On Thursday, the Los Angeles Rams re-signed DT Dominique Easley to a one-year, $1.797 million deal. Quietly, on a per-snap basis, Easley has been one of the more productive defensive interior players in the NFL.
He had overall grades of 79.1 (ranked 26th) and 82.6 (not enough snaps to qualify) in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Easley moved around in 2016, showing versatility — he played 38.1 percent of snaps over the LG, 35.3 percent over the RG, and 17.2 percent over either tackle.
While it may be impossible to replicate the play of teammate Aaron Donald, since being signed by the Rams, Easley has proved to be a productive player that the Patriots cut bait on.
