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o today’s session."WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕2019 Los Angeles Rams OffseasonLos Angeles Rams gear up for OTA #2New Ethan Westbrooks Jersey ,12commentsRecapping yesterday’s action while looking ahead to today’s session.CDTShareTweetShareShareLos Angeles Rams gear up for OTA #2The Los Angeles Rams had their first organized team activity (OTA) of the offseason program yesterday.Head Coach Sean McVay and QB Jared Goff spoke to the media afterward:There were some absentees in RB Todd Gurley, CB Marcus Peters, CB Aqib Talib and EDGE Dante Fowler, Jr. Not a big deal, though as the Athletic’s Rich Hammond pointed out, these kinds of absences are growing under McVay.Three personnel issues to watch in OTAsKirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsOne other absentee? OL Rodger Saffold III who is now a Tennessee Titan. This is the first OTA without Saffold since 2009.One non-absentee? DL Aaron Donald. AD held out the last two offseasons John Sullivan Jersey , so he missed OTA participation. Yesterday, he was at it:While it’s great to see Donald cutting it up as if he’s just any normal player, I’m not sure I’d want him to actually participate in anything prior to Week 1 of the regular season. Donald’s two holdouts in the last two years didn’t stop him from winning Defensive Player of the Year the last two years. And given the handful of injuries we’ve already seen around the NFL in OTAs...yeah, I’d be good with Aaron just hanging around and working out but nothing else. Much more important for the Dakota Allens of the team:While we didn’t get much clarity on the offensive line, we did see LB Clay Matthews moving both inside and out. That opened some inside snaps for ILB Micah Kiser with the first group.The Rams are back it again today before getting Wednesday off and then finishing with a Thursday session. There's no more uncertainty about the Seattle Seahawks' situation at free safety. No more debate about whether Earl Thomas will practice or not, or whether a trade is coming.With Thomas gone for the year with a broken leg Cory Littleton Jersey , the Seahawks are finally clear that Tedric Thompson is their starting free safety going forward."We're excited about his play and he's just growing. He's really mature about stuff, he's really worked hard to understand the scheme and the principles of what we want and he plays really strict and disciplined football," coach Pete Carroll said. "You put that all together, it makes for a chance to be a very productive player."Thompson will make his first NFL start Sunday when the Seahawks host the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams, and there could be no bigger test for a defensive back than facing the top passing offense in the league.Seattle got a good look at Thompson during the offseason and through training camp when he took the majority of the starting reps at free safety while Thomas was holding out because he was unhappy with his contract situation. Thompson played well in each of the first three preseason games and the Seahawks felt comfortable that if Thomas didn't return, or if a trade was made Nickell Robey-Coleman Jersey , they could go into the season with Thompson as their starter.Now, the Seahawks don't have a choice. It's Thompson's job for the foreseeable future."He's a very hungry guy and we know he's going to come out there and be excited," linebacker Bobby Wagner said. "He knows that people are probably going to be looking at him and I think he's up for the challenge."Thompson was a fourth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2017 and he was pegged as a potential starter from the outset. They liked his ability to make plays on the ball in space, even if he doesn't have the same kind of speed and coverage range as Thomas. He may not be like Thomas in having that rare ability to cover sideline-to-sideline, but he has enough that the Seahawks don't believe there will be a major drop off."He's done everything right to be in this position. Before Earl came back he was the man we had put our faith and trust in. It wasn't blind faith. It was stuff we had seen all through camp. He was showing up making plays," strong safety Bradley McDougald said. "It gives me confidence to know who is behind me. Coming into this game there is no question I know what to expect from Tedric."Wagner noted that when Thomas returned in time for the opener at Denver Andrew Whitworth Jersey , Thompson had one of his best weeks of practice. Thompson didn't make an issue about possibly losing out on a significant opportunity just because Thomas was back. And now his chance is here, for the rest of this season and possibly beyond with the likelihood Thomas goes elsewhere following the season as a free agent.Even after Thomas returned, Thompson got on the field both in brief stints at free safety and in a few packages where Seattle goes with three safeties.Thomas' message when he spoke with Thompson this week was simple: "Have fun. Play with confidence.""I feel pretty comfortable with the fact that I know I have the trust coming from my teammates," Thompson said. "I feel pretty comfortable."NOTES: Starting DE Frank Clark missed his second straight day of practice due to illness. But the Seahawks saw RB Chris Carson return to practice in a limited fashion after missing last week's game due to a hip injury. The Seahawks remain optimistic Carson will be able to play Sunday.