{"id":384473,"date":"2025-09-21T03:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/384473\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T03:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:35:20","slug":"olb-added-to-week-3-injury-report-with-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/384473\/","title":{"rendered":"OLB added to Week 3 injury report with illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-rams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> need their defenders to step up in a big way Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/players\/9f5008f5\/saquon-barkley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saquon Barkley<\/a> and the Philadelphia Eagles await, who gashed the Rams twice last season. But L.A. will be one less a linebacker for this Week 3 contest with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Outside linebacker Nick Hampton surfaced as a new <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/injuries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL injury<\/a> for the Rams Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RamsNFL\/status\/1969531802747310395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The franchise listed the OLB as questionable<\/a> now ahead of the much-anticipated playoff rematch.<\/p>\n<p>Hampton is more for depth on the Rams, grabbing one tackle this season while delivering eight total.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived as a fifth round draft find in the 2023 draft \u2014 now becoming a beloved class for the Rams. Names like Puka Nacua, Kobie Turner and Byron Young helped comprise that class. Hampton even went higher than Nacua at 161st overall.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Rams need linebacker depth against a rushing offense that handed them their worst performances of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Rams have other LB to turn to before Eagles game<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3531359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nate-Landman-of-the-Rams.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman (53) recovers the fumble of Tennessee Titans quarterback Cameron Ward (1) during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\"  \/>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Fans are eagerly awaiting the rematch of this NFC Divisional round showdown. Which was one of the more dramatic postseason games of last season.<\/p>\n<p>Philly escaped the snow and the Rams with a 28-22 win. The Rams since added Davante Adams to their offense who now gets a taste of this growing rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Except it&#8217;s another newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/rams-x-factor-for-blockbuster-week-3-clash-vs-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rising as the Rams&#8217; X-factor for the Eagles game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Linebacker Nate Landman is emerging as a star contributor for <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/sean-mcvay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean McVay<\/a> and company. He punched out the game-sealing fumble to beat the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p>Landman tacked on eight tackles in the Week 2 romp of the Tennessee Titans. The Rams need the former Atlanta Falcons starter Sunday in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s one big addition L.A. made to counter teams like the Eagles in 2025. With Hampton questionable, Landman is going to get tasked to lead a thin group of LBs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Rams need their defenders to step up in a big way Sunday. 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