Rams Announce NFC Title Game 2-Hero Roster Decision – Home

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Getty Travin Howard chases the Ravens’ Devin Duvernay.

At the 1:12 mark of the final quarter of the NFC championship game, Travin Howard made sure the Los Angeles Rams had another game at SoFi Stadium: delivering the interception that clinched the game.

More than two months after helping extend the Rams’ season, the franchise decided to extend Howard’s stay in Los Angeles.

Howard’s New Deal

According to the Rams, in the late afternoon of Saturday, April 16, the franchise announced that the inside linebacker had signed his restricted free agent contract.

Howard’s new contract will pay him $2.54 million for one more year. He also makes him the third ILB option in the Rams’ room, joining last year’s rookie Ernest Jones and Seattle Seahawks newcomer Bobby Wagner.

That game-sealing pick was Howard’s only second NFL interception in his four seasons in the league. Howard delivered an earlier takeout on the road against the Minnesota Vikings that he returned for 19 yards. And that interception came inside the 10-yard line.

Howard would go on to finish with 21 tackles, 15 solo stops, and three pass deflections during the regular season.

The 25-year-old has been with the Rams since 2018. He entered the league in the seventh round (No. 231 overall) from Texas Christian University (TCU).

The Rams retain a most beloved member

Howard isn’t the only Ram officially back with the franchise.

Kicker Matt Gay was another signing, who also agreed to sign a restricted bid.

Gay is also expected to earn $2.54 million in his one-year offer. Like Howard, Gay also did his part to elevate the Rams over the San Francisco 49ers: He had the final points of the night on his 30-yard attempt.

Gay, though. he had another defining moment during the Rams’ drive to the Super Bowl. Following a climactic 44-yard catch by Cooper Kupp that put the Rams in field goal range, Gay sent his 30-yard attempt up the middle of the goalposts, sending the Rams into the title game. of the NFC and eliminating defending Super Bowl champion Tampa. Bay Buccaneers, also one of his former employers in the NFL.

The 28-year-old kicker receives his new contract after earning his first Pro Bowl nomination. Gay had started his NFL career as a journeyman kicker beginning with the Bucs in 2019, but then signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad during the 2020 season. After the Rams released him from the practice squad in November 2020, has been with the franchise ever since.

The Rams open up a spot on defense

While Howard and Gay are back on board, Kareem Orr sadly won’t be.

The Rams released the 25-year-old cornerback on Saturday, ending a year-long stint in Los Angeles.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pound cornerback managed to engage in two games of action, making four tackles, including three solo stops. Orr came to the Rams on May 26, 2021 after a two-year stint with the Tennessee Titans.

Two days after winning Super Bowl 56, Orr signed a reserves/futures deal with the Rams. His departure could mean the Rams will pivot to a cornerback pick on April 29. That position is considered a necessity after the departure of him and No. 2 CB Darious Williams during the March free agency period.

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