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• Report: Seahawks hosted potential first round LB on pre-draft visit

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Seattle doesn’t appear to have an immediate need at off ball linebacker, but that isn’t stopping them from looking into one of the top prospects at the position. With the 2025 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, the Seattle Seahawks do not appear to have an immediate need at the off ball linebacker position, having prevented Ernest Jones from departing...2025
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• Snead’s Snacks: Will the Rams address the linebacker position in 2025 NFL Draft?

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Will the Rams address the linebacker position in the 2025 NFL Draft and who are the best fits? Arguably the biggest need for the Los Angeles Rams is at the linebacker position. While they signed Nate Landman in free agency and brought back Troy Reeder, that shouldn’t have an effect on whether or not the team drafts a linebacker. That player may not b...2025
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• Let’s discuss: What’s the Seahawks’ biggest draft need on defense?

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Nope, you’re not allowed to talk about the offensive line in this one. T-minus 10 days until the NFL Draft kicks off at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The main storyline regarding the Seattle Seahawks’ draft plan is what they will (or maybe won’t) do with their offensive line. Guess what? This ain’t the discussion post to spam thoughts about which...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 4/13: Do the Seahawks need to add to the LB room?

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images How deep is the position group? In Today’s Links: more on the Drew Lock signing, several more draft profiles, mock drafts, and a bit from new Seattle Seahawks QB1 Sam Darnold. Happy Sunday. Thanks for being here. Pardon me for the delay. Seahawks News Seahawks setup for ideal day 2 draft - Seaside JoeAs long as the Seahawks don't want a RB or QB, the...2025
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• Rams announce return of this starting linebacker

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Rams are once again bringing back linebacker Troy Reeder One of the biggest needs for the Los Angeles Rams during the 2025 offseason has been the linebacker position.While the team signed Nate Landman in free agency, they still lost Christian Rozeboom and Jake Hummel in free agency. According to the team, the Rams have announced that they are re-sign...2025
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• These safeties in NFL Draft would benefit Rams defense more than a linebacker

Brett Patzke-Imagn Images The Rams need LB help, but their solution might come from the secondary and Jahdae Barron and Malaki Starks. One of the biggest needs for the Los Angeles Rams heading into the 2025 NFL Draft is at linebacker. Both Troy Reeder and Christian Rozeboom who were starters to begin the 2024 season left in free agency. While that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it does lea...2025
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• Finding the Rams a coverage linebacker?

Smael Mondon shows tight coverage | Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Six prospects that can defend the pass, amongst other skills Last year, the Los Angeles Rams used a lot of three and four safety defensive personnel groupings. Omar Speights, L.A.’s only returning linebacker with snaps is best suited for a two-down run stopping role. He played 38% of LB#2 snaps a...2025
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• Details on former Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown’s 49ers contract

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images It’s a deal so cheap that Brown’s contract will not be eligible for a compensatory pick. We’re a bit late on this piece of NFL free agency contract news, but if it’s news to us it’s likely news to you. The Seattle Seahawks opted not to retain cornerback Tre Brown after four seasons with the team. Brown quickly landed with the San Francisco 49ers...2025
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• Which linebackers should Rams target in the NFL Draft

Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger would be a perfect fit for Rams defense One of the bigger positions of need for the Los Angeles Rams during the NFL Draft will be at linebacker. However, given how little the Rams have invested in the linebacker position in the past, it is fair to question when they will finally opt to address one of their big...2025
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• Open thread: What’s the biggest non-offensive line draft priority for the Seahawks?

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We are NOT talking about the Seahawks offensive line in this post. For all intents and purposes, the “exciting” part of NFL free agency is over. The Seattle Seahawks were decidedly busier than normal in terms of significant acquisitions, replacing quarterback Geno Smith with Sam Darnold, signing former Los Angeles Rams star Cooper Kup...2025
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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft: Post-free agency edition

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Which direction will the Rams go during the draft after the conclusion of free agency? For the most part, the NFL free agency period is over and the focus now moves to the NFL Draft which is exactly one month away. Teams will begin to put together their big boards before needing to finalize everything over the coming weeks. The Los Angeles Rams did enough in fre...2025
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• ‘I don’t see the vision’ - ESPN analyst thinks Seahawks have taken step backward in free agency

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images This is the time of year outsiders get upset about the Seahawks and you get upset that they’re upset about the Seahawks. It’s been a hell of an offseason for the Seattle Seahawks in terms of activity. The first major moves were to trade away quarterback Geno Smith and DK Metcalf prior to the start of free agency, as well as cut beloved receiver Tyler Lockett...2025
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• Seahawks Film Analysis: Jarran Reed remains an important piece on the defensive line

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images The 2016 second-round pick’s second stint in Seattle has gone well, and he’s been rewarded with a new contract. If you’ve been following my writing for a while, you know that I was totally against Jarran Reed’s return. In my opinion, the impression he left in his last year in Seattle, with overpayment and suspension that led to his release, which he even announced...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Should team add C.J. Mosley?

