The Los Angeles Rams’ 40-year-old left tackle announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 16-year NFL career that he capped with a Super Bowl victory against his former team. He made the announcement in a video posted to Instagram. Whitworth said the “warrior” in him wants to continue playing, but his “body just doesn’t.” “The body […]
Continue readingThe deal is worth $24 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Allen, 26, started 16 games for the Super Bowl champion Rams last regular season and all four of their postseason games. Among centers, he ranked No. 14 in ESPN’s run block win rate metric (67.3%) and No. 24 in pass block win rate […]
Continue readingNFL free agency officially starts at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, which coincides with the start of the new league year. But first, we have two days of legal negotiations, when teams and free agents can agree to terms on new deals (and then officially sign them on Wednesday). We’ve already navigated a flurry of offseason […]
Continue readingPreparations 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 readingOdell Beckham Jr., Chidobe Awuzie, James Conner and Zach Ertz were among ESPN’s list of players who could use a change of scenery last year. They got theirs and made it work. OBJ caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl and earned a ring with the champion Los Angeles Rams. Awuzie started 14 games at […]
Continue readingAsked Monday whether Higbee will be able to practice at all in the coming days with his injured knee, coach Sean McVay said, “I don’t think so.” “We’ll see,” McVay added. “He’s been such a big part of this team and he’s one of those glue guys on this team and I know he’s going […]
Continue readingRapp has yet to play in the playoffs because of a concussion he suffered in Week 18. Whitworth missed the Rams’ divisional-round win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because of a knee injury. McVay said Whitworth’s replacement, Joe Noteboom, “strained his pec a little bit” shortly before Matt Gay kicked a 30-yard field goal as […]
Continue readingThe Los Angeles Rams are ruling out left tackle Andrew Whitworth and safety Taylor Rapp for Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Sean McVay said Friday. Whitworth hurt his right knee on the opening play of the Rams’ 34-11 wild-card win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. He played 30 of […]
Continue readingStafford suffered the injury in the Rams’ regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers, a 27-24 overtime loss. “I’m feeling OK,” Stafford said Wednesday. “The toe kind of happened in that game and that was kind of a real thing, but I got a bunch of treatment on it. I’m feeling a lot better. So […]
Continue readingSix NFL playoff games down, and seven to go. The offseason is nearly here — and for 24 teams, it already is — bringing the opportunity for every team to get better and make changes as they prepare for the 2022 season. There are question marks surrounding current quarterbacks — like Aaron Rodgers and Russell […]
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