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Los Angeles Rams release punter Johnny Hekker after memorable decade with team
The Super Bowl champion Rams dropped their longest-tenured player Wednesday night in a move that creates just over $2 million in salary cap room. Hekker has spent his entire career with the Rams since signing in St. Louis as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State in 2012. He became a four-time All-Pro selection […]
Continue reading2022 NFL combine: Draft prospects to watch, cap space, needs for all 32 teams
Preparations for the 2022 NFL draft hit high gear this week with more than 300 of the top prospects in Indianapolis for the annual NFL scouting combine, which runs through Monday. Players will undergo medical testing and be put through on-field drills at Lucas Oil Stadium. Then it’s on to interviews with team personnel and […]
Continue readingJalen Ramsey, Tyler Higbee join Los Angeles Rams’ growing COVID-19 list ahead of MNF game vs. Arizona Cardinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Los Angeles Rams were down several starters in a division matchup against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football after two more players were added to the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Rams announced that cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Tyler Higbee were added to the list Monday, joining right tackle Rob […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay expects QB Matthew Stafford to play Sunday despite back issue
Because of a back issue, Stafford was held out of practice most of the week, but McVay said he would participate in a limited capacity Friday. “He doesn’t seem to be concerned about it, but I think we want to err on the side of caution,” McVay said before practice. “When you’re a veteran player […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Rams, content to take it ‘a day at a time,’ unsure if new LB Von Miller will play Week 9
“He’ll do some limited work off to the side with [the training staff], just getting a feel for where his ankle is at. He hasn’t been with us. Want to be smart, want to be able to ease him back in,” McVay said about Miller, whom the Rams acquired last Monday in a blockbuster trade […]
Continue readingNFL Week 6 takeaways: What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks
Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season featured a statement win from the Ravens, who blew out the Chargers in a highly anticipated AFC matchup. The Rams and Colts also had big days, with Matthew Stafford, Carson Wentz, Cooper Kupp and Jonathan Taylor posting huge numbers on offense. The Chiefs bounced back against Washington to […]
Continue readingNFL 2020 all-short-guys team: Drew Brees, Aaron Donald and more
Let’s get this straight from the jump: This is a celebration, not a list making fun of short players. It’s not a hey-isn’t-it-cute pat on the head, it’s a by-gawd confetti-tossin’, piñata-bustin’ celebration. Why? Because as any of the hundreds of NFL players I have interviewed have seen, I am short. Vertically challenged. Front row […]
Continue readingWith home playoff loss, Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks finish flat after stellar start to season
The struggles for Wilson & Co. culminated Saturday as the Seahawks lost 30-20 in the wild-card round to the Los Angeles Rams at an empty Lumen Field, snapping what had been the third-longest home winning streak in NFL postseason history. The Seahawks hadn’t lost a home playoff game since the 2004 season and had won […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Rams move on as defense stifles Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Less than two weeks after Jared Goff broke his thumb at Lumen Field, the Los Angeles Rams’ quarterback returned to Seattle, came off the bench and led the Rams to a gutsy 30-20 victory over the division-champion Seahawks in Saturday’s wild-card game. The win avenges a Week 16 loss to the Seahawks that kept the […]
Continue reading‘The Sean McVay of defense’: Former Division III coordinator Brandon Staley latest Los Angeles Rams coaching wunderkind
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A black Range Rover pulled into the Four Seasons at 4:58 in the morning, and Brandon Staley climbed in. The driver was Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, and he was there to pick up the rather anonymous Denver Broncos outside linebackers coach to interview to be his defensive coordinator, replacing […]
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