WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Inside linebacker Nate Landman's impact has been felt in numerous ways since joining the Rams via a one-year deal signed this past offseason.

Now, the team is ensuring that continues for the foreseeable future.

The Rams on Saturday announced they have signed Nate Landman to a 3-year contract extension.

Voted a team captain in his first season, Landman's first year in the horns has also included a league-leading four forced fumbles, along with two fumble recoveries, 91 total tackles, four passes defensed and 1.5 sacks while starting each of L.A.'s first 10 games so far. Those 91 total tackles are tied for sixth-most in the NFL entering Week 12.

Additionally, according to TruMedia, Landman's 37 tackles causing unsuccessful plays for the offense (stops) rank 3rd among all defenders in the NFL this season.

"I think the thing that's special about Nate is you come into a place your first year and you get voted a captain," head coach Sean McVay said Friday, when asked Friday about Landman's leadership. "That takes an incredible respect that you earn from your work. He's has a great awareness of being able to pick and choose his spots. I think naturally you're thrust into a leadership role when you wear the green dot. You're at that inside linebacker position where based on where you're located, communicate to the front and to the back end seamlessly. He has great emotional intelligence. He's a great competitor. I think our guys immediately earned the respect and just the way that he moves. Certain people just have a great feel for when to be able to push and pull or what to say at the right moment or what not to say and how to be able to lead, whether it's in a one-on-one setting or saying something in a group setting. He has a great feel."