Why the Rams didn't make linebacker a priority this offseasonCameron DaSilva
Free agency and the draft came and went, and yet the only addition the Los Angeles Rams made at inside linebacker came in the seventh round when they selected Clay Johnston out of Baylor. And even that wasn’t much of a move to bolster one of the weakest units on the roster, considering Johnston is coming off a torn ACL suffered in October.
The Rams’ reluctance to bring in linebacker help after losing Cory Littleton in free agency has been somewhat surprising, but there are a few reasons for it. Not only do they put little value in the inside linebacker position, but they also have the defensive backs to help fill the roles of linebackers in the middle of the defense.
Most of their approach stems from the front office’s perceived value of linebackers, which continues a trend that began when Wade Phillips came to Los Angeles in 2017.
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