Matthew Stafford there’s a new backup in Los Angeles — and he’s a colleague Georgia bulldog who also won a title at SoFi Stadium.
The Rams lose midfielder Stetson Bennett with the 128th overall pick in the fourth round of NFL Draft 2023means Bennett will now be dressed for home games in the building where he completed his career in Georgia in January by leading the Bulldogs to his second straight national championship. Surname.
Bennett is immediately behind Stafford in second place on the Rams’ current midfield depth rankings. 34-year-old Stafford, who helped lead the Rams to a Super Bowl championship in 2021 but missed the final eight games of last season because of a neck injury, is the only other quarterback currently on the Rams’ roster.
Mayfield bakera mid-season signing who played in the last five games of the Rams’ 2022 season after being cut by Carolina Newspaperjoined Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the season. Backup Midfielder John Wolford And Bryce Perkinsboth will also play in 2022 following the injury of Stafford, now a free agent.
However, the Rams picked Bennett higher than many expected him to be picked. FOX Bet had Bennett’s expected draft position with assumed odds at 155th in January, almost a round after Bennett was selected. Bennett was also arrested for public intoxication in Dallas at the end of January, dealing another blow to the already low draft of the 5-foot-11 quarterback, who weighed 190 pounds.
However, according to the NFL NetworkBennett, 25, was Rams general manager Les Snead’s “favorite” quarterback throughout the entire draft, and he now brings the Rams some championship-caliber experience to support Stafford, the legendary defender. of Georgia next season and possibly beyond.
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