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Two Rams show up on NFL All Under-25 team
Posted on March 3, 2016 by Vincent Bonsignore
It’s not an official honor to be sure, but Rams running back Todd Gurley and offensive tackle Rob Havenstein were named the the NFL.Com All Under-25 team on Thursday.
You can check out the entire team here.
Before anyone starts squawking about why 24-year-old Aaron Donald was left off the team, as NFL.Com analyst Elliot Harrison explained:
“We’ve been doing this for several years now, and we always keep this prestigious list to players who will be 24 or younger as of the first day of the upcoming season. If someone turns 25 on the day of the Kickoff Game, they’re too old! Also, we accounted for 4-3 defense and 3-4 defense by including four linebackers.”
Donald turns 25 on May 23, so he just missed the cut-off date.
Anyway, regarding Gurley, Harrison wrote:
“Considering he only started 12 games, it’s remarkable what Gurley was able to accomplish in his rookie season. The Offensive Rookie of the Year racked up 1,106 rushing yards, third-most in the NFL, while also posting a sterling 4.8 yards per carry. He’s like the love child of Eddie George and Eric Dickerson.”
On Havenstein, Harrison wrote:
“Havenstein protected Rams quarterbacks well enough that they could deliver the ball last season (not that they delivered it accurately or anything). Though he’s not a beast in the run game, Havenstein is a young developing player who started 13 games on Jeff Fisher’s offense, helping Todd Gurley thrive as a rookie.”
Posted on March 3, 2016 by Vincent Bonsignore
It’s not an official honor to be sure, but Rams running back Todd Gurley and offensive tackle Rob Havenstein were named the the NFL.Com All Under-25 team on Thursday.
You can check out the entire team here.
Before anyone starts squawking about why 24-year-old Aaron Donald was left off the team, as NFL.Com analyst Elliot Harrison explained:
“We’ve been doing this for several years now, and we always keep this prestigious list to players who will be 24 or younger as of the first day of the upcoming season. If someone turns 25 on the day of the Kickoff Game, they’re too old! Also, we accounted for 4-3 defense and 3-4 defense by including four linebackers.”
Donald turns 25 on May 23, so he just missed the cut-off date.
Anyway, regarding Gurley, Harrison wrote:
“Considering he only started 12 games, it’s remarkable what Gurley was able to accomplish in his rookie season. The Offensive Rookie of the Year racked up 1,106 rushing yards, third-most in the NFL, while also posting a sterling 4.8 yards per carry. He’s like the love child of Eddie George and Eric Dickerson.”
On Havenstein, Harrison wrote:
“Havenstein protected Rams quarterbacks well enough that they could deliver the ball last season (not that they delivered it accurately or anything). Though he’s not a beast in the run game, Havenstein is a young developing player who started 13 games on Jeff Fisher’s offense, helping Todd Gurley thrive as a rookie.”
