they have more than enough issues to address as they prepare to face the Eagles - who beat Los Angeles twice last season on the way to the title McVay hesitates to label the matchup as a measuring-stick tournament because it s only Week but he knows the importance of the moment I think it s a fun narrative McVay disclosed Every week when you get out there and you go play in this competitive league every opportunity you have is a measuring stick Is this a great challenge You re damn right it is I have tremendous respect for their coaches and their players They ve gotten after us They ve gotten the results that they sought You can see it s a combination of a lot of great things that they have going there NOTES DT Braden Fiske oblique and OG Steve Avila ankle didn t practice while TE Colby Parkinson shoulder was limited None of the three has been ruled out for Sunday McVay disclosed AP NFL https apnews com NFL Source