AP

Rams guard Rodger Saffold was on the verge of becoming a member of the Raiders in 2014, but concerns about a previous shoulder injury caused Oakland to back out of the deal and Saffold returned to the Rams on a less lucrative contract.

Saffold played in all 16 games for the Rams last season and has started the first five games of this year, but his run of good health has come to an end. Saffold left last Sunday’s game with a right shoulder injury, which isn’t the same shoulder that was injured before but may bring his season to an end.

Adam Caplan of ESPN reports that Saffold is not expected back in the lineup anytime soon and that he could miss the rest of the year. Coach Jeff Fisher said earlier in the week that a labral tear was the major concern.

“He’s a heavy lifter,” Fisher said. “He’s really strong, so I wouldn’t classify it as that. But, unfortunately, sometimes these things happen. Sometimes the shoulder will sublux either direction — forward or backward. When it usually goes out backward, then there’s some labral tear issues, so that’s what we’re looking at.”

Garrett Reynolds replaced Saffold last Sunday and would be the likely starter when the Rams return from their bye in Week Seven.