Los Angeles Rams striker Michael Brockers ends a unique travel experience on Saturday with his departure from the reserve / COVID-19 list in time for the confrontation with division rival Seattle Seahawks.
Brockers took a different flight than his team’s to Seattle; the Rams arranged for him to have a private flight because he was not fully removed from the NFL’s 10-day quarantine protocol period after the coronavirus test was positive. Then, once Brockers arrived in Seattle, he stayed at a hotel other than the Rams on Friday night, before joining them on Saturday.
And then, after losing last week’s game, Brockers must play on Saturday against the Seahawks, without practicing last week.
Saturday is the day he clears the 10-day protocol so he can return to the team, Friday being the last day of separation.
If the Rams had been playing at home, the weekend would have been simpler for both Brockers and the team. But as they are playing in Seattle, the Rams and Brockers had no choice but to approach the weekend the way they would if the attacker were to play in the game.
Unlike Brockers, the wide receiver Rams Cooper Kupp, activated off the reserve / COVID-19 list earlier in the week, was released to travel with the Rams and stay at the team’s hotel. He will also play on Saturday after losing last week’s decisive victory over Arizona.
Thus, the Rams will recover Kupp and Brockers, although the ways they arrived at Saturday’s game are as different as this season.