THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Eric Weddle had been happily retired for two years, living in the northern suburbs of San Diego, coaching the 12-and-under Rancho Bernardo Broncos football team and playing cutthroat five-on-five pickup basketball once or twice a week.
Then the Rams called last month. One of their safeties, Taylor Rapp, was in the concussion protocol. Another, Jordan Fuller, had an ankle injury.
