With the roster being trimmed down from 90 to 53 players this summer, a whole bunch of jersey numbers became available. And so rookie safety Russ Yeast is making a switch from his original number choice.
He’ll be going from No. 43 to 21, which was most recently worn by cornerback Dont’e Deayon. Yeast wore No. 2 at Kansas State, but that number is worn by Troy Hill so it’s unavailable.
Yeast made the 53-man roster as a seventh-round rookie and while he may not get much playing time on defense initially, he’ll have a chance to contribute on special teams right away if active on game days.
Rams rookie S Russ Yeast is switching to the No. 21 jersey for the regular season. Past Rams wearers of 21 include the great Nolan Cromwell, QB John Hadl, Lawrence Phillips and Dont'e Deayon.
— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) September 2, 2022