Rams' Austin Trammell: Serves as primary return man
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Trammell caught four passes for 29 yards, returned six kicks for 101 yards and 25 punts for 183 yards during the 2023 regular season. He also fumbled three times.
The return numbers for the third year wideout and special teams contributor were meager compared to his contemporaries in the league (for reference, Keisean Nixon led the NFL with 782 kick return yards), and three fumbles also stands out as a worrisome stat. The Rams' special teams unit as a whole struggled mightily in 2023 between kicking woes and a lack of production in the return game, and while Trammell is an exclusive rights free agent, the Rams may not be keen on extending him a contract and could let him walk in free agency.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Handling special-teams role
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Trammell played two snaps on offense and returned one kickoff for 22 yards and three punts for nine yards in Sunday's 37-31 overtime loss to the Ravens.
Since playing 71 percent of the Rams' snaps on offense in a Week 11 win over the Seahawks in which Cooper Kupp exited early with an ankle injury, Trammell has logged just six snaps on offense in total over Los Angeles' subsequent three contests. Even though the team's receiver depth took a hit with Tutu Atwell (concussion) exiting in the second quarter Sunday, the Rams turned to Demarcus Robinson and Ben Skowronek (ankle) before Trammell to handle reps alongside Kupp and Puka Nacua. Trammell should remain active on game days due to his role as the team's top kickoff and punt returner, but he's unlikely to see a substantial increase in playing time on offense even if both Atwell and Skowronek miss the Rams' Week 15 game versus the Commanders.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Sees big usage in win
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Trammell caught three of six targets for 23 yards during Sunday's 17-16 victory against the Seahawks. He also returned four punts for 30 yards.
Despite being primarily used as a special-teams player by the Rams through most of the season, Trammell saw a significant amount of action Sunday when Cooper Kupp (ankle) went down with an injury. Trammell's 46 snaps from scrimmage more than tripled the amount of snaps he had taken on offense all season (13), and was more than his fellow backups Ben Skowronek (nine) and Demarcus Robinson (seven) had combined. Trammell's six targets were also just one less than Puka Nacua and Darrell Henderson, and an expanded role may be available for the versatile wideout if Kupp were to miss any additional time.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Gets in full practice Thursday
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Trammell (hip) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
Trammell sustained a hip injury on a punt return in Week 8 against the Cowboys. He was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, but his full participation Thursday indicates that he's trending towards being available for Week 9 against the Packers.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Sustains hip injury in loss
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Head coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday that Trammell sustained a hip injury on a punt return in Sunday's 43-20 loss to the Cowboys, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
Though it's unclear which punt play Trammell hurt his hip on, McVay noted that the wide receiver "should be okay." Trammell was signed to the Rams' active roster Oct. 7 after being elevated from their practice squad for three straight weeks and has operated mostly as a punt return specialist. His one punt return Sunday was for a five-yard loss.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Signed to active roster
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The Rams signed Trammell to their active roster Saturday.
Trammell had been elevated from the practice squad each of the previous three weeks, so Los Angeles was required to sign him to the active roster in order to have him for gameday again. The third-year wideout has worked almost exclusively on special teams this year, logging just one offensive snap in Week 2 versus San Francisco. Trammell also saw some punt return work in Week 4, and he could be used in that role more often moving forward.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Promoted to active roster
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The Rams elevated Trammell to their active roster Saturday.
Trammell has played 11 special teams snaps in two contests this season. With this being the third time he has been elevated from the practice squad, the Rams would have to sign Trammell to their active roster following Sunday's contest against the Colts if they wish to play him for the remainder of the season.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Joins active roster
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Trammell has been elevated to the Rams' active roster ahead of Monday's game against the Bengals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Trammell was also bumped up from the practice squad in Week 2, so this most likely has little to nothing to do with Puka Nacua (oblique) being questionable for the contest. The former only saw one snap on offense during the Rams' loss to the 49ers, but he did carry out kick-return duties and may do so again in Monday's matchup with the Bengals.
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Austin Trammell: Returns to practice squad
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Trammell reverted to Rams' practice squad Monday.
Trammell was elevated ahead of Los Angeles' 30-23 loss to the 49ers, logging six snaps on special teams, including a 20-yard kick return. The wide receiver only garnered one offensive snap and will now have to wait for another chance to crack the active roster down the road.
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Austin Trammell: Earns chance on practice squad
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Trammell was signed to the Rams' practice squad, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
Trammell will join the practice squad in Los Angeles after failing to make the team's 53-man roster. The wideout appeared in six games for the Rams last season, totaling just 13 yards on two receptions. Trammell will practice with the team and provide depth to the Rams' wide receiver corps if the team needs him at any point throughout the season.
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Austin Trammell: Cut Tuesday
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The Rams waived Trammell on Tuesday.
Trammell took advantage of numerous injuries and appeared in six games for the Rams last year, securing two of four targets for 13 yards. If he clears waivers, the 25-year-old wideout would presumably be a practice-squad candidate.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Slight uptick in playing time
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Trammell caught one of two targets for five yards during Thursday's 17-16 victory against the Raiders.
Trammell's second straight game on the Rams' active roster saw his snap count tick up to 12, a three-snap increase over his Week 13 count against the Seahawks. It was another mild performance from the 24-year-old, who currently sits along with Brandon Powell, Lance McCutcheon and Jacob Harris (shoulder) as depth pieces for the Rams behind Ben Skowronek, Tutu Atwell and Van Jefferson.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Earns promotion to active roster
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The Rams signed Trammell from their practice squad to the 53-man roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game versus Seattle.
With Allen Robinson (foot) recently having joined Cooper Kupp (ankle) on the injured reserve list, the Rams saw fit to bring Trammell aboard to provide some depth at the wide receiver position. The 24-year-old wideout has yet to play an offensive snap in his NFL career.
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Rams' Austin Trammell: Four catches Friday
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Trammell secured four of five targets for 46 yards during Friday's 24-20 preseason loss to the Texans, and he returned two punts for seven yards.
Trammell spent the second straight game as second fiddle to breakout wide receiver Lance McCutcheon, but he produced consistent yardage for both John Wolford and Bryce Perkins in a complimentary role and was more effective than fellow receivers Jacob Harris and Landen Akers, who combined for 45 yards and five catches on 10 targets. While Trammell has put together two respectable performances so far in the preseason, he'll likely have to have a monster performance of his own against the Bengals in the final preseason game to leap over McCutcheon in the conversation for a roster spot.
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Austin Trammell: Waived Thursday
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Trammell (undisclosed) was waived by the Falcons on Thursday with a non-football injury designation.
The 24-year-old wideout -- who was limited with an undisclosed injury during the Falcons' minicamp this past week -- was waived by Atlanta in order to help make room for the signings of offensive lineman Jonotthan Harrison and defensive lineman Jalen Dalton to the team's 90-man roster Thursday. The 5-foot-10 receiver out of Rice played seven special-teams snaps over the final two games of his rookie season with the Falcons in 2021
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Falcons' Austin Trammell: Gets new deal
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Trammell was signed to a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on Monday, Scott Bair of the Falcons' official site reports.
Trammell spent most the season on the Falcons' practice squad, but he was with the active roster in Week 17 and 18. However, Trammell failed to tally any stats.
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Falcons' Austin Trammell: Joins active roster
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Trammell was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Trammell will help fill the void left due to Tajae Sharpe's presence on the COVID list. If the Rice product gets on the field, it will mark his NFL debut.
