LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cornerback Trent McDuffie has a groin injury that could prevent him from playing in the Los Angeles Rams' game against Arizona on Sunday.
Coach Sean McVay said McDuffie picked up the injury near the end of Thursday's practice, and the Rams held him out of Friday's practice. McDuffie will be listed as questionable for the Rams' home game against the Cardinals.
McDuffie has been outstanding in his first season with his hometown Rams, who traded four draft picks to Kansas City last March for the former All-Pro. McDuffie then agreed to a four-year, $124 million contract extension through 2030.
McDuffie has 16 tackles and one interception in his first five games with the Rams, largely shutting down every receiver lined up against him. According to Pro Football Focus, he leads all NFL cornerbacks with a 21.1 passer rating allowed.
McDuffie has received credit for seven passes defended, the same number he had in 13 games with the Chiefs last season.
Safety Kam Curl also missed Friday's practice because of an ankle injury. He is also listed as questionable for Sunday, potentially leaving the Rams (2-3) without two of their most important defensive backs.
McVay had no update on the status of Myles Garrett, who will miss his fifth straight game Sunday following knee surgery. The Rams want Garrett to proceed at a comfortable pace as the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year works to get into game shape after he struggled in his zero-tackle Rams debut in Australia last month.
“I think it's important to get him back out there, so I would never want to have that misunderstood,” McVay said. "But I'm not a doctor, so what I want to be able to do is trust those guys, and the key thing ... is let's have him return to performance. There's benchmarks that you want to hit in the midst of this rehab and recovery. He's hitting all of those. What that means to actually getting back and playing real football, that is where we are truly week-to-week.
“There's a lot of urgency. I would love to have him back out there, but not at the expense of rushing him back.”
David Quessenberry will make his first NFL start since 2023 when he steps in for suspended Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson on Sunday.
The 36-year-old lineman has barely played on offense for the past two years, and he has taken only 18 offensive snaps in a Rams uniform. He welcomes the challenge.
“This is kind of why I’m here — for when things like this happen,” Quessenberry said. “I’m ready to go. This is what I’ve worked for. I’ve played this position my whole life, so go out there on Sunday and play ball. I’m fired up.”
Quessenberry has been forced into action because Jackson got himself suspended for punching Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb after the Rams' overtime loss to Buffalo on Monday night. Jackson's two-year ban was reduced to one game on appeal.
The Rams clearly trust Quessenberry to come through despite his lack of recent action, since they didn't sign another backup left tackle even with Jackson's history of both misbehavior and blood clots in his leg. Quessenberry is a 10-year NFL veteran with his fifth team but he was a full-time starter in just one of those seasons, for Tennessee in 2021.
“He’s a consummate pro,” McVay said of Quessenberry. "Even though it’s been a little bit of time, he still has played a lot of good, meaningful snaps, had some good, stressful downs. He takes a bunch of snaps with our first offense all the time just because of the nature of some of the things we’ve had to manage with Alaric’s blood clot stuff and some different times that he’s missed. I do feel confident in him. He has a great look in his eye and he’s a Ram through and through.”
Quessenberry is the Rams' top backup at both tackle positions, and he has embraced the opportunity to concentrate on only one side of the line while game-planning this week.
“I actually enjoy it more,” he said. “When you’re the swing guy, preparing for both sides, there’s a lot of situations where you don’t know how it’s going to play out. Going into the game knowing you’re going to start, it’s nice. In the preparation, you’re studying just left tackles, and it’s cool.”
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Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid, left, makes a catch for a two point conversion as Los Angeles Rams safety Kam Curl defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by chasing down the teenage gunman and shooting him inside the building is the father of two girls who go to the school, his mother said Friday.
In a statement read to reporters, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and shot the gunman who killed three students and a teacher.
“He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel and community for the outpouring of love and support,” Freeman said, noting that her son is a lifelong resident of Bend, a mountain-ringed city of about 100,000 in central Oregon.
She said her family was asking for privacy “during this difficult time.”
Police haven't publicly identified the teen gunman or member of the public who shot him, only saying that the gunman was found dead inside the building minutes after the school shooting was first reported.
The youngest victim, just 5 years old, was a fast runner and fearless climber who loved reading and his stuffed animals, his aunt said Friday.
“He never met a stuffie that he didn’t think needed to be rescued and cared for,” said his aunt, Swan Sheridan, who described him as “a little ball of energy from the moment he was born.”
President Donald Trump on Friday praised the actions of a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”
“It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding the tragedy likely would have been much worse.
At a news conference hours after Thursday’s attack, Gov. Tina Kotek — without naming Giamanco — said he had followed the gunman into the school and helped end the rampage as police began arriving.
“Your actions carry a heavy emotional burden, and I just want you to know that my thoughts are with you as well,” said Kotek.
Memorials with flowers, balloons and stuffed animals popped up around the school, which sits in a densely packed neighborhood filled with newly built homes.
Brooke Olsen, whose daughter is a kindergartner at Silver Rail, said she was amazed that someone pursued the shooter.
“I think it’s miraculous that someone was there before law enforcement even arrived to stop further tragedy from happening," Olsen said Friday, weeping at times. "I’m feeling very grateful.”
The 16-year-old suspect, identified only as a Bend resident, was found dead in the school minutes after the first calls for help, Police Chief Mike Krantz said. He shot through locked doors to get inside, police said.
The children who were killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, Krantz said. Authorities didn’t give details about the teacher who was killed. Another 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were wounded and were taken to a hospital in critical condition, he said Thursday.
The wounded teacher was identified by family as Becky Drury. Her mother-in-law, Yvonne Drury, said on Facebook that she had injuries to her left arm and right hand and was recovering from surgery.
The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
Under Oregon law, a minor may possess a shotgun if provided by a parent or by someone else with the parent’s consent.
Police said they didn't know if the shooter knew anyone at the school or if he had attended it.
The first 911 call came early in the afternoon from someone outside the school who reported being shot at by someone with a long gun, the police chief said. More 911 calls came from inside the school, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.
The attacker was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, she said.
The school has students in kindergarten through fifth grade, with about 450 enrolled last year, according to the Oregon Department of Education.
Classes and all other activities were canceled Friday for schools across Bend, a tourism and outdoor recreation hub that has ballooned in population and sits about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Portland.
The shooting was the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Associated Press reporters Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker and Ben Finley in Washington; Jamie Stengle in Dallas; Gene Johnson in Seattle; Ed White in Detroit; Philip Marcelo in New York; and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.
Kristen Vanetsky sits outside Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
Flowers and candles are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
Children place flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
People leave a family meeting area following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend, Ore. (AP Photo/Joe Kline)
Dara Crawford cries during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park following a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore. on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Eli Imadali/Oregon Public Broadcasting via AP)
A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial on the other side of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Flowers are placed beside a sign at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial on the other side of Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day after a deadly shooting. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
