Overview
- Rams coach Sean McVay declined to disclose the team’s travel plans during a Thursday press conference and said he would “rather just keep it in-house.”
- McVay said the Rams “won’t be there long,” comments that match reports from ESPN that the team plans to arrive the day before the Melbourne game and leave the day after.
- Reporting says the Rams have sent staff to Australia to experiment with flight timing and jet-lag effects as part of their short-stay planning.
- The San Francisco 49ers have publicly said they will arrive about a week before the game, creating a contrast in acclimation strategies between the two teams.
- Because this is the NFL’s first regular-season game in Australia, coaches’ results on player recovery and performance after the trip could shape league travel plans for future long-haul games.