James Laurinaitis Comments on Release by Rams

February 20, 2016   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

After seven years with the Los Angeles Rams franchise, linebacker James Laurinaitis was released Friday, the team announced.
The news came as a shock to Laurinaitis, the team's all-time leader with 653 solo tackles, as he told Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"I didn't see this one coming," he said.
Laurinaitis also noted that the team asked him to make himself available to the media in Los Angeles to help build up the team's move.
"So I was like, if they're gonna call and ask me to do that, I must be all right," he said. "I thought maybe at worst, a pay cut. I still felt like I was producing."
The 29-year-old signed a five-year contract extension in 2012 worth $41.5 million.
He was drafted in the second round by the Rams in 2009 and has appeared in all 112 games over the past seven seasons. He's also had three seasons with over 100 solo tackles and four years with at least three sacks.
With Laurinaitis' athleticism and his intensity, he bec...

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