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THOUSAND OAKS — The past clip the Rams acquired a prima subordinate anxious to flight an unhappy concern with different squad astatine midseason, the determination turned retired beauteous good for them and Jalen Ramsey.
Ramsey, the cornerback rescued from the Jacksonville Jaguars successful an October 2019 trade, rapidly became a person of the Rams’ defense.
This week helium was retired beforehand successful persuading Odell Beckham Jr. that the wide receiver could person the aforesaid acquisition if he came to the Rams.
“The civilization present is super-welcoming,” Ramsey said Friday aft Rams practice. “I deliberation everyone respects guys that travel successful present and effort to (play their) relation to the highest level they can.”
Twenty-four hours aft the Rams signed the erstwhile Cleveland Brown arsenic a escaped agent, caller teammates were speaking confidently astir however good 1 of the NFL’s distinctive individuals volition acceptable into their “we, not me” culture.
At that point, Beckham had arrived successful town, passed a carnal and signed a declaration worthy up to $4.25 cardinal with team-oriented incentives done the extremity of the 2021 season. But Beckham hadn’t taken portion successful signifier yet oregon begun to larn Coach Sean McVay’s playbook. Whether he’ll play erstwhile the Rams (7-2) look the San Francisco 49ers (3-5) successful Santa Clara connected Monday nighttime was up successful the air, on with his relation successful a talented receiver corps.
So however good he’ll enactment with Rams players and coaches remained a taxable of speculation.
“We wouldn’t person partnered with Odell if we felt similar it was going to beryllium a concern,” Rams wide manager Les Snead said. “But the chemistry facet inactive has to evolve.”
Players got a caput commencement connected that erstwhile Ramsey, the Rams subordinate who knew Beckham best, got him connected the telephone and had receivers Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods and backmost Matthew Stafford speech with him successful the hours earlier the 29-year-old chose the Rams implicit the Green Bay Packers.
McVay got his ain caput commencement connected it erstwhile helium spoke connected the telephone with Beckham earlier the signing.
McVay said helium spelled retired “here’s the committedness we tin marque to you, (and) we expect you to travel successful and enactment hard and bash everything successful your powerfulness to beryllium the champion subordinate you tin be.”
As helium did erstwhile the Rams traded for eight-time Pro Bowl extracurricular linebacker Von Miller connected Nov. 1, antiaircraft tackle Aaron Donald looked thrilled by the summation of three-time Pro Bowl receiver OBJ.
“We’re trying to triumph now. That’s what it’s about,” Donald said, declining to downplay the propulsion to triumph Super Bowl LVI astatine SoFi Stadium. “When you spot them marque a determination similar this, bringing talented players successful with the endowment we’ve got, it’s similar the sky’s the limit.
“We’ve inactive got to spell retired determination and marque it happen, but I deliberation we’re successful a large position, with large players and large coaches, to bash thing peculiar this year.”
Donald, drafted 1 spot aft the New York Giants took Beckham with the 12th wide prime successful 2014, said fitting successful with the Rams won’t beryllium a problem.
“He’s a feline that works,” said Donald, remembering pre-draft grooming with Beckham. “I cognize he’s got a enactment ethic. We’ve got a clump of guys similar that.”
Putting “we” earlier “me” mightiness beryllium a occupation for immoderate players coming to immoderate teams, but the Rams deliberation it helps successful this lawsuit that Beckham joins a squad that already has stars astatine slightest arsenic large arsenic him.
“These guys respect their peers,” antiaircraft coordinator Raheem Morris said. “It’s nary antithetic from erstwhile Jalen got present and was capable to respect Aaron Donald. He still, to this day, helium calls (Donald) the champion subordinate connected the satellite and the champion subordinate connected the shot team.”
The Rams’ we-first civilization seemed to suffer its magic erstwhile seasoned receiver DeSean Jackson grew impatient with not getting the shot capable and got the squad to waive him Nov. 2.
After Beckham signed connected Thursday, Kupp talked astir that civilization and however it usually gets caller Rams to acceptable in.
“When you’re not astir what we’re about, erstwhile you’re not astir playing for the feline adjacent to you, you instrumentality retired similar a sore thumb,” Kupp said.
Said Snead: “You tin travel present with a personality. You tin travel present with a brand. But erstwhile you locomotion into the building, Rams shot is precise important.”
Ramsey recovered himself denying that helium has designs connected a GM relation someday aft playing a relation successful landing Beckham this week.
“When it (Beckham’s signing) astir became a reality, I had to adjacent the deal,” Ramsey said with a shrug.
“I’m inactive moving connected different radical too. You ne'er know. I’m trying to get Derwin (James, the Chargers safety) present too. I’m joking, but I’m not.”
NOTES
Center Brian Allen, wearing a brace connected his close elbow, missed signifier for the 2nd time successful a row. Coleman Shelton is his backup. Miller (ankle) was listed arsenic “limited” successful signifier Friday aft sitting retired Thursday. Cornerback Darious Williams (ankle), who came disconnected injured reserve to play past Sunday, was constricted successful practice. Status designations travel retired Saturday for Monday’s crippled against the 49ers.
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