The failure of anyone to notice and react to Rams quarterback Case Keenum suffering a concussion during last Sunday’s game against the Ravens has led to a review of the league’s procedures for dealing with head injuries and a reminder to the league’s trainers that they’re supposed to react to such injuries in a timelier fashion than the Rams did.
While that work is going on, Keenum is working to return to the field for the team’s Week 12 game against the Bengals. He took a step toward doing that on Wednesday when he was a limited participant in practice. Coach Jeff Fisher said earlier this week that Keenum will start over Nick Foles if he’s cleared medically.
“He’s doing well,” Fisher said, via ESPN.com. “He’s still in the protocol, so we couldn’t completely release him to full practice. But, he got under center. He split the reps with Nick and he felt pretty good. We’ll know better on Friday. Hopefully, he’ll be released and he’ll be able to play.”
Defensive end Robert Quinn remained out of practice with the hip and back injuries that kept him from playing against the Ravens. Cornerback Trumaine Johnson also sat out practice with a thigh injury.