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znModeratorVincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
Best sense I can get, if any stem cell treatment is being contemplated for Todd Gurley’s knee issue, the suggestion/idea is not coming from the #Rams.znModeratorThen you can add ~1.0 million for when the cap goes from 51 to 53.
1.0+ million for the Practice Squad.
3-5 million for IR during the season.
I should say subtract.So IF they let Brockers and Barron go along with Sullivan, that’s really 32 M.
znModeratorRams may consider drastic option if Todd Gurley’s knee regresses during offseason
Todd Gurley’s left knee is still an issue in Los AngelesJohn Breech
INDIANAPOLIS — The question of whether or not Todd Gurley is healthy has been one of the biggest mysteries in the NFL over the past few months and although the team won’t come out and say it, there’s definitely some concern inside the organization about his left knee.
The Rams currently have Gurley on an offseason regimen in hopes of getting him completely healthy for the 2019 season, but if that doesn’t work or if his knee regresses, the team may consider stem cell treatment for their star running back, according to a team source.
Although stem cell procedures haven’t quite gone mainstream in the NFL, multiple former running backs have undergone the treatment, including Jamaal Charles and Knowshon Moreno. Both Charles and Moreno had the procedure done after tearing an ACL earlier in their football career. Gurley tore his ACL during his junior year at the University of Georgia in 2014.
Rams coach Sean McVay was asked about the possibility of a stem cell procedure during a one-on-one interview with CBSSports.com at the NFL combine on Thursday and although he didn’t confirm it, he did say that the team is looking at “new methods” to help Gurley with his ailing knee.
“As far as the stem cells, that’s not something that’s been communicated to me, but there is a program,” McVay said. “We’ve got these doctors and there’s always new methods of staying as up-to-date as you can, and number one, the player has to feel good about it. Todd does such a good job of doing his own research and knowing what are the things [he] can do.”
McVay also added that the team is open to using new advancements in medicine as long as Gurley is comfortable with it.
“I think every year provides a new opportunity based on the research and some of the medical advances to attack it in the right way,” McVay said. “As long as Todd is feeling good about that, that’s what we’ll do.”
One option that’s not on the table right now is surgery. McVay told a horde of media members at the combine that surgery definitely won’t be happening this offseason.
Gurley’s troublesome left knee became such an issue this year that it caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season. At the time, the Rams attributed Gurley’s absence to soreness and inflammation. According to McVay, the team is hoping that they can get Gurley back at full strength this offseason.
“We’re going to implement a plan to have him attack it to get that knee back to feeling full strength, feeling good based on just the amount of work that he’s gotten,” McVay said. “That would be no different whether he missed any games or not, though.”
The 33-year-old Rams coach also said that the team has been closely watching Gurley’s knee since the day he was drafted in 2015.
“We’ve always had the approach with him even going back to when we drafted him before I was here, and that’s really where we’re at,” McVay said. “There’s been a plan in place specific to monitoring that knee every single offseason for him and having a plan to make sure that we’re putting him in a position to sustain that workload. This season will be no different.”
A team source also said that the team is concerned about the amount of hits that Gurley is taking. The Rams running back has carried the ball 1,042 times since his rookie year. To put that in perspective, no other running back in the NFL has even carried the ball 950 times over that time span. Gurley leads the NFL in carries over the past four seasons even though he’s missed six regular-season games in that time span.
Rams general manager Les Snead didn’t deny that the team is worried about the amount of wear and tear on Gurley. As a matter of fact, during an appearance at the combine Thursday, Snead said that the Rams may consider bringing in a running back to help take some of the load off of Gurley in 2019.
“There’s an element of wear and tear and I think we have to determine in probably two stages: are we going to give him the amount of load that he’s had in the past or are we going to lessen that load to let’s say keep him fresher for the season and for the seasons beyond,” Snead said, via the NFL’s official website. “If you go that route, you have to have a good, let’s call it Batman and Robin combination or add another superhero figure into that and figure how you’re going to do it. We’re in the process of figuring that out and I do think with Todd and his career — it happens to a lot of young guys, all of a sudden they wake up … and you’re a little sorer than you were the day before.”
The problem for the Rams is that Gurley’s soreness has been lingering, which is why the team may eventually consider the stem cell option.
Due in large part to Gurley’s injury, the Rams brought in C.J. Anderson to help him carry the load at the end of the regular season. It was Anderson who first publicly admitted just how bad Gurley’s knee was back in December.
