Can Nelson Spruce make an impact for Los Angeles Rams in 2017?

Now that he’s fully healthy, wide receiver Nelson Spruce hopes to make an impact for the Los Angeles Rams in the passing game this upcoming season.

Last August, it only took one preseason game for Los Angeles Rams fans to fall in love with Nelson Spruce after the previously undrafted rookie caught six passes for 51 yards with a touchdown in the preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Unfortunately in that same game, Spruce would end up suffering a knee sprain that would prevent him from playing for the entire 2016 season.

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Against all odds (or due having a very weak receiving corps) at the times, the Rams felt confident enough to still reward Spruce with one of the roster spots with the hope he would eventually return to full strength and shine like he did against the Cowboys during the regular season. But even though that never happened, Spruce is fully recovered, and has been practicing with his teammates during organized team activities over the last two weeks with the intention of making an impact this time around.

As Rams Insider Myles Simmons recently discussed after the seventh day of OTAs for the team, Spruce seems to have the potential to be a key part of the passing game for Los Angeles, but that’s easier said than done. Believe it or not, the organization has done a solid job by improving the receiving corps between the additions of key players like Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, which means Spruce will have to standout even more over the next few months.

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Then again, the pressure of fighting for a roster spot is nothing new for Spruce since this was the same exact situation he found himself in last year when he joined the squad as an undrafted rookie. Of course, the only difference this time around is the Rams and their fans are well aware of who he is along with what he could potentially bring to the table on offense. And since they weren’t able to actually see Spruce in action last year when it mattered the most during the regular season, don’t be surprised if Los Angeles takes another shot by rewarding him with another roster spot for the second year in a row.