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  • July 30, 2025 at 10:50 am #157260
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    from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/07/30/rams-training-camp-practice-takeaways/85436334007/?taid=688a25780a65b100010e5856&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

    Nate Landman is going to be a major factor

    With each passing day, Landman seems to draw more and more praise. His leadership has been on full display in camp as the defensive signal caller, making his presence known on the field throughout practice.

    McVay loves the way Landman carries himself and he’s having a huge impact on the defense. After forcing a fumble on Monday, Landman came back with another good performance on Tuesday.

    “You can hear it, you can feel it,” McVay said of Landman’s impact. “He’s one of those guys, he has some natural leadership traits and characteristics. I think you’re innately thrust into that when you play an inside linebacker position. He’s just got a good feel. He’s got great awareness, a good understanding of how to be able to positively uplift his teammates and challenge them in the right way. I love what this guy is about. You saw there was a great play kind of in a short yardage situation that ‘Kam’ Kinchens did a great job of being able to kind of spill the ball outside and Omar and Landman in unison ended up getting a knock-back tackle on a fourth-and-1. He has consistently shown that type of stuff.”

    If he can put together a breakout season, it’ll elevate the play of the entire defense after the Rams struggled at that position last year.

    July 30, 2025 at 4:11 pm #157264
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    from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2025/07/30/rams-training-camp-nate-landman-linebacker-free-agent/85443540007/

    Quentin Lake was the leader of the defense last season, wearing the green dot as a do-it-all safety. Landman has taken over that responsibility this summer, which Lake says “takes a load off” him – in a good way.

    … seeing [Landman] up close has been a treat. His communication and leadership have really helped the defense, as has his knack for creating turnovers.

    “Fantastic player. I almost want to call him ‘Peanut Punch Landman’. He has just a knack for the ball and we see so many clips, Coach McVay shows them in the team meeting room of him doing it in Atlanta and then you see it out here and you understand why he’s able to cause those turnovers,” Lake said Tuesday. “He practices the right way, a great communicator, fantastic teammate. Great addition for us and I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do during the season as well.”
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    “He’s done an amazing job,” Lake continued. “I know there was familiarity with him being in Atlanta, kind of with the same defensive scheme, but his transition really has been flawless. You guys have seen it, he’s been making a ton of plays.”

    One of the things that makes Landman a productive player is his ability to stop the run. In 2023, he had the second-highest run-stop rate of any linebacker in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.

    July 31, 2025 at 2:23 pm #157281
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    a collection of passages about Landman from other articles covering this year’s training camp:

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    Nate Landman is the best free agent signing for the Rams

    …Landman has fixed the issues within the linebacker room overnight. He’s the current defensive signal caller, he has great instincts, plays the run like a champ, and is brilliant in coverage. He is everything the Rams needed last season, and his ability to command has allowed Omar Speights to go and hunt.

    https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/los-angeles-davante-adams-konata-mumpfield-nate-landman-sean-mcvay-training-camp

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    Landman has been the Rams’ best linebacker so far, excelling in coverage and run defense, with the ability to communicate and coordinate attacks across the line.

    https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/los-angeles-sean-mcvay-blake-corum-davante-adams-nate-landman-jordan-whittington-training-camp

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    Nate Landman displays command of the field and huddle. Landman set the defensive sideline into uproars when he punched the ball out of tight end Davis Allen’s hands during red zone drills, and the fumble was recovered by cornerback Darious Williams. He was a leader in the huddle once again and McVay was complimentary about his leadership skills.

    https://www.therams.com/news/10-observations-from-day-4-of-rams-training-camp-ilb-nate-landman-continues-to-impress-and-a-competitive-2-minute-drill

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    Landman in command. Linebackers coach Greg Williams told theRams.com during OTAs that Landman was transitioning “seamlessly” into Los Angeles’ defense, and also that “he’s come in and guys respect him just from where he’s been and what he’s done.” That was evident throughout Thursday’s practice. Whenever the defense huddled, he consistently had the eyes and attention of every teammate pre-snap, which says a lot about the respect he has already commanded in such a short amount of time.

    https://www.therams.com/news/10-observations-from-from-day-2-of-2025-rams-training-camp-puka-nacua-shines-rbs-breaking-off-big-runs-plus-notes-on-nate-landman-cobie-durant-and-emmanuel-forbes

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    The Rams have a special, cerebral player in Nate Landman. Landman continually snuffed out the run and play action, making critical decisions that prohibited the ball from being thrown downfield. Landman appears to be the difference maker that will take this defense from explosive to dominating.

    https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/stetson-bennett-sean-mcvay-davante-adams-nate-landman

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    He’s only been in the league three years, but Landman worked his way from undrafted free agent to reliable starter in just his second professional season. He’s been more than willing to share his knowledge with a group full of similarly under-looked players in Los Angeles. His success against the run will be a welcome addition to the Rams’ defense.

    In 2023, Nate Landman played 16 games for Atlanta and had the 2nd-highest run stop percentage in the NFL among qualified linebackers.

    https://www.therams.com/news/ota-observations-ilbs-coach-greg-williams-discusses-performances-during-otas-impact-of-new-faces-adapting-landman-paul-speights-reeder-dolac

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