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/17/25 Would Chris Shula want to add C.J. Mosley to his side of the ball? Since the Los Angeles Rams released Ernest Jones before the start of last season, I haven’t known what the team wants to do at the position. Mosley would be a veteran presence, but that may not matter to the Rams. Maybe Les Snead already has some player...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 11: Seahawks peck small-beaked rivals to death

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images The Seattle Seahawks played their best defensive game of the season, beating the Arizona Cardinals 16-6 to reclaim 1st place in the NFC West. First of all, I appreciate your patience with me posting today instead of after yesterday’s game like usual. We had a family birthday party last night and I wanted to just lean into it with everyone else. That’s easier to do...2024
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"Next to Knight, former Rams captain Ernest Jones racked up nine takedowns to go with half a sack."

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"Rams trading Ernest Jones IV: L.A. dealing linebacker to Titans amid 2024 NFL roster cuts, per reports"

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"Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Ernest Jones lived in the New Orleans backfield in Week 16 It was a must-win scenario for the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints in order to keep their playoff hopes alive."

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"Earlier this week, Rams head coach Sean McVay mentioned in a press conference that there was a possibility linebacker Ernest Jones could return to practice."

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"Rams rookie linebacker Ernest Jones wore the helmet with the green dot in Saturday night’s preseason opener, signifying that he had a speaker so he could hear defensive coordinator Raheem Morris’s play calls and relay them to his teammates."

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• Pre-Snap Reads 4/13: Do the Seahawks need to add to the LB room?
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• Rams announce return of this starting linebacker
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• These safeties in NFL Draft would benefit Rams defense more than a linebacker
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• Finding the Rams a coverage linebacker?
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• Random Ramsdom: Should Les Snead get some slack if draft goes poorly?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/29/25 The NFL Draft “news” continues to spike as we get closer and closer to that exciting day/time, and let’s say that Les Snead drafts poorly, should he be given some slack? Snead has had some poor picks in the past (Greg Robinson certainly comes to mind) but it takes a team to make a decision, so not every pick is all on S...2025
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• Details on former Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown’s 49ers contract
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• Which linebackers should Rams target in the NFL Draft
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• ‘I don’t see the vision’ - ESPN analyst thinks Seahawks have taken step backward in free agency
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• Seahawks 2025 full 7-round mock draft following first week of free agency

Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports With some major changes to the roster, it’s time to start mocking how this new-look Seahawks team could come together at the NFL Draft. After a franchise-altering week that saw the mass exodus of some of the most recognizable Seattle Seahawks, John Schneider went to work and has begun the process of reloading (or rebuilding) this team in his and Mike Macdonald...2025
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• Seahawks Film Review: Ernest Jones IV’s fantastic season shows why Seattle kept him

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images The Seahawks traded for Ernest Jones in the middle of last season and so far it’s paid off for both Seattle and for Ernest. Ernest Jones arrived and quickly changed the Seattle Seahawks defense. He was the team’s top priority in the contract renewal process. Fans were quickly concerned when, weeks after the end of the regular season, it was reported that negotia...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 Free Agency: Details of the Ernest Jones contract

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ernest Jones and the Seahawks waited until the eve of the legal tampering period to reach agreement on a contract that would keep Jones in Seattle, and now that it’s official here’s a look at the details. With the start of free agency looming and off ball linebackers being paid handsomely across the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks reached agr...2025
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• Seahawks free agency profile: Giving the keys to Sam Darnold?

