Poona Ford Injury News & Updates
Keep up with the latest injuries from the Rams vs Cardinals game on Sunday with our National Football League injury report.Nov 30, 2025
Active vs. Carolina
Ford (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
ANALYSIS
Ford popped up on Friday's practice report as a limited participant due to a calf injury. A late addition to the practice report typically doesn't bode well for a player's chance of suiting up on game day, but the veteran defensive lineman has been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups. In his first year with the Rams, Ford has totaled 30 tackles (12 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defense.
Nov 28, 2025
Questionable for Sunday
Ford (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford appeared on the injury report Friday with a calf injury and was a limited participant in practice for the day. The ability to practice in any capacity means he has a decent chance at suiting up for the Rams' defense. Still, if the starter is unable to go, Ty Hamilton will likely be called upon to take more snaps at nose tackle.
Mar 10, 2025
Shifting cities
Ford is in line to sign a three-year, $30 million contract with the Rams, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford has been working under a one-year contract each of the past three seasons, but his efforts in 2024 have earned him a longer term deal. The Texas product finished last season with 39 combined tackles, including tying a career-high 3.0 sacks, and a career high five passes defended and his first career interception.
Jan 22, 2025
Finishes 2024 with 3.0 sacks
Ford played in all 17 regular-season games in 2024 and finished with 39 tackls (24 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and five pass defenses (including one interception).
ANALYSIS
Ford signed a one-year, $1.79 million contract with the Chargers in March of 2024 after playing for the Bills in 2023. Ford matched a career high in sacks from 2022 as a member of the Seahawks, and he logged his first-career interception in Week 1 against the Raiders. Ford will enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and should garner plenty of interest from teams looking to solidify its defensive front for the 2025 campaign.
Mar 14, 2024
Lands with Chargers
The Chargers signed Ford to a one-year contract Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
ANALYSIS
After spending his first five seasons with the Seahawks, Ford settled for a one-year deal from the Bills last offseason and registered just nine tackles (five solo) across eight games and 151 defensive snaps for Buffalo. Ford will look to get his career back on track on another one-year pact, this time in Los Angeles for new coach Jim Harbaugh.
May 2, 2023
Catches on with Buffalo
The Bills signed Ford to a one-year contract Tuesday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports.
ANALYSIS
Undrafted out of Texas in 2018, Ford signed with the Seahawks and has since managed to become a significant contributor in the middle of the defense. Ford has started 64 games through five seasons and hasn't missed a contest since 2019. He has 7.5 career sacks and will try to carve out a role along Buffalo's interior alongside DaQuan Jones, Ed Oliver, Jordan Phillips and even Tim Settle.
May 2, 2023
Catches on with Buffalo
The Bills signed Ford to a one-year contract Tuesday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports.
ANALYSIS
Undrafted out of Texas in 2018, Ford signed with the Seahawks and has since managed to become a significant contributor in the middle of the defense. Ford has started 64 games through five seasons and hasn't missed a contest since 2019. He has 7.5 career sacks and will try to carve out a role along Buffalo's interior alongside DaQuan Jones, Ed Oliver, Jordan Phillips, and even Tim Settle.
Oct 17, 2022
First sack of season
Ford posted five tackles (four solo), a sack and a pass breakup in Sunday's 19-9 win over the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Ford posted a season high in tackles and his first sack of the season in Week 6. The 26-year-old defensive tackle has had a slow start to the year with just 15 tackles through six games. He averaged more than three stops per game last year, so perhaps his strong performance this week is a sign that he has turned a corner.
Mar 16, 2021
Remains with Seattle
Ford signed a two-year deal with the Seahawks on Tuesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford was set to be a restricted free agent but will return to the Seahawks for his fourth professional season. He logged a career-high 670 defensive snaps in 2020, which led to 40 tackles and two sacks. He projects to start as a defensive tackle along Seattle's defensive line in 2021. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the deal is worth up to $14 million.
Jan 9, 2021
Suffers calf injury
Ford suffered a calf injury during Saturday's playoff loss to the Rams, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
The 25-year-old had four tackles (three solo) before suffering the injury during the second half. The specifics of the injury remain unclear, but Ford will now have the entire offseason to recover. Ford started all 16 games for Seattle this season and had 40 tackles (25 solo), two sacks and one forced fumble.
Aug 24, 2020
Ready to rock
Ford (calf) was back at practice Monday, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford missed about a week of practice time while dealing with the calf issue and was back to first-team reps Monday. The 24-year-old enjoyed a starting role last season, racking up 32 tackles (21 solo) and is expected to do so again for 2020 with little competition behind him.
Aug 23, 2020
Trending toward return
Ford (calf) is expected to return to practice Monday, Connor Hughes of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford missed nearly a full week of practice, but head coach Pete Carroll believes the third-year pro will be back on the field soon. With little competition behind him, Ford appears locked into a starting role in 2020 and could see an uptick in snaps -- he averaged 34.5 per game last season.
Aug 18, 2020
No practice Tuesday
Ford (undisclosed) didn't participate in Tuesday's practice, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Head coach Pete Carroll hasn't elaborated on Ford's potential injury, but the third-year defensive tackle missed a second straight practice. Ford has all but locked up a starting role for the 2020 season, and since he's still watching practice from the sidelines, there's no major concern about his availability in Week 1.
Jan 14, 2020
Records 32 stops in 2019
Ford, who made six tackles over two playoff games, finished the 2019 season with 32 tackles and 0.5 sacks over 15 games.
ANALYSIS
Ford exceeded last year's 21-tackle total. The second-year defensive tackle started 14 of 15 contests, and he averaged 34.5 defensive snaps per game. Ford's usage was bumped up in the postseason with a 66-percent snap share. The 24-year-old will be under contract for the 2020 season at a cap hit of $662,558, and he'll compete for a starting role again if the Seahawks add to their defensive front during the offseason.
Sep 9, 2019
Dealing with calf issue
Ford suffered a calf injury during Sunday's game versus the Bengals and is week-to-week, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Ford started at defensive tackle for the season opener and was impressive while making two solo tackles. He's trending toward being unable to play Week 2 versus the Steelers, which would leave the Seahawks' defensive front depleted. If that's the case, Bryan Mone may start at defensive tackle unless the team decides to deploy either Quinton Jefferson or Rasheem Green on the inside.
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