The Los Angeles Rams say they knew Aaron Donald planned to retire shortly after their wildcard loss to the Detroit Lions. Still, they mainly focused on offense in the early going of free agency by signing LG Jonah Jackson and adding TE Colby Parkinson. On Friday they chose Jimmy Garoppolo as the backup QB to Matthew Stafford.
CB Darius Williams was a relatively affordable signing that immediately upgrades LA’s cornerback room. More secondary help came via former Washington Commanders safety Kam Curl.
While Williams and Curl are certainly welcome additions in positions of need, the defense is nowhere near fixed—especially considering the Rams are now without the best player on their entire roster over the last decade in Donald.