Rams' Stetson Bennett confirms absence during rookie year was mental health-related

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Stetson Bennett has returned to the team after taking a year off to deal with his mental health, he confirmed to reporters after practice this week. 

The former Georgia star, who won back-to-back national championships with the Bulldogs before being drafted by the Rams in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft, was back on the practice field this week. 

Stetson Bennett, #13 of the Los Angeles Rams, participates in drills during OTAs on May 21, 2024 at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

"It’s great to get back to football, it’s what I love," Bennett said Tuesday. 

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The Georgia native participated in the Rams’ offseason last year, played during the preseason and was expected to serve as Matthew Stafford’s backup. However, just before the start of the regular season, he was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list. 

"I was home. As far as what led to that, what transpired and all that, I think we’re going to keep that in house," he said, declining to elaborate further. "But it was good. I went back home, and thank goodness that Les [Snead] and coach [Sean] McVay and everybody involved allowed me to do that." 

Stetson Bennett, #13 of the Los Angeles Rams, warms up before a preseason game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Aug. 26, 2023 in Denver. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

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Bennett said he had expected to return to the team eventually, and made the decision after several talks with Rams