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NFL Team Report - Los Angeles Rams
--The Rams were reunited with rookie guard Jamil Demby, who they lost to the Detroit Lions as a numbers casualty at the end of the preseason when they cut him - with the hope of bringing him back to their practice squad - only for the Detroit Lions to claim him off waivers. The Rams signed Demby off their practice squad this week and he's now a part of their 53-man roster. He takes the place of cornerback Dominique Hatfield, who suffered a leg injury Sunday that landed him on injured reserve. "He was a guy that we felt good about. It was a tough decision when you have him on the practice squad and then somebody wants to be able to take him and put him on their active roster," Rams head coach Sean McVay said. "But he was a guy that (run game coordinator) coach (Aaron) Kromer felt strongly about. He had done some nice things throughout the course of the preseason and we kind of had that spot to give. We were a little more thin than most teams at the offensive line spot with really seven guys on the active and then those two guys that are up that both had to play the other night. So, you want to be able to continue to add some depth to that room and somebody that we had some history with that we felt good about." --Rams wide receiver Robert Woods was considered an over-buy when the Rams signed him as a free agent in 2017. But he's over-performed his contract and by surpassing 1,000 yards receiving this year he's proven the Rams are shrewd. Woods has developed into one of the better receivers in the game and a dependable target for Jared Goff. "I remember evaluating him, or just watching him play at USC, even as a true freshman when he's making plays. He had a great body lean where he could open his stride up, put it down, make all his routes look the same," said Rams head coach Sean McVay. "You could see the ability to create after the catch. Good, aggressive hands. Then, when you continue to watch him, sometimes it's harder to evaluate a receiver because a lot of it is predicated on the opportunities that you're getting or some of the circumstances and situations. You could see a guy that consistently separated. Working with (Redskins receivers coach) Ike Hilliard in Washington, he actually coached him in Buffalo as well and thought the world of him. Then, when you kind of go back and you really evaluate him closely, you see a guy that's making a lot of plays, doing a great job. "You talk to coach Kromer about him, he's going to compete with and without the football. He's been even better than what I expected, as much confidence as we had when we were able to sign him. His versatility, what he does, his leadership, just kind of the way that he goes about his business day-in and day-out, you love working with guys like that." BY THE NUMBERS: 34 - The Rams and Eagles have each racked up 34.0 sacks this season. DT Aaron Donald (16.5) leads the Rams defense while DE Michael Bennett (8.0) paces the Eagles.
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