The Los Angeles Rams need their defenders to step up in a big way Sunday. Saquon Barkley 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.

Outside linebacker Nick Hampton surfaced as a new NFL injury for the Rams Saturday. The franchise listed the OLB as questionable now ahead of the much-anticipated playoff rematch.

Hampton is more for depth on the Rams, grabbing one tackle this season while delivering eight total.

He arrived as a fifth round draft find in the 2023 draft — 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.

Still, the Rams need linebac

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