Without Von Miller, Rams lean on mix of veteran stars, young edge rushers

By Eric D. Williams
FOX Sports NFC West Writer

The Los Angeles Rams lost one of the best defensive closers in the game when veteran pass rusher Von Miller signed a six-year, $120 million deal with the Buffalo Bills in free agency.

Last year, Miller paired with Aaron Donald and Leonard Floyd to provide the Rams with one of the NFL‘s most potent pass rushes during the backstretch of the regular season and throughout the team’s Super Bowl run.

Floyd believes that even with Miller gone, however, the Rams have a group ready to fill the void, including young edge rushers Justin Hollins and Terrell Lewis.

“My guys are hungry,” Floyd said. “We look at it as Von came in and did his thing. He’s gone. Now it’s their turn to do their thing. We never look at it as we lost Von, now it’s gonna be [tough]. Nah. We are hungry. We’re going to show that this year, too.” 

Donald remains one of the best pass rushers in the game, and Floyd is a good wingman. But the Rams will have to figure out how to replace the late-game production lost. Miller was a key cog in L.A.’s Super Bowl run, finishing with 43 combined tackles, 14 quarterback hits and nine sacks in 12 games (including postseason) after a midseason trade from the Denver Broncos.

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