The Los Angeles Rams announced they have signed former New York Giants outside linebacker and special teams player Tomon Fox. The terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is presumed to be a one-year contract at or around the league minimum.
Fox has spent the last four season with the Giants after originally going undrafted out of North Carolina in 2020. Across 37 career games (two starts), he has recorded 45 total tackles (five for loss), four QB hits and two sacks.
The signing of Fox comes after the Rams placed undrafted rookie free agent signee and outside linebacker Eddie Walls III on Injured Reserve on June 4. The 28-year-old will give L.A. some much-needed depth on the defensive line while also playing a lot of special teams, which is exactly what they need.
The Rams have really struggled on special teams in recent years, but they addressed that this offseason by bringing in a new special teams coordinator in Bubba Ventore, as well as players like Fox, Grant Stuard and Joe Cardona.
This signing marks the most recent addition to the Rams’ offense line, but the one before it was obviously more significant as the team pulled off a trade to acquire Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns. With Garrett now demanding consistent double teams on the defensive line, it should open up more one-on-one opportunities for players like Fox to thrive, making this a smart decision for the former Giants outside linebacker.
Sean McVay discusses what Bubba Ventrone will bring to Rams
McVay had been admiring Ventrone for a while when he was with the Browns before officially hiring him to be the Rams’ special teams coordinator, and the head coach recently discussed what he will bring to the organization.
“There is an energy, there is a toughness mentally and physically that he provides,” McVay said of Ventrone earlier this offseason. “There is a style of play philosophically with how he believes in coaching, what his units have looked like, where he foundationally learned what he knows about this game. There is a lot of guys that he’s kind of come from that have had really a ton of success as (special) teams coordinators.”
The Rams unquestionably have one of the best overall rosters in the league, but they need to avoid special teams being their Achilles heel again, so all of these offseason changes are designed to address that.