4) MORGAN FOX WORKING HIS WAY BACK

Defensive lineman Morgan Fox was on pace to play a significant role in Los Angeles’ defense last year, taking reps at outside linebacker during the offseason program. But then he tore his ACL in OTAs and missed the entire 2018 season.

Now, Fox is back on the defensive line and once again appears to have a chance to play a lot of snaps in the rotation. Back in 2017, Fox played just over 30 percent of snaps, making 2.5 sacks. And even as he’s getting those critical 11-on-11 snaps, he’s spent time after practice every day getting in some extra reps with the sled or a tackling dummy.

“Just trying to make up for lost time, get back in the swing of things,” Fox said of his method. “Some things feel really great, some things feel rusty, so just trying to make sure that I cross all the boxes off.”

If Fox is at his best come the regular season, he’s a player who could benefit from the attention offenses are certainly going to pay to two-time defending AP Defensive Player of the Year, Aaron Donald.