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The Rams elevate Royce Freeman from their practice squad to the active roster, sign Myles Gaskin to the active roster and add Darrell Henderson to the practice squad, but rookie Zach Evans could be in line for the most work against the Steelers.
When the Los Angeles Rams abruptly lost the top two remaining running backs on their depth chart to late-game injuries last Sunday, they decided to open a midseason competition for the job. The Rams promoted tested veteran Royce Freeman from the practice squad to the roster alongside rookie sixth-round pick Zach Evans.
STEELERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (28), PASS (27), SCORING (30) STEELERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (29), PASS (25), SCORING (20) RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (17), PASS (6), SCORING (12) RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (22), PASS (13), SCORING (11T) TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Steelers plus-5; Rams minus-1 STEELERS PLAYER TO WATCH: LB T.J. Watt. The All-Pro edge rusher's eight sacks through five games are well ahead of his pace in 2021 when he tied Michael Strahan's NFL record with 22 1/2 and won Defensive Player of the Year. Watt has also swatted down four passes, forced three f...
Kenny Pickett was an early-enrollee freshman at Pitt when he first met Aaron Donald, who still spends every offseason training at his alma mater. Although the teenage quarterback understandably didn't become fast friends with the All-Pro defensive lineman, Pickett credits the Los Angeles Rams star with more help in his football career than even Donald realizes. “He kind of showed me the way, and showed me how to train and how to work,” said Pickett, now the Steelers' starting quarterback.
The Los Angeles Rams have signed running back Myles Gaskin to their active roster on Tuesday.