THOUSAND OAKS —Both of the quarterbacks the Rams tried out for backup roles this summer landed jobs Sunday, John Wolford with the L.A. practice squad and Brandon Allen with the Denver Broncos.

Wolford, who was fun to watch in preseason games as he fought Allen for the depth-chart slot below Jared Goff and Blake Bortles, was named to the Rams’ 10-man practice squad.

He’s joined there by running back John Kelly, tight end Kendall Blanton, tackle Chandler Brewer, guard Jeremiah Kolone, linebacker Dakota Allen, defensive end Landis Durham, defensive tackle Marquise Copeland, safety Jake Gervase and defensive back Donte Deayon (from Summit High in Fontana).

All of them had been waived by the Rams

In a testament to the Rams’ depth, five other players they waived Friday and Saturday were claimed by other teams Sunday.

In addition to Brandon Allen going to the Broncos — where he’ll back up Joe Flacco — wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge went to the Cleveland Browns, defensive end John Franklin-Myers to the New York Jets, cornerback Kevin Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals and defensive back Steven Parker to the Miami Dolphins.

So while those players couldn’t crack the Rams’ 53-man active roster, they did impress others in the league with their preseason performances. Not coincidentally, Allen had his best exhibition game was against Denver.

Allen is a more orthodox quarterback than Wolford and has been around the NFL longer, though he has yet to play in a game that counts since being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in round 6 out of Arkansas in 2016.

Wolford, undrafted out of Wake Forest in 2018 and signed by the Rams in April after the Jets cut him, could use his versatility to mimic opposing quarterbacks in practice.

“Both guys that are very capable NFL players. I thought they did a nice job in the preseason games,” Rams coach Sean McVay said after Allen was among the Rams’ cuts Friday and Wolford was among those waived Saturday.

Practice-squad players aren’t eligible for games, but they can be promoted to the active roster. Five members of the Rams’ roster are former practice-squad players: tight end Johnny Mundt, defensive end Morgan Fox and suspended offensive lineman Aaron Neary with the Rams, cornerback Troy Hill with the Cincinnati Bengals and guard Jamil Demby with the Detroit Lions.

The Rams did not acquire any players through waivers Sunday.

After Saturday’s deadline for NFL cuts, teams could grab other teams’ discards, staking waiver claims in the same order as the draft. Being second to last in the order as NFC champions, the Rams were going to have a hard time claiming anybody who’d improve their roster.

Weather watch

Hurricane Dorian isn’t expected to disrupt the Rams’ season opener against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 8, but the NFL is keeping an eye on it, a Rams official said.

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Rams running backs Cam Akers, Malcolm Brown fighting injuries At midday Sunday, states of emergency were in effect in North and South Carolina and Florida as Dorian bore down on the Bahamas and was forecast to move north along the Atlantic coast. Charlotte is about 175 miles inland.

There has been speculation about the storm’s effect on the only opening-week game scheduled to be played in Florida, the Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars.

The NFL has never had to cancel a regular-season game because of weather, but the league has lots of experience at changing the day or location of games because of storms, earthquakes and wildfires. The most recent was a 2017 game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Dolphins, that was scheduled for opening weekend but switched because of Hurricane Irma to Nov. 19, during what was to have been both teams’ bye week.

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The Rams didn’t practice Sunday. They’ll begin preparing for the Panthers on Monday.