After elevating long snapper Jake McQuaide from the practice squad Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams made the move permanent by signing the veteran to the 53-man roster.

Long snapper Alex Ward was waived to open a roster spot.

McQuaide’s insertion was one of two moves the Rams made last week to improve their struggling kicking game. They also signed kicker Harrison Mevis to the practice squad and elevated him for Sunday’s 42-26 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

Mevis made all six of his extra-point attempts in his NFL debut and did not have a field-goal attempt. Regular kicker Joshua Karty was not active Sunday after missing five of his 15 field-goal attempts to start the season.

McQuaide, 37, was the Rams’ long snapper for 10 seasons from 2011-20. He also spent time with the Dallas Cow

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