THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- He joined the Los Angeles Rams halfway through their ascendant season, but after a NFC West-clinching victory over the Detroit Lions, outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. had plenty of reason to sport a championship T-shirt and take part in a raucous locker-room celebration.
Acquired at the trade deadline in October from the Jacksonville Jaguars, Fowler has quickly grown into a consistent, if not crucial, playmaker over the past four games.
"He's good," said Aaron Donald, who lead the NFL with 16.5 sacks. "Like I said when he first got here, anytime you got more, bring more playmakers to your team, you'll be happy because those guys will make plays and then it's gonna motivate other guys to make plays and you got a bunch of guys that are flying around hungry.