LISTEN: Rams Make Cuts Ahead of Tuesday Deadline

Locked On Rams: Los Angeles Rams waive three players including QB Duck Hodges, Week 2 injury update, and RB Darrell Henderson thumb injury

Jeremy Brener | Aug 24, 2021

The Los Angeles Rams collected a few playbooks and made some cuts to dwindle the roster down to 80 ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

The team said goodbye to running back Raymond Calais, defensive back Paris Ford and quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges. And on Tuesday, the Rams waived tight end Kyle Markway, the team announced.

Hodges is the most significant of the three cuts. As a former starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hodges was given an opportunity to compete for the QB3 job, but rookie Bryce Perkins has outplayed him in camp and preseason, making him the option moving forward.

Calais suffered a foot injury during Saturday's preseason loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and underwent surgery today that will require four-to-six months of recovery, ruling him out for the 2021 season. The running back room currently consists of Darrell Henderson, Xavier Jones, Jake Funk and Otis Anderson Jr.

Ford was an undrafted rookie out of Pittsburgh that could not see the field enough with several talented defensive backs having good camps including J.R. Reed and JuJu Hughes.

On this episode of "Locked On Rams," host Sosa Kremenjas provides the Los Angeles Rams' transactional update as they waived Calais, Ford and Hodges.

Former host Brad Mader joins the episode to help break down the Rams' schedule and provide a win and loss record in the games between the Rams and the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers in Weeks 7-12.

Sosa deals with all that and more on this episode of "Locked On Rams." For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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Published Aug 24, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.