Rams' Kobie Turner: Applies constant pressure in Week 9
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Turner recorded six tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, and added another two quarterback hits in Sunday's 26-20 overtime win against Seattle.
Turner tied for third on Los Angeles in stops and tied for the team lead in quarterback hits. His sack was a big one, as he brought down Geno Smith on a third-down play early in the fourth quarter to force the Seahawks to punt. Turner has 4.0 sacks through eight games on the season after racking up 9.0 sacks over 17 regular-season contests as a rookie last year.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Logs two sacks
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Turner registered six tackles (five solo), including 2.0 sacks, during the Rams' loss to the Packers on Sunday.
Turner had his best game of the current campaign despite the loss, as he set new season highs in both tackles and sacks. The 25-year-old will look to build off this strong performance in two weeks versus the Raiders following the team's bye week.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Gets first sack of season
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Turner recorded three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sack and a tackle for loss in Sunday's 41-10 loss to the Cardinals.
Turner recorded 9.0 sacks in his rookie campaign last season and put the first one of his sophomore season on the board Sunday. Next up for the Wake Forest product is a Week 3 matchup with the 49ers.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Dealing with groin issue
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Turner (groin) participated in the walkthrough portion of Rams practice Wednesday, but he didn't take part in any on-field work, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.
Turner is dealing with a groin issue according to head coach Sean McVay, but McVay said that the defensive lineman won't receive any injury designation and that the team "will be smart with him." The Rams begin their preseason at home against the Cowboys on Aug. 11 and Turner can be considered questionable for the time being. Turner is coming off recording 57 total tackles, including 9.0 sacks, while playing in all 17 regular-season games in his rookie campaign in 2023.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Leads team in sacks
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Turner tallied 57 tackles (29 solo), 9.0 sacks and two passes defended during the 2023 regular season over 17 games played.
Despite playing in over 80 percent of the snaps on defense just twice during his rookie campaign, Turner managed to tie a Rams rookie record with 9.0 sacks in his first year. The man he now co-holds the record with? None other than future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald. Turner, a third-round pick in 2022, will look to expand on a stellar start to his career at nose tackle with Bobby Brown likely working as his backup again.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Dominates pass rush in win
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Turner had five tackles (three solo), including 2.5 sacks, in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Giants.
Turner got to Tyrod Taylor on three separate occasions Sunday. It's the second time Turner has registered two or more sacks in a game this season. The rookie defensive tackle out of Wake Forest is up to 9.0 sacks on the year, one more than three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Makes a couple plays in win
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Turner recorded a sack and a tackle for a loss in the Rams' 30-22 win over the Saints on Thursday.
The nose tackle finished with three tackles in total. Turner also played on 62 percent of the defensive snaps. The rookie has 52 tackles, including 6.5 sacks, and two passes defensed this season.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Productive in win
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Turner recorded five tackles (one solo), with 1.5 sacks, in Los Angeles' 36-19 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Turner led the team with 1.5 sacks, which also serves as a new season high for the 24-year-old. The rookie third-round pick has now compiled 4.5 sacks over the team's past four games, bringing his total to 5.5 on the season.
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Rams' Kobie Turner: Surprise pick by Los Angeles
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The Rams selected Turner in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 89th overall.
A 24-year-old rookie who spent five years at Richmond before putting himself on the radar at Wake Forest, Turner is a 293-pound interior defensive lineman who did not receive a combine invite. Turner lacks the size to play the nose, but he could settle into a rotational role at defensive end in Los Angeles.