Rams waive 5 players, including Kendall Blanton, Raymond Calais

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Rams have wasted no time in getting down to 80 players, waiving five players on Saturday, including two running backs, a wide receiver, a defensive back, and the surprise release of tight end Kendall Blanton.

Expected to compete to be the number two tight end next to Tyler Higbee, Blanton had five catches for 57 yards in the NFC Championship win over the 49ers and he scored a touchdown a week earlier in the divisional round against the Buccaneers. This guarantees Brycen Hopkins the job as tight end two and means that someone like Roger Carter, Jr. just made the Rams.

The Rams also have Jacob Harris listed as a tight end again, so there’s that.

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