Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff won’t even be in uniform when they take on the squad he grew up rooting for this upcoming week.
The rookie No. 1 overall pick will be a healthy inactive as the team’s third quarterback behind Case Keenum and Sean Mannion.
“Jared’s had a great camp, so has Sean. Case is clearly our starter,” head coach Jeff Fisher said Tuesday, via NFL.com. “I think Week 1 just to settle things down … it’s probably going to be, like I mentioned last week, it’s probably going to be three and inactive. That’s just how it goes.”
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. After struggling through the preseason, the Rams made it clear that they were going to bring Goff along slowly.
It’s still not necessarily a good sign that Fisher and Co. don’t view Goff worthy of being one of the two quarterbacks to suit up during game day.
Los Angeles takes on the cross-state rival San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football in the team’s regular season opener.