“He was more hurt than what we thought,” Anderson said on Feb. 19. “The injury was a little bit more than what everybody in the building thought, including himself.”
The health of Gurley is now a $45 million mystery for the Rams. Gurley became the highest-paid running back in NFL history back in July when he signed a four-year, $60 million extension that included $45 million in guaranteed money. When the Rams signed Gurley to the record-setting deal, they clearly weren’t expecting their offense to turn into a running back by committee, but as Snead said, that’s something that could happen if the the 24-year-old’s injury lingers into 2019.
March 1, 2019 at 10:52 am in reply to: McVay on Rams … & more McVay/Snead … updated through 3/3 #98409znModeratorQuotes & Notes 2/28: McVay on Gurley and coaching changes, Snead optimistic about Rams’ core, calls Fowler a priority
“From a physical and really a mental standpoint he’s in a good place. And we’re excited about how Todd’s feeling moving into the offseason.”
-HC SEAN McVAY
Running back Todd Gurley put up his second-best season as pro in terms of yardage in 2018, touting the rock for 1,251 yards rushing with an additional 580 yards receiving. He also found the end zone a league-high 21 times — but ended his fourth professional season dinged up and in the center of storm of media speculation concerning his left knee.
McVay once again took responsibility for Gurley’s lack of action — 10 carries for 35 yards — in Super Bowl LIII and insisted that the star back would not undergo any medical procedures this offseason.
Both McVay and general manager Les Snead expressed an upcoming focus in paying attention to Gurley’s workload and the best way to use the All-Pro back in 2019.
“He’s definitely a guy that we’re interested in bringing back but similar to Ndamukong, you know they’re going to have some interest.”
-HC SEAN McVAY
Snead disclosed that his NFC Champion club does not intend to use the franchise tag on any one of its pending free agents — including outside linebacker Dante Fowler and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.
McVay said on Thursday that the Rams are certainly interested in bringing back the pair of sack seekers, while admitting that Fowler and Suh, along with safety Lamarcus Joyner and left guard Rodger Saffold will be free to test the waters.
Fowler and Suh played a big part in the Rams’ run through the postseason, combing for 3.0 sacks, 14 tackles, six tackles for loss, and eight quarterback hits in three games.“So I had to make that decision and it wasn’t an easy one, but then being able to acquire Eric Henderson is something we’re excited about, and I think he’s going to provide something nice for that defensive line.”
-HC SEAN McVAY
It was announced earlier this week that the Rams will add three coaches to its staff in 2019.
On Thursday, McVay detailed that the club has parted ways with defensive line coach Bill Johnson after two seasons leading one of L.A.’s most impactful position groups. The head coach was appreciative of Johnson’s work orchestrating one of the league’s most impressive pass-rushing units since 2017.
The Rams defense posted 48.0 sacks in 2017 and 41.0 in 2018 — 31.5 of which came from Johnson’s back-to-back AP Defensive Player of the Year defensive tackle Aaron Donald.
Incoming defensive line coach Eric Henderson joins the Rams after a brief run playing in the NFL with the Bengals and most recently two seasons as a DL assistant with the Chargers.
“[W]e feel really good about Jared Goff’s development and I know he’s excited about even continuing to improve going into his fourth year as a pro.”
-HC SEAN McVAY
McVay seemed encouraged about his former No. 1 overall draft pick as quarterback Jared Goff turns toward his fourth pro season.
Goff’s 293 yards passing per game put him at No. 5 among all signal callers in 2018. The California native has improved in each of his three NFL seasons thus far — setting career highs in completions (364) yards passing (4,688), touchdowns (32) in his NFC Championship season.“We’ve got multiple of those young players that got a little bit of minutes last year but not enough. I think, really, the domino is Fowler.”
-GM LES SNEAD
Snead called Fowler the front office’s “biggest priority” with free agency just around the corner, when he was asked about the Rams’ situation at the edge spot.
The GM mentioned the growth in production from outside linebacker Samson Ebukam in 2018, but said other young members of the defense faced a lack of opportunity — perhaps due to the addition of Fowler in Week 9.
Snead wrapped up his comments concerning the position begging the question whether or not Fowler could be replaced from inside the club or from elsewhere. Rookie Oklahoma outside linebacker product Ogbonnia Okoronkwo didn’t see the field after returning from an offseason injury in 2018. And first-year defensive end John Franklin-Myers played in all 16 games and logged 2.0 sacks.
“Last year was kind of sexy, but the goal is not necessarily to be sexy, but it is — I’ll keep saying it — to put the best version of the ‘19 Rams on the field.”
