Rookie running back Jarquez Hunter could be the Rams’ sleeper pick of 2025

Kyren Williams has been the best day three draft pick at running of the last 10 years. Did the Los Angeles Rams strike it rich on day three again with Jarquez Hunter? Sean McVay obviously thinks so and the Rams could be splitting up their backfield reps as soon as this year.

Hunter, a fourth round pick out of Auburn, will have every opportunity to be a playmaker for the Rams from Week 1 and on.

McVay on Hunter

[The Rams head coach called Hunter “who...

First-year TE Terrance Ferguson predicted to have a big season

There are now 100 days until the 2025 Los Angeles Rams’ season, and excitement continues to build. The Rams are a perceived Super Bowl contender and will likely call on their top young talent to reach Santa Clara. ESPN had quite the “bold prediction” for rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson this season.

ESPN’s Ben Solak not only predicted Ferguson to be one of Matthew Stafford’s top targets, but also expects him to outproduce L.A.’s top free agent acquisition:

“Rams rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson will supplant Tyler Higbee as...

Can Kyler Murray get the Cardinals to the playoffs?

While most sportsbooks have pegged either the Los Angeles Rams or San Francisco 49ers as the favorites to take the NFC West in 2025, it would be unwise to discount a maturing Arizona Cardinals team.

Arizona went 8-9 in their second year under head coach Jonathan Gannon, improving from their 2023 mark of 4-13. They scored the most points among all NFC West teams with 400, ranking behind only the Detroit Lions (564), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (502), Washington Commanders (485), Philadelphia Eagles (463), Green Bay Packers (460), and Minnesota Vikings (432)...

Five years later, how did the blockbuster trade age for the Rams and what can they learn?

The Los Angeles Rams enter a 2025 season in which they’ll be seen as a top contender. As they enter another Super Bowl window, it would not be surprising to see general manager Les Snead make a move to capitalize one more time with quarterback Matthew Stafford under center.

Since joining the Rams in 2012, Snead has been one of the more aggressive general managers in the NFL. That was especially the case during the “F Them Picks” era in which the Rams...

Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 5/27/25

I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend, and thanks for checking out Turf Show Times! I didn’t see too much news yesterday but I found a link talking about Quentin Lake and I went with that.

Lake has been a fantastic young player since joining the Los Angeles Rams a couple seasons ago. After his upcoming third season he could be in line for an extension with the Rams. Or, perhaps L.A. will draft around him and plan to let him walk.

**What do you think will happen with Lake?...

Why a return to playoff contention may be easier said than done for 49ers

Both the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers are favored to take the NFC West crown in 2025, depending which sportsbook or analysts that you pay attention to. These are two of the only four teams to represent the NFC conference in the Super Bowl since 2018—the others being the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles.

I think it’s fool’s gold to expect San Francisco to bounce back from a disappointing 6-11 campaign. Let’s do a post-mortem on 2023 and dive into the moves...

Josh Pearcy and Jamil Muhammad have their work cut out

At first glance, the Los Angeles Rams edge unit seems a position of strength. Of the main characters, Jared Verse looks to be a star on the rise, Byron Young has produced two solid seasons, and L.A. used a Round 3 pick in the 2025 draft to add Josiah Stewart, a highly-projected college edge.

After the Top 3, there’s not a lot of clarity. Both Brennan Jackson and Nick Hampton battled injuries last season. Jackson got behind in camp with a soft tissue problem and lingering issues limited his rookie...

Poona Ford may be the biggest difference maker new in 2025

The Los Angeles Rams were on the cusp away from hosting an NFC Championship last season. They hope the handful of tweaks they made this offseason will be enough to put them into Super Bowl considerations.

What is the move that will make the single-most difference from 2024 to 2025?

I’ll go with signing former Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Poona Ford, who further solidifies an already aggressive line.

The case for Ford

The Rams clearly needed a run stuffer in the interior of the defensive front. Braden...

Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 5/26/25

Orlando Pace is a legend for the Los Angeles Rams, and he may become even more known around the league as he gets to vote on the newly added NFL’s Protector of the Year Award.

Andrew Whitworth is more or the less the one to get this award and added, he’ll have a vote too, so between Whitworth and Pace the new award will have some L.A. legends behind it.

It’s cool, its new and any reason to bring up Pace seems like a good reason to me! Thank you for checking...

LA is the only team in the NFL with the opportunity to defeat the “bird gauntlet” in 2025

The Los Angeles Rams will have the opportunity this year to make history by beating all five of the NFL bird teams in a single season. That would mean defeating the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens in the first six weeks of the season, having two shots at the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks before facing the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17. Unlike the New Orleans Saints, who were the last team to have a chance at the gauntlet in 2023,...

What we learned behind the scenes…

The Los Angeles Rams dropped episode 2 of Behind the Grind on Thursday night; giving fans a half hour “behind” the scenes look at what goes into the day to day operation. Episode 2 focused on the Rams draft and war room. There was a brief reminiscence of last year’s picks; highlighting the additions of Jared Verse and Braden Fiske.

But in large, LA’s production centered on this year’s three day process. Here’s what we learned…

*The Rams are strategically marketing their brand in the state of California.

The organization has staged The...

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