The Rams head into 2015 with many stable positions on their defense, but one spot where there could be some changes is within the linebacking corps.
Signed as an unrestricted free agent in March, Akeem Ayers appears to be the early camp leader for a starting role at outside linebacker. Should he win the competition, he’ll play alongside incumbent starters James Laurinaitis and Alec Ogletree.
Because he was featured mostly as a pass-rushing specialist last year with the Patriots, Ayers has some adjusting to do to get back to being a pure outside linebacker as he was for the early part of his career.