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(AP) — Los Angeles Rams linebackers Travin Howard and Dakota Allen have plenty in common.Both were seventh-round picks after playing in the Big 12, with Howard drafted in 2018 after four seasons for TCU and Allen selected this past April after playing three seasons at Texas Tech.Both have performed well this preseason, having become all the more important to the Rams’ depth at inside linebacker after projected starter Micah Kiser sustained a serious pectoral injury in the second preseason game.But only Allen can say he was a television celebrity before arriving in Hollywood, having appeared on the second season of the Netflix reality series “Last Chance U.”“Honestly, it’s kind of weird,” Allen said of the recognition from the show, which documented his time at a Mississippi community college following a 2016 burglary charge. “But I’m just here trying to prove myself, prove why I belong, and just trying to get along with all the players, and I feel like I’m doing a pretty good job of doing that so far.”The show left plenty of people rooting for Allen, including Howard. Now they have plenty of Rams fans cheering for both of them following the injury to Kiser, who was expected to start after the release of incumbent Mark Barron in March.Kiser’s extended absence likely elevates five-season veteran Bryce Hager into the lineup Bobby Evans Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , which in turn puts Howard and Allen closer to significant roles for the defending NFC champions. Not only will the Rams need players ready to go on defense behind starter Cory Littleton and Hager, they are also looking for contributors on special teams.Based on how they played in the third preseason game against Denver, Howard and Allen seem capable of addressing both roles if needed. Howard started as the first-unit defense was held out again and finished with a team-leading eight tackles, while Allen received extensive playing time in the second half against the Broncos, finishing with five tackles, including one tackle for loss, and one pass defensed.Coach Sean McVay praised both linebackers, giving kudos to Allen for his run defense and Howard for his pass coverage.Allen “certainly has made his presence felt, and I think you feel what a physical football player he is, the instincts,” McVay said.As for Howard, McVay pointed to a play where he tracked a running back coming out of the backfield as a showcase for “the athleticism Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , the speed and the ability to go sideline to sideline” he possesses.However, there are no guarantees that either player will make the final 53-man roster. Howard has been through this uncertainty before, having been placed on injured reserve after the preseason as a rookie.Howard was later signed to the practice squad, and that experience gives him some perspective on how to approach this week.“All I can do is put out my film and trust my film and just trust everything I’ve been doing,” Howard said. “I feel like I’ve been doing a pretty good job, and I feel like they like me. Hopefully I can still be here.”Allen is trying to stay upbeat, but acknowledged some nervousness.“Of course it’s a stressful week,” Allen said. “But as far as thinking about it, I don’t think I give it too much thought, because at the end of the day I’m just going to play my best ball. If it’s not good enough, it’s not good enough, but knowing you did your best Bobby Evans Jersey nfl draft , that’s all you can do.”And if Allen’s last chance to play for the Rams happens to be at Houston on Thursday in the preseason finale, he is determined to make the most of it.“Absolutely, I treat it like a regular game every time I step on the field, so I am definitely enjoying myself,” Allen said. “And it’s sad that it’s only one more coming. It’s about to come to an end, but I am definitely going to enjoy it while I am out there.”NOTES: McVay said there was no update regarding negotiations for contract extensions with QB Jared Goff and CB Marcus Peters. Goff is starting the fourth year of his rookie deal, while Peters is beginning the fifth-year option of his rookie contract. … CB Aqib Talib (hamstring) could return to practice this week, McVay said. The Rams have only one more workout before they travel to Houston. Ty Montgomery left Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Sunday after his crucial fumble during a kickoff return without talking to reporters. He had plenty to say on Monday.The Green Bay Packers running back and kick returner talked more about his uncertain role and anonymous criticism from a teammate than about costing his team a chance to beat the Rams.Montgomery acknowledged what Packers coach Mike McCarthy suggested after the 29-27 loss and again on Monday 鈥?that the return unit was told by coaches before the kick to take a touchback if the ball went into the end zone. That would have given quarterback Aaron Rodgers the ball with 2:05 left in the game with one timeout to work with in hopes of taking back the lead.Instead, Montgomery caught the ball 2 yards deep and decided to bring it out, only to fumble the ball away to the Rams, who ran out the clock for the victory."I made a split-second decision. (I thought), 'I don't know if this is going to land on the goal line Bobby Evans black jersey , so I'm not going to take a knee on the goal line, at the half-yard line and take a chance at putting the game in the refs' hands,'" Montgomery said Monday."Unfortunately, I ended up fumbling the football. I don't think we'd be having this conversation if I didn't fumble the football because we know how good our 2-minute offense is," he added. "But I've never been a guy to completely disobey what I'm being told."McCarthy said Monday that the call to take the touchback was relayed to the return unit in the huddle before the kickoff."To be at 2:05, that's exactly what we're looking for with the ability to stop the clock twice," McCarthy said. "He made a mistake."He gave no indication that the Packers are planning to cut Montgomery, who also said he's unsure of his role on the team with fellow running backs Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams getting more snaps."I don't fully understand what my role is right now, what I'm supposed to be doing, how I'm supposed to help this team," Montgomery said.He acknowledged that he'd been directed to take the touchback, saying of special teams coordinator Ron Zook Bobby Evans Jersey Mens , "He said the same thing he always says: 'Call the return, if it's in the end zone, keep it in the end zone.'"The roughly 10-minute Q&A session with Montgomery then segued into a discussion of an NFL story in which one anonymous player said Montgomery "threw a fit" when he was taken out of the game on offense on the previous series and that Montgomery "ran it out anyway" because he was upset.Montgomery denied Monday that he threw a "tantrum" and said that he was "very disappointed" that the player criticized him anonymously. Montgomery said that he would like "that one player to come and speak to me.""It's very frustrating that the perception in the media now is no one has my back. I'm insubordinate. I'm a cancer, whatever is out there," Montgomery said, adding that he has gotten threats online."There's a lot of stuff that's not true that's causing me to have to deal with false accusations about my character, perceptions about my character. I've never been one to throw teammates under the bus."You guys know if you guys ever ask me questions about teammates, I always deflect it. I don't like it," he added. "So it's very disappointing especially as a guy who's jeopardized the length of his career, the amount of money he can make in his career, in the middle of a season being asked to do multiple things all the time. That's all I'm going to say about that."