"I am excited to have some familiarity with the defense, knowing kind of how we want to attack offenses, some of the scheme stuff, some of the verbiage. So I think that'll make an easy transition for me coming from a similar scheme."
Landman is a former undrafted free agent signing out of Colorado from the 2022 class who specializes in tackling and run stuffing. Over the past two seasons, Landman has 191 total tackles, six forced fumbles and seven tackles for loss in 29 games. When asked what skills he's excited to show Rams fans, Landman highlighted his physicality, passion and vocal leadership.
"I love this game and football is a violent sport and I love the physicality of it," Landman said, "especially as middle linebacker, you've got to set the tone."
Landman's father played professional Rugby, and coached him in football through high school. He said that has given him "an edge among some people," and instilled "different instinct (and) a different perspective," on the football field.
As football has moved away from head-first tackling, Landman said his rugby training has been helpful because that's the type of "wrap and roll" technique that he was taught from a young age. As a middle linebacker, tackling is one of his primary duties, and he's had a lot of success in that area as a professional.
Because rugby wasn't as popular in the United States, Landman started playing football at a young age, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers. It was the perfect fit for him.
"That's where I made all my friends, it's where it's kind of where my true personality came out because I'm a pretty calm guy outside football," Landman said, "but when I step in between those two lines, your attitude kind of changes."