Looking past training camp to Rams joint practices and 3 preseason games

Even as the Los Angeles Rams seem to be getting into the swing of things in terms of the 2025 Rams training camp, the calendar is already beginning to get quite active. The Rams are preparing for a new NFL season, and that team has invested a great deal of time to be ready to play and win football games.

But what of the feedback? How can coaches and players recognize where this team has improved, and where additional work is needed? The only way to assess where the team truly falls is by competing against other teams.

But this team does NOT play starters, key backups, or key rotational players in preseason games. So, what's left? The Rams have negotiated joint practices/scrimmages with other NFL teams. And in those joint matchups, the team follows a heavily scripted set of plays to use against the other team's starters.

It's a trend that seems to be catching on around the NFL:

That leads us to establish the busy August 2025 joint practices and preseason game schedule for the Rams. It is:

Rams Joint Practice/Preseason Schedule

• August 5, 2025 - LA Rams @ Dallas Cowboys | Joint Practice
• August 9, 2025 - Dallas Cowboys @ LA Rams | Preseason Week 1
• August 13, 2025 - LA Rams @ Los Angeles Chargers | Joint Practice
• August 16, 2025 - Los Angeles Chargers @ LA Rams | Preseason Week 2
• August 23, 2025 - LA Rams @ Cleveland Browns | Preseason Week 3

If you compare the dates on joint practices and the date that you are reading this article, you will see that there is not a lot of wiggle room for this team to get healthy and ready to roll.

The first landmark in terms of information that will interest fans is the first preseason game, with the Rams hosting the Cowboys. Simply checking the players who do not play in that game, despite competing for starting roles, will give huge clues as to who has already made the team.

That is particularly useful as it will let fans know who has taken the lead or won position battles up and down the roster.

As always, thanks for reading.

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