LA Rams QB Stetson Bennett reveals reason behind his absence last season

Loa Angeles Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett is back after missing the entire last season. The Rams had put Bennett on the reserve/non-football illness list three days after their first game of the 2023 season.

Bennett, however, hasn't given any details about the reason behind his time off but said that it falls under the ambit of mental health. Bennett made the comments on Tuesday (May 28) after the practice.

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Rams coach Sean McVay was also asked the same but he denied giving an explanation and said to a reporter: "I understand you have a job to do, but there are certain things that are a lot bigger and more important."

Bennett was selected by the Rams in 2023 NFL Draft in fourth-round as a backup quarterback. He had come out from Georgia, winning two back-to-back National Championships.

Rams general manager Les Snead hinted that Bennett took the time off to 'recover' from the exhaustion.

“I know this: Last year was very beneficial for him. I think he took advantage of that year away from the game,” Snead said wire the Rams Wire.

“You know what, he’s an exhausted human being based on everything he had done to walk on, to go to JUCO, to come back, to turn down small schools, say, ‘I’m going to try to do this Georgia thing.’ To win a job, then to win the thing, and then to determine, ‘I’m going to come back.’ And when you come back, it’s really win it again or you failed. And that does take a toll on a human being, so I was jacked for Stetson to be able to take that moment and breathe a little bit,” he added.

Bennett is now back but he might have to earn the backup duties with both Matthew Stafford and Jimmy Garoppolo in the roaster.