Eric Weddle’s story in the NFL appeared to wrap up two years ago when he retired from football following the 2019 season. But he decided to come out of retirement a month ago to join the Rams for their postseason run – which has carried him all the way to Super Bowl LVI.
He’s played progressively more snaps each week and never came off the field for a single defensive play against the 49ers in the NFC title game. He led the Rams with nine tackles in that win, too.
Yet, his role continues to grow by the week.