-GM LES SNEAD
The Rams picked 11 rookies in the 2018 NFL Draft — eight of which participated in last year’s NFL Combine.
Snead listed every possible way to add personnel when asked if this year’s combine was quieter than 2018’s, however he did mention being “jacked about [the Rams] core.”
On Tuesday, ESPN’s NFL Nation reporter Lindsey Thiry listed possible edge rushers the Rams could be keyed in on this week in Indianapolis. Thiry’s edge rushers to watch can be found here.“It’s definitely a position we’re going to scrutinize. Now I think, again, I think the way we’ll do it is, we’ll have a priority of position we should target.”
-GM LES SNEAD
Snead said his staff plans to take a close look at the cornerback spot this offseason, with star corners Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters’ contracts up after next season.
Talib and Peters combined for four interceptions and 13 passes defensed in their first season in L.A. Talib, however, played in just eight games due to a Week 3 ankle injury that landed him on the injured reserve.
“That’s always a tougher animal to deal with, because you’ve got to decide between inexperience or experience. Maybe inexperience with upside, or experience on the downside, but has experience.”
-GM LES SNEAD
Snead gave some insight into the challenge of addressing a backup quarterback vacancy on Thursday — specifically weighing out the value of league experience.
McVay also said he expects to have conversations with quarterback Sean Mannion as the backup is set to enter free agency.
Mannion’s played four seasons as a Ram and appeared in 10 games.March 1, 2019 at 10:46 am in reply to: McVay on Rams … & more McVay/Snead … updated through 3/3 #98408znModeratorMcVay, Snead detail how Rams have turned the page to 2019
Myles Simmons
https://www.therams.com/news/mcvay-snead-detail-how-rams-have-turned-the-page-to-2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Losing the Super Bowl is like a real punch to the gut.
As a passionate fan or even a casual consumer of sports, you probably don’t need to be told that to know it’s true. But Rams general manager Les Snead described it in somewhat visceral terms when speaking to the media at the Combine on Thursday.
“It’s tough,” Snead said. “I think, if I put it in this perspective — I’ve told many people that I would wish everyone who is a part of the NFL to get a chance to win a conference championship and then prepare to win a world championship.”“I don’t know if I’d wish upon my worst enemy the piercing sting of losing the game,” Snead continued. “It a little bit lingers because, No. 1, there’s no next week. The season is over and that’s what you do. … There’s a physical pain when you replay things in your mind, like, ‘Oh, if we had just done…’ I remember saying, OK, what I’m going to do is journal all my thoughts and then I’m going to count how many days that I can actually have a flashback and not actually hurt physically. We’re at that point. You got through that.”
Head coach Sean McVay described a similar sentiment when discussing the feeling of losing the Super Bowl since there is no “next week” at that point.
“It took a day. I would say the night was really disappointing,” McVay said. “There’s such a finality. We went into that game with a confidence and an expectation to go win and finish it the right way. The thing that’s so different about that — and really, it was the same way in the playoffs the year before — is usually you get a chance to respond the next week, and that’s what you love so much about football. Well, when it’s over, it’s over.”
“Like you guys just heard us talking about,” McVay continued, “if you’re going to ask your players to mentally tough, to be resilient and have the ability of moving on, you’ve got to be able to live what you’re saying. I think it’s important not to be naive to the fact that, yeah, that stings, but you can’t allow it to just linger, where it doesn’t allow you to move forward. And that really is whether we had won or lost.”
McVay noted that he addressed the team back in L.A. the Tuesday after Super Bowl LIII, expressing his appreciation for all that had transpired during the 2018 season. And then after doing some evaluations on the club’s own players, he gave the coaching staff a couple of weeks off in order to decompress. The famously studious McVay even took some time to get away.
“The thing that you love about it is, this is what I would do for fun, too, whether it’s reading things or kind of learning about some of these guys with the draft process,” McVay said. “So, you don’t ever really feel like you’re working, but I think it is important, even if it’s just for a few days — [my girlfriend] Veronika and I went to Hawaii and I wasn’t until the last night that I woke up sweating, so that was good.”
But especially now that the Combine has come around, the focus has shifted to ensuring that the Rams are the best they can be heading into the 2019 season.
