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#LARams transactions: We’ve waived S Jake Gervase, TE Ethan Wolf, WR Greg Dortch + C Nate Trewyn
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AgamemnonRams begin trimming camp roster, waive four players
Rams begin trimming camp roster, waive four players
Cameron DaSilva
1 hour agoThe Los Angeles Rams have already begun trimming their roster ahead of training camp, waiving three players on Saturday. They parted ways with safety Jake Gervase, tight end Ethan Wolf, wide receiver Greg Dortch and center Nate Trewyn.
This is in conjunction with the NFL’s roster limits for camp. Every team will need to trim its roster to only 80 players by Aug. 16, though they’re permitted to carry up to 90 players before then.
However, if a team has more than 80 players on its roster before Aug. 16, it will need to split the team into two groups to limit the number of people in the facility.
The Rams now sit at 85 players on the current roster, so they’ll need to cut five more players in the next three weeks or so. None of the players they cut this weekend were particularly surprising, though some believed Dortch might compete with Nsimba Webster for the primary return specialist job.
Gervase spent the most time with the Rams of the four, joining the team as an undrafted free agent last year. He spent most of the season on the practice squad but was promoted in October and appeared in two games.
AgamemnonRams cut four more players, get down to 80 before camp starts
Rams cut four more players, get down to 80 before camp starts
Cameron DaSilva
3 hours agoThe NFL is allowing teams to carry more than 80 players into training camp, but the ones that do will have to go with a split-squad approach during practices and meetings. Any team with 80 or fewer players, however, will be able to have everyone working in the same group.
The Rams appear to prefer the one-group plan as they’ve once again trimmed their roster ahead of training camp. On Saturday, the team waived five more players: linebacker Daniel Bituli, running back James Gilbert, defensive end Greg Reaves and defensive tackle Sam Renner.
All four of them were signed as undrafted free agents this year, and given the nature of training camp during the pandemic, they seemed unlikely to make the 53-man roster anyway. However, it’s unfortunate that they won’t even have the chance to compete for a spot due to the NFL limiting camp sizes.
The Rams would’ve had to get down to only 80 players by Aug. 16 anyway, so they’re trimming their roster ahead of time by moving on from players toward the bottom of the roster.
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