At the NFL Combine earlier this month, general manager Les Snead acknowledged the Rams would have some new positions to fill in their defense. That, of course, comes from L.A. switching to a 3-4 base defense with new coordinator Wade Phillips.
Los Angeles took care of one of those vacant slots by signing outside linebacker Connor Barwin to a one-year deal last week.
On a conference call with local media Wednesday morning, Barwin said his free agency decision came down to the Bengals — which would have put him back in the city where he played collegiately — or the Rams.