The Las Angeles Rams will be without starting left tackle Alaric Jackson to open the season.
The league announced on Friday that Jackson has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the 2024 regular season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.
Jackson will be eligible for reinstatement on Sept. 16 following the Rams' Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
The suspension is a blow to the Rams offense to open the season.
After going undrafted out of Iowa in 2021, Jackson has grown leaps and bounds in three seasons in L.A. Overtaking highly-paid Joe Noteboom for the starting LT gig, the 26-year-old started 15 games on Matthew Stafford’s blind side in 2023, providing a stellar pass protector who has developed each season. He allowed just one sack in 968 snaps last season, per Pro Football Focus.
The Rams thought so highly of Jackson this offseason that the club placed a second-round tender on the restricted free agent, which came with a $4.89 million base salary.
With Jackson out the first two tilts, the Rams will likely turn back to Noteboom, who took an $8.5 million pay cut to remain in Los Angeles this offseason.