PRO FOOTBALL REPORT / WEEKDAY UPDATE : RAMS : Dupree Is Activated, May Face Giants

The Rams activated Marcus Dupree off the injured-reserve list Wednesday, but Dupree and Coach John Robinson cautioned against expecting the 26-year-old running back to see much action Sunday against the New York Giants at Anaheim Stadium.

“I’ve got to look at it in reality,” said Dupree, who is bringing his two sons, his mother and his little brother from Mississippi to the game. “I’ve been out of this game for five years, so don’t expect to see me go out there and bust an 80-yard touchdown. It would be great, but whatever happens, happens.”

Robinson emphasized that he is taking it slowly because Dupree has played fewer than 20 college and (United States Football League) games--and that was more than five years ago.

“It’s like getting on an airplane and having them announce, ‘We’ve got a really great pilot, he’s got greatness in his future, but it’s been five years since he’s done it,’ ” Robinson said. “You’d get your . . . off the plane.”

Robinson said recently waived running back Curt Warner got a fair chance with the team. “I thought when we started, he would be the veteran back and Cleveland (Gary) and Gaston (Green) would be the younger backs, and there would be a mix there. But we got off track somewhere. Whether his skills have deteriorated or not, that I don’t know.”

Cornerback Jerry Gray, who did not play in last week’s game because of a sore knee, practiced Thursday and said he expects to play Sunday. . . . The Rams waived center Rodney Lossow off injured reserve and re-signed running back Fred Whittingham Jr., who was assigned to the practice squad.