This is one of those weeks where perspective can be invaluable, and there are few rookies with more of it than Los Angeles Rams linebacker Shaun Dolac .

As his team digests a nauseating home loss to the rival San Francisco 49ers, they begin their preparations for another dangerous but decimated opponent in Baltimore.

Closer to home, with starting linebacker Omar Speights rehabilitating a high ankle sprain, his status for Week 6 is doubtful, according to head coach Sean McVay . That could mean the first defensive opportunity for Dolac – the undrafted, record-setting, tackling machine from Buffalo – who has been a special teams standout through the season's first month.

Perhaps you saw our feature on the 24-year-old a couple weeks ago, as part of the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative.

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