Davante Adams appreciates Sean McVay's unique approach to practice schedules

Over the course of Sean McVay's coaching career, one part of his operation that rarely gets the praise is the medical team. At the forefront of sports medicine, not only are players exposed to the top medical minds and concepts, but the team has also put together individualized practice schedules to maintain the health of their roster.

>A key to their approach is the instillation of rest days. Regardless of status, the Rams have used off-days to manage a variety of issues, including Matthew Stafford's back, Byron Young's knee and Alaric Jackson's battle with blood clots. The Rams are even taking extra precautions with Myles Garrett.

>Recently, veteran receiver Davante Adams spoke about those health days and the impact that they have.

>“It keeps you healthier," Adams said. "You can come out here, it's a grind. We all know that. It's a mental grind. It's a combination of mental and physical. It's not supposed to come out here and tear your body down to separate the boys from the men. That’s the old school way of doing things. There are ways of separating the boys from the men, but I don't think it's through just trying to callous us coming out here and killing us on the field."

>"When we go, we go. The type of people that we have, nobody's taking advantage of the fact that he'll look out for us a little bit in the schedule or notice if the volume is a little high for certain players, he’ll have certain off-days. It took me 12 years to even have an off day. Coming here and I told them, 'If you want me to have an off day, you all are going to have to manipulate the schedule for that.'

>"I've been told in the past, ‘You let us know how you're feeling if you don't want to go.’ I'm not built that way. I'm not going to tell you I'm not going to practice. You have to tell me I'm not going to practice. Otherwise, you're going to see me out there all day and it's going to be a lot more stress on those legs. Sometimes rest and recovery is even as big as the strain.”

>McVay's use of his position to prevent players from overworking themselves has allowed the team to avoid major injuries over the course of a season, while also helping injured players recover in a quick and efficient manner. Adams, Jackson, and Quentin Lake are examples of players who missed time towards the end of 2025 before recovering in time for the playoffs.

>This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Davante Adams appreciates Sean McVay's unique approach to practice schedules