The Los Angeles Rams kept moving pieces off the board Sunday, trading tight end Mark Redman to the Green Bay Packers as they continue chipping away at the roster toward the 53-man limit.
Redman had put together a solid summer, but the numbers at tight end made his path in Los Angeles a steep climb. The Rams already had Colby Parkinson, Terrance Ferguson, Tyler Higbee, Davis Allen, and Max Klare lined up as roster locks, which left little room for a sixth tight end even if the team leaned more heavily into 12 and 13 personnel.
Even so, Redman had seemed like a player the Rams might try to stash on the practice squad. He spent last year there, and his preseason work suggested that development was starting to pay off. He caught six passes for 63 yards in the preseason, a total that ranked 12th among tight ends.
His top moment came in the opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, when Ty Simpson hit him on a 23-yard play-action completion. Redman didn’t have a clear route to a roster spot in Los Angeles, but he did enough for Green Bay to make a move before the cuts started coming in full force.
The Rams’ depth at the position made the decision easier. Dan Villari, signed after the draft and the team’s highest-paid undrafted free agent, is also in the mix, along with Rohan Jones.
The return for Redman hasn’t been confirmed, though the Rams are unlikely to land more than a Day 3 pick swap. It also appears they may have acted before risking losing him on waivers.
This was the Rams’ second trade in recent days as the roster purge continued. Before Thursday’s preseason finale against the Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles sent running back Jarquez Hunter to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for wide receiver Tutu Atwell.
After cutting Jones and Villari on Saturday, the Rams could still try to bring one or both back on the practice squad. The team had already made 12 cuts Saturday and still needed to get from roughly 75 players down to 53 by Sunday’s deadline.
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