“The things you’ve got to do is, you’ve got to rejuvenate and that’s mind, body, soul, and get ready to go,” Snead said. “When you have natural rejuvenation, now you’re fired up again. I don’t know if the pain is going to keep you from — the pain will lead to more motivation. I do think what you’ve got to be really careful of is, 2017 was ’17, 2018 was ’18 and 2019 is going to be very different. We know what we’re capable of, but you’ve got to go do it.”And a big part of that is ensuring there won’t be the dreaded so-called “Super Bowl hangover” — which McVay appears to have a good plan to combat.
“I think the biggest thing is, you want to make sure that as a coaching staff — and me specifically in my role — is you want to demonstrate that mental toughness, that ability to move on like we expect our players to,” McVay said. “And you understand, I think when you get a chance to reflect back on the season, a lot of really good things that we can take away from it. But the focus for us is going to be, we learn from the past, we produce in the present, and you want to prepare for the future. But every single season is a new opportunity.
“And I think the thing that’s exciting for me specifically, and for us as a coaching staff, is you love the process of what the entire year entails,” McVay continued. “And that’s the Combine, that’s evaluating your scheme, that’s evaluating some other things, that’s looking at, OK, what can we do as coaches to get better, implement a plan specific to the offseason program and how we attack that process to get better, to emphasize our players’ strengths, and then hopefully put ourselves in a position — the way that we do the offseason, training camp — to go compete and win our opener. And that’s really what our focus and concentration will be on. And I think you never let the complacency set in. And I think we share that as players and coaches.”znModeratorJared Goff finished the 2018 regular season with the league's 8th-highest graded at the quarterback position pic.twitter.com/IyVzMQTJDX
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 1, 2019
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Watched some of the bench-pressing at the combine. Oddly fascinating. Guys lifting. Other guys cheering for guys lifting. Coaches watching guys lift and cheer. Plenty of grunting, mostly from guys lifting.znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
McVay said Cooper Kupp is making good progress and on pace to be ready to go for training camp.LARams@RamsToddFather
Still hoping rams will be able to re-sign saffold, but retaining 4 of the 5 staring o-line is still impressive for any team.Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Les Snead said the Rams are going to look at managing Todd Gurley’s workload moving forward. Mentions “Batman and Robin.”I’m not saying the Rams made a mistake by extending Todd Gurley when they did, but I’m also not saying they didn’t.
Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Rams GM Snead as he took the podium: “Breaking news will be this: Aaron Donald will be at OTAs, training camp. Can’t promise you he’ll practice a lot but he’ll be there.”Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
McVay, obviously is pleased to have Whitworth back and joked, “Going into his 27th year, I think he’s ready to go.” Said he got a sense right after the Super Bowl that Whitworth wasn’t done.Snead said there is a good possibility that the Rams’ pending free agents will, at least, test the market.
znModeratorOne of the most chilling statements from Michael Cohen today: “Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today.”
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 28, 2019
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The testimony of Michael Cohen alone suggests the president could be guilty of:
—Conspiracy to defraud the United States.
—Lying to the DOJ & the Special Counsel.
—Campaign finance violations.
—Encouraging perjury.
—State & local tax fraud.Let that sink in.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 28, 2019
February 28, 2019 at 7:13 pm in reply to: McVay on Rams … & more McVay/Snead … updated through 3/3 #98386znModeratorRamgator
McVay was just on NFL Live. Interviewed by Suzy Kolber.
He downplayed Gurley being hurt. Said Gurley is NOT having any surgery. And said again that he did a poor job of using Gurley. He did make a point I think we all saw. Gurley had a great run that was called back and possibly a game changer.
February 28, 2019 at 8:57 am in reply to: NFL draft … mocks & position rankings & general views (not Rams specific) #98360znModeratorWhat do we think Rams fans? Difficult to add value with the picks but I'd be ecstatic with this haul. pic.twitter.com/SgiKAGE1ld
— AJDraftScout (@AJDraftScout) February 28, 2019
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znModeratorIan Rapoport@RapSheet
Sources: The #Chiefs have had trade talks centered around star pass-rusher Justin Houston. With Houston’s cap number and the potential to franchise tag Dee Ford, Houston appears to be a rare top pass-rusher available. Teams have been calling with real interest.znModeratorSean McVay’s coaching tree takes root at NFL scouting combine. https://t.co/YaNtOlazym
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) February 28, 2019
znModeratorIt never ceases to amaze me, when you call out racism, the racists get offended.
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) February 27, 2019
znModeratorBengals HC Taylor on McVay: “I think everyone knows how good of a football coach he is, but he’s an even better person.”
