St. Louis Rams Release DT Kendall Langford

In a rather unsurprising turn of events, the St. Louis Rams have released defensive tackle Kendall Langford. The 6-foot-6, 313-pound Langford had 101 tackles and eight sacks during his three years in a Rams uniform. He had combined with 6-foot-5, 326-pound Michael Brockers to form a formidable defensive tackle during 2012 and 2013.

Langford, however, became expendable when the Rams selected Aaron Donald with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. With Donald, who became a Pro Bowler and won the 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the team’s primary 3-technique defensive tackle, Langford was reduced to a much smaller rotational role, especially after he lost his starting job to Donald in Week 5. Langford finished the season having played 494 snaps, roughly 300 less than he had played per season in his two years as a starter.