Do LA Rams have spots for 7 2020 practice squad players?

The LA Rams 2020 season ended at the hands of the Green Bay Packer, and the team wasted no time in signing members of their practice squad to reserve futures contracts. As is our practice, we like to dive into the players who may have faded from your memory and fallen off the radar.

But these players are those who originally signed to the Rams with the optimistic hope that ‘someday’ they might meet their destiny on the football field as an active member of the LA Rams roster. Of course, we’re a bit delayed in this activity, but we had good reason. The Rams executed a blockbuster trade of QB Jared Goff plus three draft picks for Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Typically, the first order of business for the LA Rams, as is their customary practice, is to sign members of the practice squad to reserve/futures contracts.  Months ago, thanks to the enlargement of the practice squad, the Rams have added 14 players via this process. And as has been the case in the past, they will join all players from the active 53-man roster, opt-out roster, and injured reserve rosters to become the foundation of the team’s 90 man roster in the offseason.

So who are they, and what are their prospects for playing time with the team in 2021? Well, the list was reported on the team’s website, so it’s time to review and discuss the players who will return to the team in 2021.

Those are both very good questions.  So far we have talked about the defensive line, but we have yet to address other players on this list. Let’s remedy that situation now.

And the best way to address it is to go down the roster, one player at a time, and size up reasons why they could be promoted to a larger role with the team next season, or why they could remain a developmental/practice squad player next year. Let’s dive right in on two key players from the practice squad who many expect to land a 53-man roster spot this year: