Rams welcome back familiar preseason face to provide versatile depth

The Los Angeles Rams' receiver room has suffered a recent cascade of injuries, losing Davante Adams, Jordan Whittington, and Puka Nacua to injured reserve. With such a rapidly depleting group, general manager Les Snead has been working the phones to restock the roster.

Former Rams receiver Tyler Scott - he was waived during August's roster cutdowns - answered the team's work-out invitation and is now a member of the practice squad.

At 5-foot-11 and185-pounds, Scott can both catch passes and return kickoffs and punts. In the summer he seemed on track to make LA's practice roster, having caught three of five passes for 49 yards in two preseason games. Perhaps a no-reception performance in the finale sealed his fate.

No, he's not Odell Beckham Jr. He's not even Josh Reynolds. But he's here.

Tyler Scott re-joins Rams on the practice squad

Who is Tyler Scott? Waived by LA after the 2026 preseason, he was originally drafted by the Bears in 2023 and played two seasons for Chicago before peddling his skills on the practice squad with the Colts, Seahawks, Rams, and Raiders.

With the Bears, he caught 18 passes for 173 yards, rushed seven times for 41, and returned 13 kickoffs for 315 yards (a 24.2 average).

After finally placing Puka Nacua on injured reserve, the Rams promoted young receiver Brennan Presley from the practice squad to the active roster. For now, Scott slides in to assume Presley's spot on the practice squad. But that could be a temporary solution.

LA uses preseason games to test players unlikely to make the initial 53-man roster, ensuring an ample supply of potential signees as injuries occur throughout the season. Scott didn't show enough to make the team in August, but he showed enough to return now that injuries have decimated the depth chart.

While Scott has limited NFL experience, he is versatile, an option both on offense and as a return specialist. Although ineffective as a receiver in the final preseason game, he did return two kickoffs for 55 total yards. The Horns need ample depth in both areas. So signing Scott makes sense.

But for fans eager to see the team restore its receiver room to peak performance, patience is needed. Scott won't replace anyone on the active roster, but he does give the Horns depth to bridge the gap until Adams and Nacua heal up.

In the end, that's as much as we can hope for.

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