The NFL is allowing teams to carry more than 80 players into training camp, but the ones that do will have to go with a split-squad approach during practices and meetings. Any team with 80 or fewer players, however, will be able to have everyone working in the same group.
The Rams appear to prefer the one-group plan as they’ve once again trimmed their roster ahead of training camp. On Saturday, the team waived five more players: linebacker Daniel Bituli, running back James Gilbert, defensive end Greg Reaves and defensive tackle Sam Renner.
All four of them were signed as undrafted free agents this year, and given the nature of training camp during the pandemic, they seemed unlikely to make the 53-man roster anyway. However, it’s unfortunate that they won’t even have the chance to compete for a spot due to the NFL limiting camp sizes.
The Rams would’ve had to get down to only 80 players by Aug. 16 anyway, so they’re trimming their roster ahead of time by moving on from players toward the bottom of the roster.
