Los Angeles Rams rookie safetyman Russ Yeast is stable after suffering a crushed lung during an overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.
Yeast left the Seattle game with a chest injury, the Rams said. He was taken to a local hospital where he will stay overnight for further evaluation. Thankfully, head coach Sean McVay said, “He’ll be fine.”
Several Rams players, including Jalen Ramsey, left Lumen Field almost immediately after the game to visit Yeast in the hospital.
A pulmonary contusion, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a bruising of the lung tissue that can cause the lungs to fill with blood and make breathing extremely difficult. It’s unclear how Yeast sustained the injury.
Yeast started Sunday in place of Nick Scott, marking his first start of the season. The 23-year-old was selected from Kansas State in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. He had a total of three tackles in Seattle and finished the season at 20.
The Seahawks beat the Rams 19-16 in overtime after a field goal by Jason Myers. The Rams finished the season 5-12 after their Super Bowl win last season.
Russ Yeast will be “fine” after suffering a chest injury and being hospitalized during the Rams’ loss to Seattle on Sunday. (AP/Kyusung Gong)