LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Rams star pass rusher Myles Garrett will return to practice this week, coach Sean McVay said.

Garrett has been on injured reserve since having arthroscopic knee surgery in mid-September. Garrett played in the Rams' season opener but said after the game that he was not 100% healthy. He sat out most of training camp while dealing with what McVay called knee irritation.

McVay said Monday that he did not want to put a timeline on when Garrett would be able to play in a game.

"I want to be careful to even set any sort of expectations," McVay said. "I think just taking it a day at a time is going to be the best way that we can approach it. Think that's the right thing for him, and really just to see how he responds. But I think it's a real positive that we're starting his clock."

Tight end Terrance Ferguson also could return to practice this week, McVay said. Ferguson has sat out the Rams' past five games on injured reserve after spraining his ankle in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos.

McVay said the Rams have not determined whether Ferguson will practice but said it is "it is looking more likely than not" that the Rams open the tight end's practice window.

McVay said the Rams will take it a day at a time with determining whether cornerbacks Jaylen Watson and Trent McDuffie will play Sunday against the Washington Commanders. Watson and McDuffie left the Rams' Week 8 victory because of injuries. McVay said Watson aggravated his previous right shoulder injury.

"We'll see what his status looks like as the week progresses," McVay said. "Came in, had some good strength, feeling good and optimistic, but we'll kind of take his status a day at a time and see where he's at by the time the game rolls around."

McDuffie, who left the game after taking a knee to his back, "came in feeling better than maybe what we expected," McVay said.