{"id":397571,"date":"2025-11-22T19:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/397571\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T19:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T19:33:11","slug":"nate-landman-agrees-to-3-year-contract-extension-with-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/397571\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Landman agrees to 3-year contract extension with Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It did not take long for linebacker <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\/story\/2025-07-31\/nate-landman-rams-linebacker-zimbabwe-pride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nate Landman<\/a> to establish himself as a key player for <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Rams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few months after he signed a one-year veteran minimum contract, teammates voted him a captain. Landman became the defensive signal-caller and has forced numerous turnovers for a Rams team that is 8-2 and a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\/story\/2025-11-17\/rams-prove-super-bowl-contenders-victory-seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl contender<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Rams moved to keep Landman in the fold for the future, signing him to a three-year contract extension, the team announced.<\/p>\n<p>           <video playsinline=\"playsinline\" loop=\"\" preload=\"none\" title=\"Rams look to extend their winning streak Sunday against the Buccaneers\" data-video-id=\"0000019a-a9c2-d422-a9da-abeb282f0000\">               <\/video>                 <img class=\"image\" alt=\"\"   width=\"473\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763839991_82_\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>             <\/p>\n<ul data-element=\"action-bar-menu\" class=\"flex gap-2 list-none  absolute w-full h-10 top-0\">\n<li data-element=\"action-bar-share\" class=\"flex  w-full h-10 top-0 lg:items-center lg:justify-center \">\n<p> Share via     Close extra sharing options  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"video-enhancement-title\">Gary Klein previews Sunday\u2019s game between the Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it includes more than $15 million in guarantees, said the person with knowledge of the situation, who requested anonymity because the contract has not been posted.<\/p>\n<p>Landman, 27, is a fourth-year pro who played in college at Colorado and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Landman has made a team-best 91 tackles for the Rams, including a team-record 17 in a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\/story\/2025-10-12\/rams-vs-baltimore-ravens-recap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victory over the Baltimore Ravens<\/a>. He also has forced four fumbles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are certain guys that just have some natural leadership traits and characteristics that endears them to their teammates,\u201d coach Sean McVay said this week, adding, \u201cI think the best part about it is that Nate\u2019s not being anybody other than himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signing Landman to an extension is a marked departure for a Rams organization that has not typically invested major dollars at inside linebacker.<\/p>\n<p>Landman, veteran Troy Reeder, second-year pro Omar Speights and rookie Shaun Dolac all were undrafted free agents.<\/p>\n<p>Ernest Jones, a 2021 third-round pick by the Rams, was traded to the Tennessee Titans in 2024 before the final year of his rookie contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/rams\/story\/2025-11-22\/rams-vs-tampa-bay-buccaneers-watch-start-time-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Sunday at SoFi Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It did not take long for linebacker Nate Landman to establish himself as a key player for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":397572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,12192,42421,188443,28739,2961,12044,224,5337,86809,90726,7138,141940,188442,188444,28142,97286,188441,188440],"class_list":{"0":"post-397571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-contract","11":"tag-contract-extension","12":"tag-inside-linebacker","13":"tag-knowledge","14":"tag-la","15":"tag-landman","16":"tag-los-angeles","17":"tag-losangeles","18":"tag-nate-landman","19":"tag-ram","20":"tag-rams","21":"tag-rams-team","22":"tag-second-year-pro-omar-speights","23":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneer","24":"tag-teammate","25":"tag-undrafted-free-agent","26":"tag-veteran-troy-reeder","27":"tag-year-contract-extension"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115595025320063690","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}