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Feb 13, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams did their final roster tinkering ahead of a Super Bowl LVI matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, signing two former members of the New York Giants to their practice squad. - Per the NFL’s transaction wire, the Rams added both kicker Ryan Santoso and long snapper Carson Tinker to their reserve unit. - Tinker, who originally signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie out of Alabama in 2013, spent time with the Giants in 2020 and 2021. He spent the 2020 season on their practice squad and was later signed to a reserve/future deal, but waived as a part of final cuts in 2021. - In addition to the Jaguars and Giants, Tinker has also spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Las Vegas Raiders. - Santoso, meanwhile, was initially signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota in 2018. He found his way to the Giants in September of 2020. Although signed to the practice squad, Santoso was promoted and/or elevated to the active roster on a number of occasions, although he never officially appeared in a regular season game. - In August of 2021, the Giants traded Santoso to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for conditional seventh-round pick. But in order for New York to receive that pick, Santoso had to start in two games for Carolina. He didn’t, finding himself waived after just one game (having missed an extra point). - Along with the Giants, Panthers and Lions, Santoso also had stints with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL and Tennessee Titans, as well as an earlier stint with the Rams. - Neither Santoso nor Tinker will be activated for Super Bowl LVI, but each will now be along for the ride. Talk about an interesting turn of events for the duo. - Follow the Giants Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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