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Rams bring back QB Dresser Winn, make 2 other roster moves

The Rams made three roster moves on Tuesday, including the signing of Dresser Winn

With the playoffs approaching, the Los Angeles Rams are preparing their roster for the upcoming postseason run. On Tuesday, they made three roster moves.

The team cut long snapper Alex Matheson from the practice squad and signed Dresser Winn to take his place. Cornerback Shaun Jolly was also placed on injured reserve, so he’ll miss the rest of the season unless the Rams reach the Super Bowl.

The Rams have Carson Tinker on the roster as their long snapper, so they don’t feel the need to have a backup despite the fact that Alex Ward is unlikely to return from injured reserve this year, according to Sean McVay.

Winn was with the Rams this offseason and then was signed to the practice squad in November before being cut a week later. His return could be a sign of Los Angeles potentially resting Matthew Stafford in Week 18, giving the Rams an emergency option behind Carson Wentz.

Rams are signing Carson Wentz, releasing Dresser Winn

The Rams are signing Carson Wentz, adding another backup quarterback behind Matthew Stafford

Sean McVay indicated on Monday that the Los Angeles Rams could add some competition at backup quarterback behind Matthew Stafford and they didn’t waste any time doing that. As first reported by Aaron Wilson, the Rams are signing Carson Wentz.

They’re also releasing rookie Dresser Winn from the practice squad.

Wentz has been a free agent since the Commanders released him in February, waiting for his next opportunity. That’s coming in Los Angeles with the Rams, where Brett Rypien hasn’t cut it as a backup to Stafford.

With Winn being released from the practice squad, it’s likely Wentz will start on the practice squad and potentially be elevated to the game-day roster.

McVay said Monday that he’s optimistic about Stafford playing against the Seahawks in Week 11 when the Rams return from their bye, so it’s unlikely Wentz will be the starter in that one. He will have an extra week to get acclimated in Los Angeles, though.

Rypien struggled in his lone start with the Rams on Sunday, completing 13 of 28 passes for 130 yards with one interception and a lost fumble in the 20-3 loss.

Wentz started seven games for the Commanders last season and threw for 1,755 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions. In his career, he’s completed 62.6% of his passes and averaged 237.9 yards per game with 151 touchdown passes and 66 interceptions.

He was the No. 2 overall pick in 2016, the year the Rams drafted Jared Goff first overall. Los Angeles also had Jalen Ramsey (fifth overall) and Leonard Floyd (ninth overall) on their roster from that draft class.

Rams activate Dresser Winn from practice squad for Week 9

With Matthew Stafford questionable, the Rams have promoted Dresser Winn from the practice squad for this week’s game

Matthew Stafford didn’t practice all week and it seems unlikely that he’ll play against the Packers on Sunday. The Rams are preparing for that exact scenario, making a notable move Saturday afternoon.

They activated Dresser Winn from the practice squad, making him available to back up Rypien in the event that Stafford can’t play. Winn was just signed to the practice squad this past week after Stafford injured his thumb, but he was also with the team throughout the summer.

Winn was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in May but he was cut before the season began. With Stetson Bennett still on the non-football illness list, likely for the rest of the season, the Rams needed another quarterback as an emergency option.

Rams sign QB Dresser Winn to practice squad, Darrell Henderson Jr. to active roster

The Rams added another quarterback Wednesday, bringing back Dresser Winn

With Matthew Stafford suffering a UCL sprain in his right thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, the Rams have made an addition to their quarterback room in the event that he can’t play this weekend. The team announced on Wednesday that Dresser Winn has been signed to the practice squad, and in order to make room for him there, Darrell Henderson Jr. was signed to the active roster.

Winn is now the third quarterback in Los Angeles, with Stafford and Brett Rypien on the 53-man roster. If Stafford can’t play against the Packers in Week 9 (and possibly longer), Winn will be the backup to Rypien.

The Rams originally signed Winn to their offseason roster back in May when he went undrafted out of the University of Tennessee at Martin. He spent the summer with Los Angeles but was cut when the 53-man roster was set.

Henderson spent the last two weeks on the Rams’ practice squad but is now the fourth running back on the 53-man roster, joining Royce Freeman, Zach Evans and Myles Gaskin.

Rams sign UT Martin QB Dresser Winn as undrafted rookie

The Rams now have three quarterbacks on their roster after signing UT Martin’s Dresser Winn as an undrafted rookie

The Los Angeles Rams have found their No. 3 quarterback – for now. On Sunday, the team signed University of Tennessee at Martin quarterback Dresser Winn as an undrafted free agent.

Winn is 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, so he’s not the biggest quarterback but also has good enough size. Last season, he was named an All-OVC second-team player and led UT Martin to back-to-back regular-season championships in the Ohio Valley Conference.

He threw for 2,928 yards and 18 touchdown passes in 2022, completing 61% of his passes with five games of 300-plus yards. Winn finished his career at UT Martin with the fifth-most passing yards (5,800), fifth-most touchdown passes (37) and fourth-most completions (492) in program history.

He joins Matthew Stafford and Stetson Bennett as the third quarterback on the Rams’ roster, giving them another passer for the upcoming minicamp and potentially even training camp.

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