His emergence from special teams player to outside linebacker played a role in why the Rams decided to part ways with Terrell Lewis this week
THOUSAND OAKS — Last month, Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris surprisingly mentioned Michael Hoecht as a potential replacement for outside linebacker Justin Hollins, who was waived after struggling to make an impact as a starter.
The Rams started the season with hopes of replicating Von Miller’s production with a two-man rotation of Lewis and Hollins. Now neither player is on the team after the Rams waived Lewis on Thursday. “These young guys are coming and playing and have done some really good things the last couple weeks. In order not to have a disgruntled worker … Sean really means what he says, and people first.”
“Probably two weeks ago,” McVay said after being asked when he noticed Hoecht could make an impact as an outside linebacker. “Otherwise we would have done this a lot sooner.” Hoecht had a rough start setting the edge against the Raiders, but he made adjustments and delivered a critical hit on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, which forced him into throwing an interception to Rams safety Taylor Rapp to seal the victory last week. Hoecht also prevented Raiders running back Josh Jacobs from recording a first down to give the Rams the ball back and march for a 98-yard game-winning drive.
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