Rams DE Robert Quinn aiming to get back to pass-rush dominance

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OXNARD, Calif. — Two short offseasons ago you couldn’t take part in any conversation about the NFL’s best pass-rushers without Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn’s name figuring prominently.

Quinn was coming off a franchise record-setting 19 sacks in the 2013 season. That dominance landed him first-team All-Pro honors and his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Pro Football Focus rated Quinn the No. 2 player in the league, the NFL Network placed him 13th and ESPN.com declared him the sixth-best defensive player.

Fast-forward to this offseason and Quinn appears on no such lists. In fact, he’s become something of a forgotten man, lost in equal parts because of the back injury that cost him half of last season and the emergence of teammate Aaron Donald.

As Quinn continues to rehabilitate from back surgery, he’s not exactly keeping detailed notes on those who have forgotten what he can do, but he does acknowledge that he’s aware of it.

Robert Quinn recorded 50 sacks in his first four-plus seasons. Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports

“I’m not the first to have an injury or overcome an injury, but not having half the season, of course you get put into the shadows a little bit,” Quinn said. “I don’t need other people to motivate me. Seeing some of that stuff might somewhat add some fire, but at the end of the day I have got my personal goals I want to achieve and that would turn the doubters into believers. I just come to work, put a smile on and see what I’ve got to prove to myself and no one …

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