Free agency didn’t go the way that Nate Landman had hoped. Shoulder surgery following his third season with the Falcons had hampered his market, and he was left with a one-year, $1.1 million offer, not the kind of long-term security that free agents crave.

But his representation told him that this offer from the Rams was a good opportunity for the former undrafted free agent to bet on himself again amd to play for a head coach in Sean McVay, who develops his players.

When he signed with the Rams, Landman had no expectation for what his role would be. He didn’t want to shake things up on a team with an established culture.

“I wanted to help grow that and just be myself,” Landman said.

No one could have predicted the way Landman’s role would evolve. He was voted a team captain before the

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