Rob Havenstein is entering the final year of his contract and the Los Angeles Rams have already said publicly that he’ll be back with the team in 2025. He won’t be a cap casualty, which is great news for Matthew Stafford and the entire offense.
Havenstein, 32, will be coming off shoulder surgery, however.
Sean McVay said at the annual league meeting on Tuesday that Havenstein had his shoulders “cleaned up,” undergoing surgery that will help the veteran right tackle heading into next season. That being said, the Rams will be careful with Havenstein during OTAs but he’ll be available for training camp.
“We’ll be modified with him,” McVay said. “He got some shoulders cleaned up. It was actually something that I think is really going to be beneficial to him. He feels great. He is working through the rehab process. We’ll probably be careful in regards to how we’re going to handle it through OTAs, just without having pads on. But it’s not going to inhibit his ability – for sure for training camp. We might have to modify him but haven’t really gone down that road with Reggie (Scott) yet.”
Havenstein injured his shoulder in practice before the Rams’ Week 17 game against the Cardinals, causing him to miss that matchup with Arizona. He also sat out the season finale with the Rams’ other starters but returned for the playoffs and started both games against the Vikings and Eagles.
Entering his age-33 season, Havenstein is looking to be as healthy as possible after missing multiple games in each of the last two years.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams RT Rob Havenstein had shoulder surgery, will be ready for camp
