AARON THE MOTIVATOR, NOV 12 Even though the Los Angeles Rams had a bye week, Aaron Donald found a way to make a difference on the field.
Donald went to his old high school, the Penn Hills Indians, on Friday night and gave a halftime pep talk to his old team.
However, the Indians went on to lose the game, dropping to 9-3 on the season.
RYPIEN FINDING A NEW HOME ON NOV 11 Brett Rypien has been signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. The Rams released Rypien earlier this week after signing veteran quarterback Carson Wentz as insurance for Matthew Stafford.
HENDERSON ELEVATED ON NOV 1 The Rams announced on Wednesday that running back Darrell Henderson, who joined the team’s practice squad last month, has been promoted to the 53-man roster.
Kyren Williams and Ronnie Rivers were injured, necessitating the move. Henderson has a total of 30 carries for 92 yards and one touchdown, as well as four catches for 59 yards.
RAMS MAKE PRACTICE SQUAD ADDITION ON NOV 1 The Los Angeles Rams have added Dresser Winn to their practice squad as starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is “day-to-day” with a thumb injury suffered in the loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
When the Rams promoted running back Darrell Henderson to the 53-man roster on Wednesday, a spot on the practice squad became available. Winn returns to the Rams after being released at the end of the preseason.
MULTIPLE NFL KICKERS WORKING OUT ON OCT 25TH FOR THE RAMS According to reports, the Los Angeles Rams may not be done improving their kicker room after signing Lucas Havrisik to replace veteran kicker Brett Maher on Tuesday.
The Rams are working out “a group” of kickers on Wednesday, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, including former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby. Crosby has spent his entire 16-year NFL career in Green Bay.
If the Rams sign him, this could be his first chance to kick for a different team.
RAMS FIND NEW KICKER ON OCT 24 After releasing veteran kicker Brett Maher early Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Rams announced the signing of Lucas Havrisik off the Cleveland Browns practice squad as his replacement.
Havrisik, a second-year Arizona placekicker, has yet to kick a regular-season field goal after spending last season on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad before a brief stint with the Browns.
However, in this year’s three preseason games, the new Rams kicker hit both of his two field goal attempts and three of his four extra points.
Havrisik will make his Rams debut on Sunday when the team travels to AT&T Stadium to face the Dallas Cowboys.
NACUA’S GRAB ON OCT 22 Puka Nacua’s rookie of the year campaign for the Los Angeles Rams continued on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And he might have just made the catch of the year this time.
Nacua made a catch in double coverage off a deep pass from Matthew Stafford early in the third quarter, with his team trailing 10-9.
In this year’s three preseason games, however, the new Rams kicker made both of his two field goal attempts and three of his four extra points.
On Sunday, Havrisik will make his Rams debut against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
NACUA’S ATTACK ON OCT 22 The Los Angeles Rams’ rookie of the year campaign against the Pittsburgh Steelers continued on Sunday.
And this time, he might have made the catch of the year.
Nacua caught a deep pass from Matthew Stafford in double coverage early in the third quarter, with his team trailing 10-9.
Despite being pushed out of bounds by Pittsburgh defenders while coming down, Nacua managed to get both feet in bounds and secure the ball for a 32-yard gain.
Nacua made another highlight reel play a few plays later, breaking tackles after catching a crossing route for a 20-yard gain, giving him seven catches for 147 yards on the day.
The Rams finished the drive with a Darrell Henderson one-yard touchdown run and a Cooper Kupp two-point conversion to lead 17-10 with less than nine minutes remaining in the third quarter.
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