Lamarcus Joyner happy with move to safety, not experiencing any ‘Hard Knocks’By RICH HAMMOND
IRVINE — This year, there are no omnipresent cameras on hand to capture all of the Rams’ training-camp drama, and unlike 2016, defensive back Lamarcus Joyner is calm, cool and knows his role.
That job has changed, again, but Joyner has no complaints. The former cornerback seems settled as the Rams’ starting free safety and, through the first five days of camp, he has looked confident at the position he played in high school and during part of his college career at Florida State.
“It’s going well so far,” Joyner said this week. “I have a lot to learn and a lot to get done, but I’m taking it all in. The coaches, they all make it easy to adjust and transition, so I think I’ll be ready.”
That’s important for the Rams, who need a strong secondary to make defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ system work. Joyner, listed at 5-foot-8, 190 pounds, certainly isn’t the biggest safety around, but he and Maurice Alexander have helped make the Rams’ secondary look strong thus far in camp.
Moreover, Joyner is settled and relaxed, which is more than the Rams could say of him a year ago.
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