The Los Angeles Rams still have room to work, and that alone tells you the roster isn’t finished.
Teams can carry 90 players through training camp, but general manager Les Snead has stopped well short of that number. Los Angeles is sitting at 86 players on the roster, plus one player on injured reserve. Unsigned quarterback Ty Simpson is included in that 86.
The Rams have continued to shuffle the bottom of the roster even after bringing in a wave of undrafted rookies. Offensive lineman Chad Lindberg reached an injury settlement before being waived.
Edge rusher Eddie Walls III landed on IR, and the Rams filled that spot by signing Tomon Fox. They also waived defensive end Jalen Logan Redding.
Even with those moves, the Rams are still four players shy of the camp limit, and there’s no sign they feel pressure to fill every open spot right away. That may not last forever.
Once the pads come on, the physical demands will start exposing who can hold up and who can’t. Training camp is about competition, and the standard has already been raised.
Depth remains the bigger question. The Rams have addressed obvious needs on defense and special teams, but there are still spots that look thin.
If Matthew Stafford were to go down, is the team really ready to lean on untested backup Stetson Bennett? And can they feel comfortable behind a blue-chip offensive line with a collection of inexperienced fringe options?
There’s been plenty of talk about one more addition as the final touch on a strong offseason, and there’s also been plenty of buzz about former Rams landing in places where they’d fit well. Both ideas can be true at once.
But Los Angeles doesn’t rush these decisions. Snead tends to let the situation develop before making his move.
So where does the next need show up? That’s the question the Rams are waiting to answer. They took that swing at the future when they went all-in and gave up draft picks for present stars, and that choice means the pressure to keep the roster sharp never really goes away.
For now, the expectation is simple: if a position falls short, the Rams will act. Plenty of people still think the NFL’s top offense could use another playmaker, but offensive-line depth may be the more pressing issue at the moment.
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