Countdown to Camp: Weddle should make significant impact on safeties groupMyles Simmons
SAFETIESNewcomers: Eric Weddle, Taylor Rapp, Nick Scott, Jake Gervase
The safety position in any defense often holds some of the more versatile athletes on the team. Players have to be able to defend both the run and pass, and can be targeted as potential mismatches with tight ends.
Strong safety John Johnson has been able to excel defending both throughout his first two seasons since the Rams selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Last year, he led the team with four regular-season interceptions (plus one memorable pick in the NFC Championship game to help send Los Angeles to Super Bowl LIII). But he also had three tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, and a forced fumble — displaying a lot of versatility.
While Lamarcus Joyner played well for the Rams at the free safety spot over the last two seasons, Los Angeles signed veteran Eric Weddle to handle those duties in 2019. A longtime member of the Chargers, Weddle played his last three seasons in Baltimore, recording 10 interceptions and 24 passes defensed for the Ravens. He also had a sack in each of those three years, again illustrating that he can do plenty for a defense.
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