Arizona Cardinals: Grading each NFC West team’s off-season
By Avery Duncan
Los Angeles Rams
Coaching changes:
Out: N/A
In: N/A
Veteran additions:
- Blake Bortles – QB
- Clay Mathews – EDGE
- Eric Weddle – S
- John Wolford – QB
Veteran subtractions:
- C.J. Anderson – RB
- Lamarcus Joyner – S
- Mark Barron – LB
- Ramik Wilson – LB
- Rodger Saffold – IOL
- Sean Mannion – QB
Current free agents:
- Blake Countess – S
- Bryce Hager – LB
- Dominique Easley – IDL
- Ethan Westbrooks – IDL
- Garrett Sickles – EDGE
- John Sullivan – IOL
- Matt Longacre – IDL
- Ndamukong Suh – IDL
- Sam Shields – CB
Veteran re-signings:
- Cory Littleton – LB
- Dante Fowler – EDGE
- Dominique Hatfield – CB
- JoJo Natson – WR
- Kevin Peterson – CB
- KhaDarel Hodge – WR
- Malcolm Brown – RB
- Morgan Fox – IDL
- Troy Hill – CB
Draft picks:
- Taylor Rapp – S
- Darrell Henderson – RB
- David Long – CB
- Bobby Evans – OT
- Greg Gaines – NT
- Nick Scott – S
- Dakota Allen – LB
Grade: B. After a trip to the Super Bowl, and an expensive 2018 off-season, most expected the Rams to stay put with their current roster. So far, they’ve done just that, retaining key pieces, yet letting key offensive lineman go. The subtractions of Saffold and likely Suh may hurt, but the additions of Weddle and Mathews will bolster their defense. They also had a solid draft and picked up good value in the later rounds.