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images As free agency opens, we take a deep dive into whether Darnold should be Seattle’s next quarterback . As the Seattle Seahawks get set to dive into the chaos of free agency on Monday, they do so with perhaps more eyes and drama on them than ever before in the John Schneider era. In the past week, we have seen the release of Tyler Lockett, the trading of Geno Smith...2025
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• A post-NFL Combine, pre-Geno Smith trade Seahawks mock draft

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It’s a good thing this mock draft includes Seattle taking a quarterback. This is my second Seattle Seahawks mock draft of the season. This one is after the NFL Combine, which is the last chance for prospects to increase (or decrease) their stocks. Obviously, Pro Days will happen, but they don’t have the same weight as the tests at the Combine. However, this can chang...2025
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• On Geno Smith’s future and the want of a true Seahawks contender

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Seahawks can contend with Geno Smith at quarterback. That window is very small, however, and perhaps that’s the real problem. Would you like a break from DK Metcalf discourse? Cool. Let’s talk about Geno Smith instead. I’ve been thinking about writing this op-ed since before the Super Bowl and have struggled to find the time and ability to figure out how ...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Should Les Snead get some slack if draft goes poorly?
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• Familiarity is the theme of Seahawks 2025 offseason

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Last year, the Seattle Seahawks players and staff had to learn to gel. After some bumps along the way, it seems like familiarity is the approach this offseason. Last year was the first free agency period of the Mike Macdonald era for the Seattle Seahawks. Contrary to popular belief, he didn’t lean on his past connections to fill out the coaching staff ...2025
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• Seahawks free agency profile: Giving the keys to Sam Darnold?
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• 10 takeaways from my week at the 2025 NFL Combine

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Matthew Stafford and the Rams were the talk of the NFL Combine. Here are my 10 takeaways For a second consecutive year, I spent the week of the NFL Combine in the city of Indianapolis. With it being my second go-around, I had a little bit more of an idea of what the week would entail. While the Los Angeles Rams didn’t attend the Combine in a large capacity, there was...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Could the Chiefs be shopping Trey Smith?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, March 4 The latest 2025 NFL free agency: Best players available on defense | ESPN Tier 3: Capable starters Free agents: Nick Bolton, Chiefs; Lavonte David, Buccaneers; Dre Greenlaw, 49ers; Ernest Jones IV, Seahawks; Christian Rozeboom, Rams; Jamien Sherwood, Jets; Justin Strnad, Broncos; Bobby Wagner, Commanders; Kyzir Whit...2025
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• Seahawks tackling grade ranking shows importance of Ernest Jones IV

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The Seahawks were not a great tackling team as a whole under this new metric, but one player stood out above the rest. It feels like there’s always a new metric being created with the ever-present availability of player-tracking data and evolving statistical models. This one from NextGenStats is all about tackle probability, which may or may not als...2025
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• How urgent are Rams’ offseason needs?

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Can Rams make the jump from playoff fringes to the Super Bowl in 2025? In order for the Los Angeles Rams to make the jump from a fringe playoff team over the last couple of seasons to the Super Bowl in 2025, they’ll have to make a few key roster improvements this offseason. Let’s take a look at each position and assess how urgent each need is ahead of free...2025
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• New York Giants free agency: What to like, not like, about QB Jimmy Garoppolo

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Could Jimmy G be the bridge quarterback for New York? The New York Giants are searching for a long-term solution at quarterback — 33-year-old Jimmy Garoppolo is not that. Still, the Giants may be in the market for veteran leadership and three quarterbacks to bolster a new-look quarterback room. Should Jimmy Garoppolo be considered for the quarterb...2025
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• Rams trading Ernest Jones IV: L.A. dealing linebacker to Titans amid 2024 NFL roster cuts, per reports

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• Jared Goff can silence his critics by beating 49ers on Sunday

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Returning to the Super Bowl would disprove narratives surrounding the QB since 2018 Jared Goff’s rookie season for the Los Angeles Rams under then-head coach Jeff Fisher was one of the worst debuts we’ve seen for any rookie quarterback, let alone one selected with the first overall pick. Goff’s introduction to the professional football world on Hard Knocks ...2024
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• Seahawks-Titans trade grades: Seattle deals Jerome Baker to Tennessee for Ernest Jones IV, per report

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• I was wrong about the Rams

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports What did I get so wrong about the 2023 Rams and why? If I do this for another 50 years, I may never be as wrong about a playoff team as I was about the 2023 Los Angeles Rams. At least, I was not alone. Coming off of a 5-12 season and left with only three true “stars” from the Super Bowl champions, all of whom were coming off of injuries and are over 30 years old,...2024
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• Winners & Losers: Puka Nacua dazzles in primetime on Thursday night

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Ernest Jones lived in the New Orleans backfield in Week 16 It was a must-win scenario for the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Sean McVay’s team pulled through and dazzled offensively behind stellar performances by rookie Puka Nacua, Matthew Stafford, and Kyren Willia...2023
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• This is not an injury that Rams defense can afford

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Ernest Jones misses practice due to a knee injury, will he be able to play vs. Cardinals? The Los Angeles Rams shared a bit of concerning injury news on Wednesday, as inside linebacker Ernest Jones has “knee swelling” per head coach Sean McVay and did not practice. The Rams face the Arizona Cardinals in a game that will have important relevancy to the NFC...2023
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• Can Matthew Stafford win against his old team in return to Detroit?

