Report: Rams 'Have No Idea' How Todd Gurley's Knee Will Respond This Season

A knee injury limited Todd Gurley at the end of last season, and the issue has slowed him down going into 2019, creating a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Los Angeles Rams offense going into Week 1.

"The Rams are kinda going into this blind," Fox's Jay Glazer said of Gurley (h/t Turf Show Times). "They have no idea how the knee's going to respond today or any week this season."

The running back didn't appear in the preseason, making Sunday's matchup against the Carolina Panthers his first game action since the Super Bowl.

Gurley was a first-team All-Pro in each of the last two seasons, totaling 3,924 total yards from scrimmage and 40 total touchdowns in this stretch.

However, he saw a reduced role in the playoffs, including just 10 carries for 35 yards in the Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots.

The knee continued to be an issue into the offseason, with Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reporting in June, "The days of Todd Gurley just being the straight-up, every-down bell cow are probably over."

Head coach Sean McVay acknowledged in July the team would manage his workload heading into the season.

"There will be [days he doesn't practice]," McVay said, per Logan Reardon of NFL.com. "There will be some days that—depending upon his workload and looking toward that [Week 1] Carolina game—we might look at treating him like we have some of those veteran players. Todd really has become a veteran player."

The issue has thrust backups Malcolm Brown and Darrell Henderson Jr. into the spotlight, with many projecting a larger role for each in 2019.

Though Gurley has proved to be an elite talent, his role for the upcoming season continues to be a mystery.