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Los Angeles Rams DST

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The Rams defense should improve in 2026 with the addition of edge rusher Myles Garrett, who won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2025 when he recorded 23 sacks. Jared Verse was sent to Cleveland in the trade, but Garrett is an upgrade for this season. The Rams also acquired standout cornerback Trent McDuffie from Kansas City, and this defense should be tough to score on in 2026. In 2025, the Rams had 47 sacks, 16 interceptions, nine fumbles and held opponents to 18.9 points per game. We expect those stats to get better, and the Rams DST is worth drafting in all leagues with a late-round pick.

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  • Rams' Tomon Fox: Joining Rams

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    The Rams signed Fox on Tuesday. Fox has spent the last four seasons with the Giants but is now headed to Los Angeles. The 28-year-old has totaled 45 tackles (27 solo), including 2.0 sacks, during his career and will look to earn a depth role on the Rams' 53-man roster.
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  • Rams' Eddie Walls: Gets sent to IR

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    The Rams placed Walls (undisclosed) on their injured reserve list Thursday, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports. Walls went down with an injury during OTAs and was carted off the practice field, and now he'll have to sit out the rest of the year unless he works out an injury settlement with the team. His departure may mean that fellow undrafted rookie Wesley Bailey gets more practice reps on the edge.
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  • Rams' Myles Garrett: Restructures contract

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    Garrett is restructuring his contract with the Rams, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. It sounds like there won't be much difference from Garrett's perspective, as most of the changes are intended to help the Rams with cap flexibility. He's entering the second season of a five-year, $204 million extension, coming off a 2025 campaign in which he somehow broke the single-season record for sacks (23.0) while playing for a five-win team. Garrett's new team came a few plays shy of the Super Bowl last season and now boasts arguably the strongest roster in the league.
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  • Browns' Jared Verse: Officially traded to Browns

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    The Rams officially traded Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Myles Garrett on Monday. Verse is entering Year 3 of his NFL career as a two-time Pro Bowler and fresh off a 2025 campaign in which he tallied 58 tackles (35 solo), including 7.5 sacks, a pass defensed and three forced fumbles over 17 regular-season games. He now replaces Garrett as the clear leader of the Browns' pass-rush corps, joining a young defense that also features LB Carson Schwesinger (ankle), the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year. While Verse, the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, won't have the benefit of lining up alongside Byron Young in 2026, he will have every opportunity to take the next step forward in his development under DC Mike Rutenberg.
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  • Rams' Jared Verse: Linked to pending blockbuster trade

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    Verse is expected to be dealt to the Browns as part of a trade the Rams are finalizing to acquire Myles Garrett, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Verse, who has begun his NFL career with back-to-back Pro Bowls, appears slated to head to Cleveland alongside a 2027 first-round pick and further draft compensation in exchange for Garrett, a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The 25-year-old tallied 7.5 sacks across 17 regular-season games with the Rams in 2025 and will become the pillar of the Browns' pass rush in Garrett's stead, though Verse's immediate prospects in terms of productivity will figure to take a hit if he's no longer paired alongside Byron Young.
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  • Jerry Jacobs: Announces retirement

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    Jacobs announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports. Jacobs spent his entire career with the Lions, logging 131 tackles (116 solo), including 1.0 sacks, four interceptions and one forced fumble across three seasons. The 28-year-old last appeared in a regular-season game during the 2023 campaign.
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  • Rams' Tim Keenan: Selected by Rams

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    The Rams selected Keenan in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 232nd overall. Keenan spent all five years of his college career in Alabama, serving as a full-time starter at nose tackle from 2023 to 2025. His most productive season came in 2024, when he posted 40 total tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and one pass defense across 13 games, which was in stark contrast to the numbers he put up in 2025 (16 total tackles over 12 games). Keenan is on the shorter side at 6-foot-1 but is hard to move at 327 pounds. That size, coupled with instinctual play and refined hands, means he can be effective in clogging up the run lanes at the NFL level. Poona Ford should be the Rams' starting nose tackle in 2026, so Keenan's main competition for rotational snaps will come from 2025 fifth-rounder Ty Hamilton.
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  • Commanders' Ahkello Witherspoon: Agrees to deal with Commanders

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    Witherspoon (shoulder) is signing with the Commanders, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Witherspoon will join the team after visiting Washington on Thursday. He evidently showed during the visit that the shoulder injury which landed Witherspoon on IR to finish his tenure with the Rams is no longer bothering the cornerback. Commanders GM Adam Peters was part of San Francisco's front office when the 49ers drafted Witherspoon in 2017.
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  • Cowboys' Derion Kendrick: Inks one-year deal in Dallas

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    Kendrick signed a one-year contract with the Cowboys on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Kendrick kicked off the 2025 campaign handling a depth role with Seattle, but he was waived after 10 regular-season appearances and then claimed by the Rams, playing five more games. The cornerback and special-teamer will compete for a reserve gig in Dallas.
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  • Rams' Larrell Murchison: Back with Los Angeles

