When the news broke that the Los Angels Rams were in trade talks to move starting middle linebacker Ernest Jones, it lit a firestorm of Rams fans protests, approvals, and opinions. Two days later, he was gone, traded with a draft pick for another draft pick two seasons into the future.
Who now steps into the void and takes over for Jones, not just as the starting middle linebacker, but as the defensive unit’s green dot wearer, denoting captain and play caller?
Rams coach Sean McVay didn’t waste any time, naming Christian Rozeboom and Troy Reeder as the starting linebackers.