Jordan Fuller left Week 18 with an ankle injury, thrusting Russ Yeast into action Week 18 went just about as well as the Los Angeles Rams could have hoped for entering their regular season finale against the San Francisco 49ers.
OCT 22 YEAST HURT The Los Angeles Rams have gotten banged up early on vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers on both sides of the ball on Sunday. But given their
Los Angeles Rams safety Russ Yeast is one of the team's many young and inexperienced starters hoping to become a major voice in the locker room. Leadership has been a major goal for the Rams organization since training camp, and a few players have stepped up over the past couple of months.
The Los Angeles Rams (1-2) have endured several ups and downs across the season's first three weeks, but second-year defensive back Russ Yeast has provided plenty of stability on the back end.
Russ Yeast got a letter in the mail from the NFL this week for a hit he put on Deebo Samuel in Week 2. According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, Yeast was fined $4,940 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Samuel in the second quarter of the Rams’ loss, which might’ve caught him by surprise.
The Los Angeles Rams are reuniting with John Johnson, agreeing to a one-year deal with the veteran safety. Johnson’s return alters the outlook of the secondary and it will undoubtedly affect how the depth chart shakes out ahead of Week 1.
How large of a role on defense will Russ Yeast have in 2023? One of the top priorities for the Los Angeles Rams during training camp will be to figure out their secondary.
The Los Angeles Rams are still undecided at one starting safety spot.
Heading into the 2023 season, the Los Angeles Rams are taking a youthful approach in the secondary. With cornerback Jalen Ramsey and safeties Nick Scott and Taylor Rapp all departing this offseason, the Rams are relying on young players to step up in the defensive backfield.
The Los Angeles Rams will have two new starters at safety this season after letting Taylor Rapp and Nick Scott walk in free agency. We know Jordan Fuller is most likely going to be one of them, but the other spot seems to be wide open.
In addition to there being a lot of new faces on the Rams this year, there are also a lot of new jersey numbers. With so many departures in free agency and via trade, players still on the roster are making number changes.
The only rookie with any expectations of starting, Logan Bruss out of Wisconsin, was their first pick in the Draft, despite not hearing his name called until the third round.
Russ Yeast leaves the college ranks as an accomplished young man. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection and played 58 total games in five years between Louisville and Kansas State.
Skylar Thompson and Russ Yeast had to wait a bit, but the 7th round was good for both Wildcats. I’m sure there were tense moments in the Yeast and Thompson camps today as picks ticked off the board without mention of either Wildcat.
Plus some basketball stuff. Football A month after leading the Kansas State Wildcats to victory in the Texas Bowl, Skylar Thompson and Russ Yeast were able to put their talents on display for NFL scouts in the 97th East-West Shrine Bowl yesterday.
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