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images How will Matthew Stafford perform against his old team on Wild Card Weekend? For the first time since arriving to California via trade in 2021, Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford will return to Michigan to play his former team, the Detroit Lions. There will be a lot of pressure on Stafford to do well, much like there was in 2021 wh...2024
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• WATCH: Officials miss blatant Rams offsides, call false start on Lions

Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports The officials for Lions-Rams just had a blatant blunder of a call in a playoff game. After three consecutive drives ending in touchdowns for the Lions, their fourth offensive looked as if it was about to have the same ending as the first three. Unfortunately, the Lions and all their momentum was halted by a blatantly wrong call by the officials in which they m...2024
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• Cigar Thoughts: The Final Chapter

It’s been an honor. “No mother knows she is hearing the word Mama for the last time. No father knows when the book has closed on the last bedtime story he will ever read.” — Jonathan Safron Foer (my favorite author) I’ve been recapping Seattle Seahawks games for 13 seasons, and I never expected Cigar Thoughts to become what it has. The community of fans, especially here at Field Gulls, has been in...2025
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• Details on former Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown’s 49ers contract
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• Rams 7-Round Mock Draft: Post-free agency edition
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/8: Geno Smith leaves for Las Vegas

Photo by Michael Workman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We loved him, we hated him, we traded him. In Today’s Links: gulp! #np Diamonds and Pearls by Prince and the New Power Generation Seahawks News Seahawks trade Geno Smith to Raiders for draft pick - Seaside JoeThe Seahawks get a 3rd round pick and $31 million in cap space NFL source Seahawks trade Geno Smith to Pete Carroll Raiders |...2025
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• Pre-Snap Reads 3/7: What’s next for our Seattle Seahawks?

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Major moves linger, and we wait with bated breath. In Today’s Links: more DK Metcalf trade talk; both speculation, posturing, and words straight from the mouth of our GM; a quick Ernest Jones IV update, and more on DK. Our Seattle Seahawks have some explaining to do, no Lucy. We’ll be here with all the data, scopes, perspectives, and such because that is o...2025
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• 10 takeaways from my week at the 2025 NFL Combine
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• Ernest Jones, former Seahawks defender place high in latest top 100 free agent list

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another midseason trade ends up as one of the top targets in consecutive offseasons. The Seattle Seahawks are connected to the names of two defensive free agents this offseason. The 33rd Team just released their Free Agency Rankings, and midseason trade linebacker Ernest Jones comes in as 16th-best on the market this winter. Because...2025
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• 10 takeaways from my week at the Senior Bowl from a Rams perspective

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images What should the Rams take away from the Senior Bowl? The Senior Bowl has concluded with players finishing three days of practice in front of NFL coaches and executives. While the Los Angeles Rams famously don’t go to these events, I made the trip to Mobile and wrote about my experience below. Here are my 10 takeaways from the Senior Bowl. 1. Lot of quality in the tr...2025
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• The good, the bad, and the ugly: a season in review

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images LA’s seasons turns around after a 1-4 start With the playoffs just around the corner and the Rams in the thick of it, the regular season can officially be classified as a success. Despite starting 1-4, LA climbed their way out of the basement and are your NFC West Champions. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly after 18 weeks. The Good Young players continue to s...2025
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• Cigar Thoughts, Game 11: Seahawks peck small-beaked rivals to death
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• Arrowheadlines: Skyy Moore is one of the winners of cutdown day

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, August 28 The latest NFL roster cuts 2024: Winners, losers from deadline moves | USA Today Skyy Moore A second-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs once upon a time – aka 2022 – Moore has often garnered positive buzz but never really delivered the goods, catching just 43 passes in two seasons. Yet his roster bubble hasn’t burst...2024
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• Rams should have more Pro Bowl players now than they had with ‘all-in’ Super Bowl roster

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Rams rookies Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Kobie Turner have supercharged the L.A. roster From the day they traded for Matthew Stafford in January to the trade deadline that October, the Los Angeles Rams were considered to be “pushing all-in” for star acquisitions in 2021 and it resulted in the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship since 1999. That Rams team wa...2024
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