Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Davante Adams re-aggravated his hamstring injury in Week 12, which led to him missing the final five games of the season. 

Considering the huge layoff, Adams spoken candidly about missing games and practice. 

"That's one of the things that I have never really figured out ... how to manage that," Adams said of his layoff due to injury.

Adams discussed what his mental state was physically and mentally having to miss five games due to his hamstring injury. Despite initially feeling down, he expressed having to pick himself up and be the leader the team needs.

"The first few days is feeling sorry for yourself. Then you realize, especially me being in the position I'm in. Guys are still looking for leadership and direction still. In the midst of me battling an injury, I still gotta be there for them. Be strong for the team, being present, and finding a way to include myself in things and being helpful," Adams said.

Adams has been a consummate professional throughout his career, and his emergence on the Rams has clearly been felt. On top of being a leader for the young wide receivers and more, he remains one of the most important veterans in the locker room.

Before the Week 18 game with the Cardinals, Adams was shown doing some pregame workouts, and he looked to be in great shape. He confirmed that had the Cardinals game been a playoff scenario, he would have played.

"Like Sean said last week, if we had to, could have went. But had to give it a little bit more time to load up and be ready for a week like this," Adams said.

Adams' return is sure to inspire the Rams team and offense, as will the return of safety Quentin Lake be. 

Adams has had plenty of experience in the playoffs, especially when he was a member of the Green Bay Packers. Through that, he offered some insight on what it means to be in the Wild Card Round, and his reminder to players to keep a level head, even if they beat the Panthers.

"It makes you more grateful to be in a situation like this where you can have a chance at it, and to play meaningful football at this point in the year. With that said, I played in four NFC Championship games in eight years in Green Bay.

"I was just talking about this with a couple of guys. You'll have to forgive me if were not cheesing ear to ear after the first win. Obviously, we are going to go out there and do everything we gotta do to get that win. We gotta play the right kind of ball, first off, to be in that position. We got bigger goals in mind than just to survive the first round of the playoffs. I think everyone is going to have the mindset of being in locked in the whole time," Adams said.

Adams has a good point in that the Rams cannot get complacent, even when facing the Panthers. Despite a worse record, they are now a playoff team. 

Any playoff team can be dangerous in their own right. Should the Rams advance to the Divisonal Round, they will play even stiffer competition, so not getting ahead of themselves will matter a great deal down the stretch.