For football reasons, the addition of linebacker Connor Barwin makes a lot of sense for the Rams. For his lifestyle, Los Angeles is an even better choice.

Los Angeles is a laid-back, socially liberal city that could easily embrace Barwin. He is an environmental activist who has been seen at political protests in Philadelphia when he played with the Eagles. Soon, perhaps we can expect to see Barwin at a dive bar in Silver Lake.

He is the first athlete who plays in a team sport to reach out to SB Nation’s Outsports to discuss homosexuality and sports. In the past, he has told his teammates to stop using gay slurs, which is beyond admirable.

But he’s not just about his words. Barwin also has a foundation called Make The World Better, where he has had various benefit concerts that included headliners like Mac DeMarco and Waxahatchee.

MTWB would be an excellent benefit show in Los Angeles, regardless of affiliation with an NFL player. He has raised over $600,000 for that charity.

Here’s how Barwin was described by Robert Mays in 2013 (via Grantland):

“From his promotion of green living and energy conservation to his public endorsement of marriage equality, he’s an individual in a profession where individualism is often demonized.”

Other highlights from the profile include him being described in a Keith Haring T-shirt and as an “inquisitive hulk.”

Someone in New York at a trippy Animal Collective show on acid mistook him for a member of The Dirty Projectors. He is also friends with indie darling Father John Misty.

You can watch a video on VICE of him hanging out with rock star Kurt Vile below.

Barwin has a bit of a history in the arts — as the Grantland story pointed out, he wrote for the alt-weekly in Houston when he played for the Texans. He also grew up listening to hip-hop acts like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

During a conversation about indie rock, Barwin talked about plans for his future in the music industry (via Pitchfork):

“It’s something I’d love to do. I love to go to shows and be part of that world. I know a bunch of guys who are in it [the music industry], and I hear all of the bad s*** they say about it. My plan to go five or six more years [in the NFL], and we’ll take it from there. But I know I’ll be going to shows for the rest of my life.”

When he lived in Houston, he crowdsourced on Twitter to find a local artist to make him a mural.

Much like Rams coach Sean McVay, Barwin has embraced biking as a method of transportation. He has convinced teammates to buy bicycles and ride the subway — which would be an excellent addition to Los Angeles.

It’s worth mentioning that Barwin also has an electric Tesla. So he’ll also look the part driving down Sunset Boulevard on a cool L.A. evening.