Rob Havenstein: Everything you need to know

Havenstein announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports. Havenstein spent his entire 11-year career with the Rams after he was drafted by the franchise when it still played in St. Louis in the second round of the 2015 Draft. He appeared in 148 career regular-season contests, starting all of them, and won one Super Bowl with the team. Havenstein only made seven starts in 2025 after dealing with an ankle injury for most of the season. Warren McClendon started the final seven games of the regular season and all three playoff contests at right tackle for Los Angeles.

Havenstein (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Seahawks, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports. Havenstein was designated to return from injured reserve Thursday, but will be unable to suit up for Sunday's contest. The backup right tackle was a limited participant in practice Thursday and Friday but was ultimately deemed not ready to play. D.J. Humphries will likely serve as the primary backup offensive tackle for the Rams on Sunday.

The Rams designated Havenstein (ankle) to return from injured reserve Thursday. Havenstein landed on injured reserve in mid-November due to an ankle injury. He was limited in his return to practice Thursday, and he would need to be activated from IR in order to play in Sunday's NFC Championship Game against Seattle.