It’s been a decade since the Rams franchise returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis. Only one player on the Rams’ 2025 roster had played for the franchise in St. Louis.
Today, he called it a career.
Right tackle Rob Havenstein announced on his Instagram page that he is retiring from the NFL after 11 years with the Rams franchise.
’11 years, 150+ starts, 4 time captain, 4 NFC West Championships, 2 NFC Championships and 1x Super Bowl Champion. What a ride it’s been! I can look back on my career and smile knowing I have given everything I had and more to the game I love,’ Havenstein wrote.
‘In saying that, I am officially retiring from the NFL.’
The then-St. Louis Rams selected Havenstein in the second round, No. 57 overall from Wisconsin in the 2015 NFL Draft.
He was in the same Rams draft class as running back Todd Gurley and quarterback Sean Mannion, who was recently signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to be the team’s offensive coordinator.
‘Thank you to all my teammates, coaches, and fans who have supported me and helped me over these past 11 years,’ Havenstein wrote. ‘I have had the time of my life with the Los Angeles Rams (formerly known as the St. Louis Rams) and can’t thank the whole organization enough for giving me a shot back in 2015.’
Havenstein thanked his wife, Meaghan, and his parents.
‘I need to thank my wonderful wife [Meaghan] for being by my side the entire way,’ he wrote. ‘The support you have given me over the years can’t be put into words. But I see it every time I look at our 3 beautiful daughter’s faces. Love you always.
Mom and Dad, from when I picked up the game freshman year at Linganore, through my time at the University of Wisconsin, and still to this day you have supported me in every venture of life. I can’t thank you enough.’
Havenstein played in 148 games for the Rams over his 11 seasons in the league.
‘As this chapter ends, I couldn’t be more grateful, hopeful, and excited to see what comes next!’ he said.
Havenstein’s retirement leaves just two players from the 2015 St. Louis Rams still in the NFL: punter Johnny Hekker and quarterback Case Keenum. Hekker played for the Tennessee Titans and Keenum for the Chicago Bears in 2025.
