Rams acquire OL Kevin Dotson from Steelers

After huge struggles on the offensive line final season, the Los Angeles Rams made one other transfer to shore up the problem by buying Kevin Dotson from the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Rams additionally obtained the Steelers‘ fifth-round draft decide in 2024 and a sixth-round decide in 2025. In change, Los Angeles despatched a 2024 fourth-round decide to Pittsburgh in addition to a 2025 fifth-round decide.

Dotson, 26, was a fourth-round draft decide by the Steelers in 2020 out of Louisiana and began 30 of his 39 video games performed with Pittsburgh in three seasons, together with all 17 video games final season.

He was deemed expendable by the Steelers after they signed free agent Isaac Seumalo this previous offseason.

One season after successful the Tremendous Bowl, the Rams have been twenty seventh in dashing final season with 1,661 yards as they absorbed quite a few accidents on the road whereas additionally coping with the retirement of Andrew Whitworth. Quarterback Matthew Stafford was sacked 29 occasions in simply 9 video games and missed half the season with a spinal twine contusion. He additionally was in concussion protocol twice.

The Rams additionally addressed the offensive line within the draft, deciding on TCU guard Steve Avila within the second spherical, Georgia offensive deal with Warren McClendon within the fifth spherical and Clemson tight finish Davis Allen, additionally within the fifth spherical.

—Subject Degree Media