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Which players were “surprises” on Rams final 53-man roster?
It’s possible some of these players won’t stick for the next week but for now they are Rams
By Kenneth Arthur
www.turfshowtimes.com
Rams On Demand meet the 6-5 275lbs Mr Eric Banks!
Eric Banks didn’t have his name brought up often in the last month. Perhaps the best of those days for Banks was Saturday, when he hasn’t heard his name mentioned as one of the LA Rams final cuts headed into the 2020 season. For all intents and purposes, it seems as though Banks is a member of the Rams, something that seemed unlikely to people outside of the organization as recently as the second before final cuts were announced.
Read: Rams final 53-man roster
Here’s what I wrote about Banks’ football history back in May, when he was working at a Pet and Lawn Supply Store for a summer job:
It looks as though Banks will be on the team in Week 1 when few expected it. He’s not the only surprise to make it through Saturday.
Trishton Jackson, WR
It was tough to know which young receivers were standing out, but Jackson got some work on returns and coaches did note him to the media at least a couple of times. Here’s some of what I wrote about the UDFA rookie from Syracuse:
Jachai Polite, LB
Polite was the 68th overall pick in 2019 but didn’t make the New York Jets final roster. He was on the Seattle Seahawks shortly and then went to the Rams practice squad. For now it appears he’s made a final roster for the first time.
Xavier Jones, RB
Less surprising given Darrell Henderson’s current injury situation. Henderson made the final roster with no injury designations though and Jones may or may head to the practice squad eventually. Him staying became more likely as the days went on without Henderson practicing.
It may also be surprising to some that Coleman Shelton, Tremayne Anchrum and Brian Allen made it on as offensive line depth but at the moment the team has no other options. They may change their minds once they get a full look at whose available but it is unlikely that you’ll see any quality linemen let go by their teams these days given how hard it can be to find one.
It’s possible some of these players won’t stick for the next week but for now they are Rams
By Kenneth Arthur
4 "surprises" that made the LA Rams final 53-man roster for 2020
It’s possible some of these players won’t stick for the next week but for now they are Rams
www.turfshowtimes.com
Eric Banks didn’t have his name brought up often in the last month. Perhaps the best of those days for Banks was Saturday, when he hasn’t heard his name mentioned as one of the LA Rams final cuts headed into the 2020 season. For all intents and purposes, it seems as though Banks is a member of the Rams, something that seemed unlikely to people outside of the organization as recently as the second before final cuts were announced.
Read: Rams final 53-man roster
Here’s what I wrote about Banks’ football history back in May, when he was working at a Pet and Lawn Supply Store for a summer job:
With veteran A’Shawn Robinson starting the season on NFI, keeping him out for at least six weeks, Banks may have been able to secure a spot on the final roster over two other undrafted free agent rookies and Marquise Copeland. The Rams obviously didn’t want to try and sneak Banks onto the practice squad, or maybe they thought they couldn’t.
It looks as though Banks will be on the team in Week 1 when few expected it. He’s not the only surprise to make it through Saturday.
Trishton Jackson, WR
It was tough to know which young receivers were standing out, but Jackson got some work on returns and coaches did note him to the media at least a couple of times. Here’s some of what I wrote about the UDFA rookie from Syracuse:
Jackson would start off as the number six receiver, you’d think, but we don’t necessarily know what kind of impact Nsimba Webster or Van Jefferson will have on offense to open the year. In any case, this seems to be a special teams move and to see what can develop from him as a receiver given his athletic attributes.
Jachai Polite, LB
Polite was the 68th overall pick in 2019 but didn’t make the New York Jets final roster. He was on the Seattle Seahawks shortly and then went to the Rams practice squad. For now it appears he’s made a final roster for the first time.
Xavier Jones, RB
Less surprising given Darrell Henderson’s current injury situation. Henderson made the final roster with no injury designations though and Jones may or may head to the practice squad eventually. Him staying became more likely as the days went on without Henderson practicing.
It may also be surprising to some that Coleman Shelton, Tremayne Anchrum and Brian Allen made it on as offensive line depth but at the moment the team has no other options. They may change their minds once they get a full look at whose available but it is unlikely that you’ll see any quality linemen let go by their teams these days given how hard it can be to find one.
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