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Rams defensive tackle Michael Hoecht, right, sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith during the first half Sunday.

(Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Michael Hoecht signed with the Rams in 2020 as an undrafted free agent defensive lineman. He played on special teams and as a rotational defensive player until the Rams released outside linebacker Justin Hollins a few weeks ago.

Now defensive coordinator Raheem Morris is playing Hoecht in a hybrid role — and it paid off against the Seahawks.

Hoecht sacked Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith in the second quarter, and then sacked him again in the third, hitting Smith’s arm and knocking the ball across the line of scrimmage. Safety Taylor Rapp recovered the fumble.

“I saw Geno hold the ball out there — and we run so many drills, that’s just kind of second nature to get the arm out there and get the ball out,” Hoecht said. “I thought, seeing the ball that far down field, that he got the ball off, so I thought I actually got robbed.”

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