Peter King on Rams

I’m wondering how many Rams shave.

Of the 88 players on the Los Angeles active roster over the weekend, 53 of them stepped foot in the Rams’ facility for the first time in the last 15 months—since the 2022 draft. That includes a startling 36 rookies.

So 60 percent of the Rams are virtual NFL newcomers.

Contrast that number, 53 newbies, to the two teams we probably think of as the biggest rebuilding teams in football—Houston and Arizona. On Houston’s camp roster, 32 players arrived since the 2022 draft. Just 30 Cardinals arrived since the ’22 draft.

The Rams are serious about two things: wrangling their salary cap to a manageable place, and coaching up and playing a core of keeper players. If Sean McVay can field an eight-win team, it’ll be a fabulous coaching job.

[www.nbcsports.com]

Peter King has gotten better over time. His Rams' insight notwithstanding, I loved his entire quirkly column, giving space to Hamlin, while criticizing Sean Payton, kudos to Baseball's Ohtani for pitching a shutout and hitting 2 HRs in a doubleheader. Fun read on his training camp travels.

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