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Stafford played against Adams for years in the NFC North when Stafford was on the Detroit Lions and Adams the Green Bay Packers.

Witherspoon is the fourth defensive player the Rams have signed or re-signed to a team that is expected to be a Super Bowl contender after finishing 10-7 and advancing to the NFC divisional round last season.

Last season Troy Reeder, Rozeboom, Speights and Hummel — all undrafted free agents with varying levels of experience — played inside linebacker for the Rams, who advanced to the NFC divisional playoff round before losing to the eventual Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Keeping Rivers in the fold gives coach Sean McVay another experienced player for a team that finished with a 10-7 record last season and advanced the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.

The Seahawks play in the NFC West, so Kupp is on track to play against the Rams at Lumen Field and SoFi Stadium.