St Louis Rams RB Isaiah Pead leaves game vs. Green Bay with apparent knee injury
By Mike Marteny
St Louis Rams running back Isaiah Pead left Saturday’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers with an apparent knee injury. Pead was competing for the backup RB job behind starter Zac Stacy.
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Pead was injured on the kickoff after Randall Cobb‘s touchdown made it 7-0 in favor of the Packers. Here was the post from Twitter:
Well that might be the end of Isaiah Pead on the Rams. Hope this isn't serious.
— Ramblin' Fan (@RamblinFan) August 16, 2014
This Tweet came back a minute later:
Well that might be the end of Isaiah Pead on the Rams. Hope this isn't serious.
— Ramblin' Fan (@RamblinFan) August 16, 2014
This would definitely hurt Pead more than the Rams, but at any rate, none of us like to see this kind of news.
The Rams drafted Pead in the second round, 50th overall, over the 2012 NFL draft out of the University of Cincinnati. He was considered one of the better running back prospects in the draft.
He has not cashed in on that promise so far in the NFL. He has just 17 rushing attempts for 75 yards in his career. He has also caught 14 passes for 94 yards, but has not yet scored a touchdown.
Preseason touches are key for a guy like Pead, who is entering his third NFL season. He needs to make some plays to secure his spot on the roster. If this injury is serious, he likely will not have the chance.