Can the LA Rams count on veteran LT Andrew Whitworth beyond 2020?

Who is the rightful heir?

And that’s where we begin. Even as you are reading this article, there is no definitive plan for backing up one of the oldest veterans in the game of football.  Andrew Whitworth, a player who defies time, has no heir. No apprentice. No plan of succession. In 2019, it was a huge mistake that deserved to be called out. Now it’s 2020, and the status hasn’t changed. Surely the Rams cannot believe Whitworth will go on and on.

But 2019 came and went.  And in the 2020 off-season, the LA Rams had plenty of opportunities to sign up some new rookie whose sole-purpose on the roster would be to develop into the LA Rams next left offensive tackle. While the Rams did not need to add generic offensive linemen, the team did need to define the next left tackle and failed to do.

2020 rookies who signed elsewhere

If you’d followed the pre-draft articles, we had identified a number of late-round players who we felt would make excellent choices to develop for the future. Even without the use of a limited draft pick, several outstanding offensive tackles fell out of the draft. Such players as SC State Alex Taylor, Missouri’s Yasir Durant, Texas Tech’s Terrance Steele, Washington’s Trey Adams or Jared Hilbers, and Ohio State’s Brandon Bowen all fell out of a very competitive draft.

The LA Rams elected to draft right tackle Tremayne Achrum, who can play right tackle or an interior offensive line position. The team also signed center Cohl Cabral after the draft.  Cabral does have a bit of left tackle play but is likely a competitor for the Rams important center position.