The Los Angeles Rams held their annual vote on group captains final week, choosing 5 gamers for the consideration this season.
Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Rob Havenstein are among the many returning captains, whereas Kobie Turner and Quentin Lake will carry the accountability for the primary time of their careers.
“These 5 have been well-regarded when it comes to the votes from their friends. There was a niche between these 5 and everyone else. There have been a whole lot of guys that acquired recognition that have been actually well-deserving of that,” Rams head coach Sean McVay stated of the captains.
Turner mentioned being chosen and stated it is likely one of the biggest honors in his profession, by way of Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“It sounds actually good to me,” a smiling Turner stated of his latest title following Thursday’s follow. “That’s all the time been one of many greatest honors, to have the ability to have the people who find themselves in there seeing the work that you just put in on a day-to-day foundation, and have them make the choice that I’m anyone who’s worthy of main this group. So it’s actually one of many biggest honors I might ever have. And I’m simply so grateful for this group to permit me to construct into this function, and I’m excited to take it and lead this protection, lead this group to a very good yr.”
Turner’s tasks as captain will embrace play-by-play communication and being a bridge between his coaches and teammates:
“And that’s one thing that’s already been increase all through this offseason, with the ability to speak with coach McVay, with (defensive position coach/run sport coordinator) coach Giff (Smith), with (defensive coordinator) coach (Chris) Shula, and to essentially simply be a voice of our guys, and to essentially lead them and form of mildew the kind of vitality, the kind of group that we need to be. So it’s a very big accountability, and I’m tremendous excited to hold that.”
Turner has been a pure chief for the Rams since being chosen by the franchise within the third spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft.
The 25-year-old will however have some massive sneakers to fill with Aaron Donald retiring and Ernest Jones being traded to the Tennessee Titans.
Turner ought to have a seamless transition after attending to study from Donald and seeing how he carried himself across the group final season.
Aaron Donald shuts down chance of returning to Rams
Though he has stepped away from the sport, Aaron Donald remains to be simply 33 years previous and will simply make a comeback if he needed to. Some across the league have speculated that he might return to the Rams for a playoff run this yr, much like Eric Weddle throughout the 2021 season.
Nevertheless, Donald reiterated that he has no plans to unretire throughout a current look on the “25/10Show” that’s hosted by former Philadelphia Eagles teammates LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson.
