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The LA Rams turn of events today may have season-long repercussions. It’s a sudden change of fortunes for the team, a downturn on a season that had very little margin for error. This is a team where the starters are counted on to not only play but to lead the team’s younger players. Of course, sorting out the young from season veterans can be a daunting task for a team with the youngest roster in the NFL.
Right now, from the beat writers on the block to the big boys at ESPN, the NFL Network, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and everywhere in between are crafting articles about players who could be signed by a desperate Rams organization as a soothing balm to make the sudden injury to featured RB Cam Akers less ouchy.