Rams sign former Pro Bowler in free agency

The Los Angeles Rams are moving to shore up their offensive line.

Veteran left tackle DJ Humphries has signed with the Rams as a free agent, his agency AMDG Sports announced on Thursday. Humphries joins Los Angeles after spending the latter part of 2024 with the Kansas City Chiefs.

A former first-round draft pick in 2015 (No. 24 overall), Humphries spent the first nine seasons of his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals. That included a Pro Bowl selection with Arizona during the 2021 campaign.

Humphries is a big body at 6-foot-5 and 307 pounds. But he also has yet to recover his previous form after suffering a left ACL tear at the end of the 2023 season while still with the Cardinals. Humphries was released by Arizona in March 2024 and remained unsigned until late November when the Chiefs took a flier on him. But Humphries only ended up making four total appearances for Kansas City (regular season and playoffs) after missing time with a hamstring injury.

At 31 years old, Humphries is primarily a left tackle but also had experience playing at right tackle earlier in his career. NFL writer Ari Meirov notes that Humphries was originally supposed to sign with the rival San Francisco 49ers in late April but the deal was never finalized.

Humphries should immediately be able to provide depth in Los Angeles behind starting left tackle Alaric Jackson. Interestingly enough as well, Humphries once feuded on the field with retired ex-Rams star Aaron Donald during a playoff game.