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Rams agree to terms with RB Royce Freeman​

Jul 30, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Stu Jackson of the Los Angeles Rams headshot, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Thousand Oaks, CA. (Jeff Lewis/LA Rams)

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IRVINE, Calif. – Following Sony Michel's retirement, the Rams have made a new addition to their running back room during training camp, agreeing to terms with running back Royce Freeman on Sunday.
Freeman, 27, spent last season with the Texans. He initially joined Houston midway through the 2021 season after it claimed him off waivers from the Carolina Panthers.
The former Oregon standout originally entered the league as a third-round draft pick by the Denver Broncos (71st overall) in 2018. He has 394 carries for 1,473 yards and eight touchdowns in 65 career games (nine starts) across five seasons.
 

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Which tells me we are comfortable with who we have.
 

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Like Sony, he’s a vet camp body - with the chance to make the team as a depth piece.
 

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I like his size & he can catch the ball too. Plus not many miles on those tires.
 

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The adventure continues. :laugh3:
 

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Congrats on being the vet in camp for depth.
 

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Offers some beef in short yardage.

Converting 3rd and 1, 4th and 1 and goaline collisions can often be the difference in the outcome of a game.
 

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Offers some beef in short yardage.

Converting 3rd and 1, 4th and 1 and goaline collisions can often be the difference in the outcome of a game.
PFR says he's carried the ball 65 times when there's 1 to 3 yards to go for a first down (or TD) and he got it 41 times (63% with 6 TDs). I gotta believe the mind of McVay is thinking, just continue that % or improve and we'll score a few TDs on play action fakes to Freeman.
 

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I thought for sure when I saw the signing that it would be a thumbs up for most. He is the big body folks have been looking for
 

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As long as comfort includes Jason Taylor! ~ @Merlin
Or Tucker(Demar Hamilton)! As long as they have a pulse.Maybe Bronny James will change sports.

Well Thank God The Rams have Raheem Morris as there DC.If Rob Havenstien(HardKnocks) gets in the pool at UCI.

Ram65,TexasRam, & of course Den of Coach actually said it best.Which I looked at to see.

Royce Freeman is a bigger RB 6’0
238 Lbs. which should really have Rams Fans curious.

 

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Freeman is the epitome of a #4RB. YAWN i.e. not bad, not great. The Rams are screwed at RB if they need to depend on him to start. He's a camp body until and if the rosters cutdowns happen. Until then he's cheap probably vet minimum.
 

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Instead of getting rapped(Tyler)into last season.

Malcom Brown was brought back like Sony.I believe they both went to Miami & didn’t make it there.Sony was picked up by Staley.Which he didn’t have connection with Sony(Ram).

Sean Mcvay is still The Youngest HC in The NFL.In his career he has seen a lot of things.His first season as OC(redskins) he had a couple RB’s.He used a rookie & Trent Williams to close out that 2nd game of the season running down hill to close out the game.
—It was sort of funny,he Jeff Fishered Jeff Fisher by running out the clock Oldschool.Gosh if I look back at the question ask to Sean Mcvay on win total being 6 1/2 with 17 games got him FIRED UP.If Mcvay had that RAMS 2015 team he WINS a SUPERBOWL IMO. Fisher couldn’t win 8(7 1/2).
The following year he couldn’t win 7(7).which was the win total. Where talking in total $30plus dimes.If I counting losses & not doing the math by adding more $$$.
- Rambale - but as a long time Rams Fan I’ve Les Sneads record with RB’s & The Rams roster.

HISTORY WILL SAY in 2022 Sean Mcvay learned The Most important RULE!! You Can Never have to many RB’s.
 

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Freeman is the epitome of a #4RB. YAWN i.e. not bad, not great. The Rams are screwed at RB if they need to depend on him to start. He's a camp body until and if the rosters cutdowns happen. Until then he's cheap probably vet minimum.

Like I just posted AND will CALL YOU OUT!!

I totally disagree.(will go back for crow road kill)

You could be right about Royce Freenan,but you’re missing the WHOLE POINT of his signing IMO.
I could be WRONG but I like The OLDSCHOOL of Football.

I mean I’m sure you HATE to look at the niners? What about Seattle?? Those teams are built on being able to RUN the BALL(move the chains).

Anyone who wants to look back at Fred Dyers Days at CSUSD & The AIR(Don) & the chargers Dan Foutes days you’d learn the difference of The Skin(Red) from John Riggins.We can go to the Marcus Days as a USC Fan.

My favorite player coming out value wise was Zach Charbonnet.I wanted the RB(GB) from BC to go with Cam Akers instead of Van(not really).Reason is the fit of Duo RB’s.

RB’s are undervalued & I think Sean Mcvay knows it.Just as Les Snead is a Mad Scientist type,doesn’t mean he can’t readjust his formula.

Sean Mcvay knows what it takes to win a Superbowl.He knows how hard it is when a RB gets hurt a long the way.

If we’re talking just some random RB that start in Denver we can go back to 2018(19)Superbowl.I’ll never forget that Sullivan hold.Ram Fans talk about Spygate. I’m talking on The Grasss.
What CJ Anderson did that short season was Phenomenal IMO.

What that shows me is how good Sean Mcvay is when he’s dialed in with a Run Game.Miving the chains & wearing down defenses. He got it used against him & learned that Hard lesson if You can’t have Enough RB’s.
 

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Just to add a theory of a Stable.This guy was a player.He liked woman & had a gift with girls.

This is the connections I’ve thought about for years.Sean Mcvay said it best.I want 5 RB’s maybe even 6.

That imo goes back to my friend when I ask was how many do you keep in your stable.He said 5 & it changes all the time.Sometimes you change it up & you never know which one will be on The Top,but you always have a main one.

Asked how he did it & said it can get difficult ,but you just try to keep them happy & when you call there number there ready to go.