Rams linebacker Mark Barron is uncertain for opener, but his backup has been ready

THOUSAND OAKS – It might be easier to list the body parts that didn’t bother Mark Barron last year.
Knee and hand ailments made him an infrequent practice participant in 2017, and within a few weeks of the end of the season, Barron underwent shoulder and heel surgeries. Barron enters this season as the Rams’ only experienced linebacker, but it’s fair to question whether he can hold that responsibility.
After a summer in which the Rams handled Barron carefully, and rarely