INDIANAPOLIS — The reports had been out there for weeks, so it was no surprise that after Los Angeles’ appearance in Super Bowl LIII, the team’s 2018 quarterbacks coach hopped on a plane to become Cincinnati’s next head coach.
Now standing on a podium in Indianapolis at the 2019 NFL Combine, Zac Taylor admitted he hasn’t really had much time to process or reflect on the success the Rams had in 2018 — mainly because he’s had so much to do since that final whistle blew on Feb. 3.“There was a lot to process that night, I can tell you that,” Taylor said on Wednesday. “The game ended and then you’re on a plane headed [to Cincinnati] the next morning. So, a lot to process. And at that point, once the night ended, the morning came, I was focused on Cincinnati and just trying to put my best foot forward there.”
Taylor said he’s sure there will be time to really get into the film of Super Bowl LIII and take whatever lessons are necessary from both the game itself and the weeks leading up to it. After all, Taylor noted, the ultimate goal is to reach the Super Bowl again.
But reflecting on his time in Los Angeles, Taylor said his biggest takeaway from head coach Sean McVay is how well he treats the people around him.
“Sean’s one of the smartest people I’ve been around. But the way he treats the staff, the way he treats the players, everyone in the building — he’s got a personal interaction with every single person he encounters,” Taylor said. “So I think everyone knows how good of a football coach he is, but he’s an even better person. So that’s what’s impressive being around him for the two years I was around him, was how he affects everybody — and you feel valued. And everyone’s role is very important.”znModeratorznModeratorLos Angeles Rams@RamsNFL
Zac Taylor’s biggest takeaway from his 2 years under McVay with the #LARams?How well he treats the people around him.
znModeratorJosh Hermsmeyer@friscojosh
My sense overall so far hearing from a sizable sample of the league is that 1) there is an acknowledgment that passing is ascendant and that college concepts are here to stay 2) analytics are useful and in the rise and 3) running back by committee is not going anywhere.znModeratorWondering how current Rams stars performed at the combine? I compiled a list. Donald, JJ3, Talib and Cooks are all freaks. https://t.co/H2VTQsbYtp
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) February 27, 2019
znModeratorSteve Wyche@wyche89
Eagles GM Howie Roseman said no tag for Nick Foles. Eagles will let him become a free agentDianna Russini@diannaESPN
In the spirit of the contract that was agreed upon between Nick Foles and the Eagles, allowing him to hit free agency sends a strong message to the players in Philadelphia. GM Howie Roseman and the Eagles continue to do it the right way.Andrew Siciliano@AndrewSiciliano
Nick Foles immediately becomes the #1 free agent in the @NFL
.znModeratorKeeping @JaredGoff16 clean is going to be key for the #Rams repeating last year's success next season
When not under pressure, Goff ranks 2nd in Yards (3,775) and T-4th in Touchdowns (27) pic.twitter.com/4c385zr6vg
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019 at 10:23 am in reply to: NFL draft … mocks & position rankings & general views (not Rams specific) #98343znModerator2019 NFL DRAFT
When: April 25-27
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
How to watch: ABC/ESPN/ESPN App• Kiper’s Mock Draft 2.0: Going 1-32
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/insider/story/_/id/26018010/mel-kiper-2019-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-pick-predictions-rankings-1-32-draft-order• McShay’s Mock Draft 2.0: Updated picks
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/insider/story/_/id/25916892/todd-mcshay-2019-nfl-mock-draft-predictions-every-first-round-pick-1-32-draft-order• Kiper’s Big Board »
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/insider/story/_/id/26041446/mel-kiper-big-board-2019-nfl-draft-top-25-prospects-position-rankingsMcShay’s Top 32
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/insider/story/_/id/25870878/2019-nfl-draft-todd-mcshay-top-32-prospect-rankings-grades• More ESPN NFL draft coverage
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft/newsFebruary 27, 2019 at 10:20 am in reply to: RAMS draft…articles, vids etc. on just the Rams draft #98342znModeratorRams must address pass-rusher and could find one at the combine
Lindsey Thiry
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams will go to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis this week with a relatively short list of needs, but none more important than finding a prospect who can create an edge presence.
Coming off a loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, the Rams also are expected to pay close attention this week to several positions on defense, including inside linebacker, defensive line and defensive back.
But it is a strong pass-rusher that is a necessity in defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme.
“We believe here, truly believe, hey, try to use every method available to you to acquire the best players,” Rams general manager Les Snead said last month before the Super Bowl. “But we also know that the core of your team is probably built through the draft.”
