Rams announce roster moves…Kupp released

http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-Roster-Moves/33a04e1d-a581-47b1-a2ef-75984001a240

The Los Angeles Rams made several roster moves to reduce their roster to 53 players on Saturday.

Additionally, Los Angeles acquired TE Derek Carrier from Washington in exchange for a 2018 7th-round pick.

The Rams waive the following player(s):

DT Omarius Bryant | Western Kentucky
WR K.D. Cannon | Baylor
OL Parker Collins | Appalachian State
K Travis Coons | Washington
CB Carlos Davis | Mississippi
LB Kevin Davis | Colorado State*
OL Michael Dunn | Maryland
OL Jake Eldrenkamp | Washington
LB Josh Forrest | Kentucky*
DB Tyquwan Glass | Fresno State
RB Aaron Green | Texas Christian
DB Isaiah Johnson | Georgia Tech
DB Michael Jordan | Missouri Western
OL Alex Kozan | Auburn
OLB Willie Mays | Tiffin
LB Cassanova Mckinzy | Auburn
WR Paul McRoberts | Southeast Missouri State
OLB Andy Mulumba | Eastern Michigan
OL Pace Murphy | Northwestern State
LB Folarin Orimolade | Dartmouth
DB Aarion Penton | Missouri
NT Mike Purcell | Wyoming
FB Sam Rogers | Virginia Tech
WR Shakeir Ryan | Northwestern State
DT Casey Sayles | Ohio
WR Brandon Shippen | Temple
WR Nelson Spruce | Colorado*
OLB Thompson, Carlos | Mississippi
RB Lenard Tillery | Southern*
OLB Davis Tull | Chattanooga
G Cody Wichmann | Fresno State
TE Travis Wilson | Utah

*Waived/Injured

The Rams terminate the following player(s):

TE Cory Harkey | UCLA
QB Dan Orlovsky | Connecticut

The Rams place the following player(s) on Reserve/Injured:

TE Temarrick Hemingway | South Carolina State

The Rams place the following player(s) on Reserve/PUP:

RB Lance Dunbar | North Texas

The following Rams’ player(s) revert to Reserve/Suspended:

CB Troy Hill | Oregon
WR Michael Thomas | Southern Mississippi

SURPRISES:

OL Jake Eldrenkamp | Washington
LB Josh Forrest | Kentucky*
DB Michael Jordan | Missouri Western
OL Alex Kozan | Auburn
LB Cassanova Mckinzy | Auburn
DT Casey Sayles | Ohio
G Cody Wichmann | Fresno State
TE Cory Harkey | UCLA

Some of these will be PS guys.

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I have to say that I was disappointed that Sam Rogers could not have had more of an impact. I’m wondering if he will make the practice squad. Shippen will probably find a job somewhere–he’s too good. Spruce just can’t stay healthy. He has all the talent in the world and can play in this league. He just has to get healthy. Forrest was a surprise. Not sure what happened there. I guess they just like the other guys better.

Now they’ll check the cuts of other teams before finalizing everything, I’m sure. I’d guess they’re really watching the linemen pretty close.

Some head scratchers for sure cut Jordan with Countess and Hill looking awful to me and Forest was making plays all over the place but I think Wade knows what he’s doing. 7 wrs, I wonder who goes and who stays after the Thomas suspension.I don’t think Reynolds will let go now he has his foot in the door and he doesn’t quit. OL looks thin when injury history is considered and add in trading for yet another TE. All and all I like the roster, both sides of the ball have been improved , the Offense’s progress in preseason has been far beyond what I expected. Some of these moves could be about 2018 as well.

zn wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

Kupp released…a statement saying he was happy to make the final roster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlow12sSdmc

sam rogers?

nooooooooooooooooo!

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

Some head scratchers for sure cut Jordan with Countess and Hill looking awful to me and Forest was making plays all over the place but I think Wade knows what he’s doing

I’m not sure why Troy Hill gets all the love. He seems a bit shaky to me at the spot. But they see more than we do. Also–not sure how his special teams skills are. That can be a factor.

I can see Chris Harris getting a call as well. Meaning one of the CBs will get cut.

There are some unconventional choices there—11 DBs? 9 LBs? and only 8 OL? Seems unbalanced. But here is a possible way to see it. I have no doubt there will be changes, but I can see the logic behind the 8 OL and 9 LBs/11 DBs thing.

If they stock the practice squad with OL they then have people they can promote in case of injuries. They will only have 7 OL active on game days so they can just as easily stash a reserve group on the PS.

On LB—LBs are usually very involved in special teams. So reserve LBs, unlike reserve OL, can serve a game day purpose. So you put them on the roster and not the PS. Plus, they are probably conscious that to different degrees, both Barwin and Quinn are older. So they are grooming future replacements.

It’s the same at safety. It is completely unconventional to have 5 safeties and 6 corners. But then DBs can be used on special teams, plus they could possibly lose Tru, Joyner, and Alexander next year—all 3. So they are as much thinking about the future as anything else.

johnny mundt. oregon. had a reputation as a good blocker hist first three years. was having a good senior year then injured his knee.

lots of good players got cut. that’s good for the rams.

Two had connections with Phillips, Barwin and Webster.

this is the best wr corps the rams have had in i don’t even know how long. just need the oline to stay healthy. and need goff to learn this offense fast!