Where LA Rams starting safety is concerned, that’s a Rapp

Who will start next to LA Rams veteran safety Johnson? That’s a Rapp

The LA Rams knew the depth at safety needed to be reinforced in the 2019 NFL Draft. While the Rams had two starting-caliber safeties in veteran John Johnson and newly signed veteran Eric Weddle, the depth behind those two players was fairly shallow. And the Rams persuaded Weddle out of retirement to come to play for their defense and for defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.

So the team knew that despite a two-year contract, it was about a 50/50 shot at getting him to return for the second season. So the team wisely selected the University of Washington safety Taylor Rapp. Rapp not only had a solid draft profile, but he…