The 2019 draft class features several elite edge rushers, headlined by Ohio State’s Nick Bosa, Kentucky’s Josh Allen and Michigan’s Rashan Gary, among others. However, as deep as the class might be, there are numerous teams that are expected to be in the market for an edge rusher, and with the 31st overall pick, the Rams are unlikely to be in the mix for any of the top prospects.
Along with the 31st selection, the Rams also have two third-round picks, as well as one selection in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.
Their late first-round pick could mean that the organization spends a bulk of time at the combine eliminating potential prospects, rather than zeroing in on any specific players.
Last season, the Rams initially struggled to create consistent pressure from the edge and, with the intent of making a deep playoff run, made a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the trade deadline to acquire outside linebacker Dante Fowler.
In eight regular-season games, Fowler had two sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery. He also created pressure on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the NFC Championship Game, forcing Brees into an errant throw that was intercepted in overtime.
But Fowler is a pending unrestricted free agent, along with outside linebacker Matt Longacre, whom Fowler replaced as starter, and Dominique Easley, who transitioned from defensive end to outside linebacker but was put on injured reserve after undergoing season-ending knee surgery the first week of October.
The Rams could try to re-sign Fowler, depending what the market demands and how a potential payday would fit into their salary-cap situation, which currently has about $24 million in space, according to ESPN Stats & Information. It is possible Longacre and Easley, who has a long history of knee injuries, will not return.
The Rams also must work toward immediate solutions at defensive tackle and safety.
Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh played last season on a one-year deal and safety Lamarcus Joyner is a pending unrestricted free agent after playing last season on the franchise tag.
Other defensive players who are pending unrestricted free agents and create depth concerns: Backup defensive end Ethan Westbrooks, backup linebackers Ramik Wilson and Bryce Hager, and backup cornerback Sam Shields.
Here are a few edge rushers to keep tabs on at the combine:
Florida outside linebacker Jachai Polite. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound Polite decided to forgo his senior season to make himself available for the draft. As a junior, Polite had 11 sacks and tied a school record with six forced fumbles.
Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson. Ferguson, 6-foot-5 and 259 pounds, will not participate in drills at the combine after the NFL discovered a simple battery conviction from his freshman year that turned up during a background check. However, it remains possible that Ferguson could meet with teams in Indianapolis. Ferguson tied for first in the FBS with 17.5 sacks his senior season and added two forced fumbles.
Old Dominion defensive end Oshane Ximines. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Ximines was a four-year starter and a two-time first-team Conference USA selection. As a senior, Ximines had 12 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss.
February 27, 2019 at 10:11 am in reply to: NFL draft … mocks & position rankings & general views (not Rams specific) #98341znModeratorPreviewing the top defensive players in the Combine on the latest CollegeDraft podcast https://t.co/C0iays1oXa @RossTuckerNFL pic.twitter.com/i8bcQCzeWg
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RTFPodcast) February 27, 2019
znModeratorMike Mayock thinks time as analyst helps because he knows how other teams think https://t.co/XQtsFVViOe
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 27, 2019
znModeratorRams GM Les Snead and coach Sean McVay have demonstrated a penchant for doing business, as well as scouting, at combine. https://t.co/jpfyVOahPF
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) February 27, 2019
znModeratorPeople are watching @TheAAF https://t.co/5qdGqOWjFm
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 27, 2019
znModeratorNdamukong Suh was really excited to talk to TMZ about free agency and returning to the Rams pic.twitter.com/GjBhtKoVJD
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) February 26, 2019
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Have to say, I’m a little surprised at the fan rush to flush so much of the Rams’ defense. I understand $ is a big factor, but all things considered, in three playoff games, which performed better: the Rams’ offense or defense?Andrew Whitworth’s return is huge for Rams but, per OverTheCap, it only leaves them with approximately $24.7 million to re-sign/replace Saffold, Suh, Fowler, Joyner. First decisions are franchise tag and whether to cut a veteran and create cap room.
Jared Goff@JaredGoff16
Big 77 is back…Let’s GooooAndrew Brandt@AndrewBrandt
Worst excuse in the NFL: “We can’t build contender around top-of-market QB!” No. Good, well-managed teams do it all the time.znModeratorWith @awhitworth77 returning for one more season, the #Rams are getting back one of the best blockers in the league
Last season (min. 200 snaps), Whitworth ranked T-11th in Pass Blocking Grades among offensive linemen & 30th in Overall Offensive Grades for ALL offensive players pic.twitter.com/yhHUSd2F8r
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) February 26, 2019
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