Football is a dangerous sport, and NFL players getting injured is an unfortunate weekly occurrence.
It’s understandably very rare that you hear of a coach coming up lame during a game, but it happens sometimes, and it happened to Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay last weekend.
During the Rams’ 33-19 win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 2, McVay at one point appeared to be limping on the sideline, though it was unclear what had happened.
On the latest episode of the “Coach McVay Show” Monday night, he told his audience that he tore his plantar fascia, which is the thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of each foot and connects a person’s heel to their toes.
McVay not too concerned
A plantar fascia injury can be quite painful, and McVay admitted he’s not sure if he’ll have to wear a boot on the sideline as he recovers.
Overall, the 39-year-old head coach was in good spirits about his health.
“Foot’s good,” said McVay, via the Associated Press. “I did tear my plantar fascia, so yeah. Well, that’s a good thing, because I guess it allows you to heal a little faster. But I was being dramatic, limping around towards the end of the game, but the MRI confirmed I did that.
“Good news is I’m not playing. I’m just on the sidelines watching, so if I have a little cool limp to add some swag, then you’ll know why.”
Sunday marked a milestone for McVay
Fluke injury aside, Sunday was a day to remember for McVay, who recorded his 90th career win as a head coach. The youngest head coach to ever win a Super Bowl, he’s 90-57 overall with the Rams.
Los Angeles (2-0) will have a stiff test on its hands this Sunday when they take on the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who are also 2-0.
