In 2018, the Los Angeles Rams selected Joe Noteboom out of TCU to be the heir apparent to Andrew Whitworth. To the surprise of many, Whitworth continued playing for four more years, the entirety of Noteboom’s rookie contract.
The Rams experimented with Noteboom at guard in 2019, but a torn ACL and MCL in Week 6 ended his season. Noteboom filled in well at left tackle in spurts for Whitworth, but wasn’t apart of the starting five again until last season. Following Whitworth’s retirement, the Rams slotted Noteboom in at left tackle. Once again, in Week 6, Noteboom suffered a season ended injury — this time it was a torn achilles.