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    The Rams re-signed Murchison to a one-year contract Monday, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports. Murchison was cut by the Rams ahead of Week 18 back in January after he appeared in 16 regular-season games. The 28-year-old will provide depth on the defensive line after recording eight tackles (two solo), including 2.0 sacks, during the 2025 campaign.
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  • Panthers' Nick Hampton: Signs with Carolina

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    The Panthers signed Hampton on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. A fifth-round pick in 2023 by the Rams, Hampton appeared in 36 regular-season games across three seasons with Los Angeles. He recorded 17 tackles (eight solo) and a pair of pass breakups, working mainly on special teams.
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  • Lions' Roger McCreary: Inks deal with Detroit

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    McCreary and the Lions agreed to terms on a one-year contract Friday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. McCreary opened the 2025 season with the Titans before being traded to the Rams in late October. He missed four games while on injured reserve due to a hip injury and finished the regular season with 37 tackles (23 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and two pass defenses (one interception) across 14 games. McCreary operated mostly in a rotational role in the secondary for the Rams and figures to reprise that same role with the Lions while also contributing on special teams.
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  • Cowboys' Cobie Durant: Inks deal with Dallas

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    The Cowboys agreed to terms with Durant on a one-year contract Thursday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Durant appeared in all 17 regular-season games for the Rams last season, making 15 starts, and finished with 40 tackles (30 solo) and seven pass breakups, including three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Durant will compete for cornerback snaps alongside Shavon Revel (concussion), Caelen Carson and Trikweze Bridges opposite DaRon Bland (foot).
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  • Rams' Keir Thomas: Staying with Rams

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    Thomas signed a one-year contract with the Rams on Thursday, Wyatt Miller of the team's official site reports. Thomas signed with the Rams in May of 2022 as an undrafted free agent and appeared in 17 regular-season games in his first three NFL seasons. He missed the entire 2025 season while on injured reserve due to an undisclosed issue. Thomas will compete for a depth role on defense and as a contributor on special teams for the 2026 season.
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  • Rams' Darious Williams: Retires from NFL

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    The Rams placed Williams on the reserve/retired list Saturday, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports. Williams spent six of his eight-year NFL career with the Rams, including for each of the last two seasons after playing for the Jaguars from 2022 to 2023. He was a key piece to the Rams' secondary during their Super Bowl LVI run in 2021. The UAB product will end his professional career with 306 total tackles, 77 pass defenses (12 interceptions, including one pick-six), two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries across 104 regular-season games.
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  • Rams' Kamren Curl: Staying with Rams

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    Curl signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Rams on Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. After beginning his career in Washington, Curl has spent each of the last two seasons with the Rams and proved to be an integral part of the team's secondary. Across 33 regular-season appearances in that span, the Arkansas product tallied 201 total tackles (most on the team), including 3.0 sacks, 14 passes defensed, including two interceptions, and three forced fumbles. Following his new deal, Curl is expected to continue making plays in a Rams secondary that just added All-Pro Trent McDuffie via trade on Mar. 4.
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  • Patriots' Jesse Luketa: Signs with New England

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    Luketa signed with the Patriots on Thursday. The 27-year-old linebacker did not appear in a regular-season game last year. Luketa signed with the Rams' practice squad in November and spent the rest of the season on it. The seventh-round pick of the Cardinals in 2022 recorded 35 tackles (19 solo) across his first three seasons with his original team.
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  • Rams' Braden Fiske: Quieter sophmore season

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    Fiske had 30 tackles (11 solo), including 3.0 sacks, as well as one pass defensed over 17 regular-season games in 2025. Fiske had an exceptional rookie year in 2024, logging 8.5 sacks as he took the league by storm alongside fellow rookie Jared Verse. His 2025 numbers may look meager in comparison, but Fiske was consistently disruptive and a reliable contributor to the Rams' defensive success. The 26-year-old has yet to miss a game through two seasons and is all set to continue wreaking havoc in 2026 alongside Verse, Byron Young, Poona Ford and Kobie Turner (hamstring).
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  • Rams' Cobie Durant: Logs most snaps as a pro

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    Durant finished the 2025 regular season with 40 tackles (30 solo) and seven passes defensed, including three interceptions (one pick-six), over 17 games. Durant logged 814 regular-season defensive snaps in 2025, 74 more than his previous career high of 740 snaps. The starting cornerback started all 17 regular-season games and all three playoff games the Rams participated in, playing out the final year of his rookie contract with a remarkable show of durability and consistency. The 28-year-old is now slated to be an unrestricted free agent, with a return to the Rams likely dependent on contract negotiations and the level of faith that the team has in Emmanuel Forbes as a starting cornerback.
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  • Rams' Poona Ford: Becomes pivotal piece in first year

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    Ford ended the 2025 regular season with 47 tackles (19 solo), including 2.0 sacks, and added one pass defensed over 17 games with the Rams. Ford signed a three-year $27.6 million contract with the Rams in March of 2025 after a career year in 2024 with the Chargers. The defensive tackle immediately added power to the center of the Rams' defense, further enabling second-year players Braden Fiske and Jared Verse to attack the offense. Ford will likely enter the 2026 season as the starting nose tackle.
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