Renardo Green is cleared to play against the Rams in Melbourne, Australia, after going into Thursday without an injury designation. He is set to suit up for the Friday local-time game and appears ready for Week 1.
That is a real turn from earlier in the week, when Green was limited in practice on Tuesday because of a hamstring issue. For a game being played overseas, his availability matters because it leaves the Rams with the cornerback setup they were expecting, with Green lined up opposite Deommodore Lenoir.
The hamstring problem does not appear to have lingered to the point of costing him the game, but it was serious enough to show up in practice and create some uncertainty before Thursday's contest. Green has now been cleared of any injury designation, which is the cleanest signal a player can give before kickoff without saying a word.
What remains open is how much that hamstring issue will affect him once the game starts. Green is expected to start, and that is the news that matters now: a practice limitation on Tuesday has given way to full availability for a Friday game in Melbourne, and the Rams should plan on seeing him on the field in Week 1.
