The Los Angeles Rams are home watching Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday after getting eliminated from the playoffs in the wild-card round, but two former Rams will be trying to win a ring in Las Vegas.
Surprisingly, there aren’t very many former Rams players on the rosters of the San Francisco 49ers or Kansas City Chiefs. Last year, there were three: Robert Quinn, Ndamukong Suh and Kendall Blanton.
This year, there are only two former Rams on Super Bowl rosters, and both play for the 49ers.
- 49ers DT Sebastian Joseph-Day
- 49ers QB Brandon Allen
Neither player is likely to play much on Sunday against the Chiefs, given their status on the 49ers’ depth chart. Joseph-Day only played 10 snaps in the divisional round and five in the NFC title game, while Allen is the third quarterback is will most likely be inactive behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold.
Joseph-Day was cut by the Chargers in December and was signed by the 49ers, but he hasn’t had much of an impact on their loaded defensive line. He should still play at least a few snaps against the Chiefs, but don’t expect to see him all over the field the way he was with the Rams years ago.
This is the third time Joseph-Day is on a team appearing in the Super Bowl. He was with the Rams in 2018 when they faced the Patriots, though he was inactive for all of their playoff games. He was also with the Rams in 2021, though he missed the first three playoff games and then played just five snaps in the Super Bowl.
He’d love to win his second ring, but every Rams fan is likely rooting against him because he plays for the enemy now.