Stetson Bennett will take the field today, after a lost rookie season [Video]

Most backup quarterbacks only ever play in the preseason. That was the case last year for Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett.

But Bennett ended up on the non-football injury/illness list early in the regular season. He did not return to the team until after the 2023 campaign ended.

Today, he’ll play again, in the Rams’ preseason opener against the Cowboys.

Recently, coach Sean McVay was asked what he wants to see from Bennett, an eyebrow-raising fourth-round draft pick last year after winning back-to-back national championships at Georgia.

“I think command, control [and] being able to get in and out of the huddle,” McVay told reporters. “There’s so much that goes into the quarterback position in regard to calling the play, getting up to the line of scrimmage, making sure that everybody’s set, sending any sort of motion, and then being able to play and trust your instincts after the snap. [I] …