St. Louis Rams Rumors & News

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Ladies and gentlemen, the Rams have left the building. The veterans dashed out of Rams Park on Friday knowing they don’t have to be back in the building for the next 5½ weeks. They didn’t go home empty-handed. They got what coach Jeff Fisher called a workout package, and a list of..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Rams have added veteran depth to the safety position, signing former Oakland Raider Matt Giordano on Friday. To make room for Giordano on the 90-man roster the team released safety Don Unamba, an undrafted rookie from Southern Arkansas. Giordano, 30, has spent eight seasons in the NFL and..." June 15

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Like many free agents before him, Rams defensive end William Hayes talked in late December about how he’d like to stay with his current team, how much he liked his teammates, the coaching staff ... yada, yada, yada. Just about every pending free agent talks that way before the fact, and many end..." June 15

Fox Sports Midwest "While offensive linemen rattled a blocking sled and receivers made cuts and caught passes, Greg Zuerlein stood alone, shifting a football from one hand to the other. "It's not as lonely as people think," he said when another Rams organized team activity dismissed Tuesday afternoon. He might..." June 13

USA Today "The St. Louis Rams took their time signing their rookies because they wanted to instruct the young men on the proper way to handle their money before cutting them a check. Armed with that information, all of those players can plan how to spend the money, because they're finally getting..." June 13

CBSSports.com "The 49ers lost Dashon Goldson to the Buccaneers in free agency and signed former Rams safety Craig Dahl to help replace him. By almost any measure, Goldson is the better player (according to ProFootballFocus.com, Dahl graded out as one of the league's least effective safeties), but Dahl was part..." June 13

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Tight end Jared Cook wants to be a difference-maker with the Rams. And it seems the team is more than willing to give him that chance. Cook, 26, certainly looks the part. At 6 feet 5 and and 248 pounds, he runs the 40 in 4.49 seconds and is versatile enough to play on the line, in the..." June 10

Pro Football Talk "E.C. Robinson, the high school coach of Titus Young who has been saying for weeks that Young needs professional help, says that Young doesn’t fully grasp what has happened to him this offseason. Young was cut first by the Lions and then by the Rams, and he has been arrested multiple times this..." June 09

Detroit Free Press "Cortland Finnegan got an up-close look at how good Calvin Johnson was last year, not that he needed any reminders. Johnson caught six passes for 111 yards in a Week 1 win against the Rams, and Finnegan said at the Nate Burleson-Stephen Tulloch charity softball game today he wasn’t the least bit..." June 09

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Just six weeks after the NFL draft, 192 of the 254 players selected have signed their contracts. Seven teams already have signed all of their draft picks, including Rams NFC West rival Seattle. Eight other teams have signed all but one of their draft picks. And 31 of the 32 NFL teams have signed..." June 09

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "For Tim Jenkins, every day at Rams Park is an opportunity to improve. And hopefully a chance to impress. “At this point, I’m doing a lot more listening than talking,’’ said Jenkins, a rookie free-agent quarterback from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. “I’m just trying to take it all in, to..." June 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Much of the Rams’ focus this offseason involved the addition of offensive weapons. First came the free-agent signing of tight end Jared Cook, formerly of the Tennessee Titans. Then, in the draft, the Rams selected Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, a pair of productive big-play receivers from West..." June 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "OK, so you’re not going to see Rokevious Watkins in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue any time soon. But he’s getting there. The Rams’ second-year offensive guard doesn’t look anything like the rookie who was held out of practice at the start of training camp a year ago because he was so out of..." June 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "After a disappointing rookie season that basically amounted to a redshirt year, Isaiah Pead must take another step back before he tries to move forward with his NFL career. The second-year running back from the University of Cincinnati was suspended for the opening game of the 2013 regular season..." June 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "For Rams veterans, next week marks the end of the spring practice period with the players getting a nice, long break before the start of training camp in late July. But for the skill position players, particularly the wide receivers and tight ends, they’re not totally off the hook. Once again,..." June 08

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

NFL.com "David "Deacon" Jones, the Hall of Fame defensive end whom some consider the greatest defensive player in NFL history, has died at the age of 74. The Washington Redskins, for whom Jones played his final NFL season in 1974, posted an obituary on their website Monday night after announcing the..." June 04

Belleville News-Democrat "With Steven Jackson off to the Atlanta Falcons, the Rams clearly have a new look these days. "It's a lot different, not only in the huddle, but in the locker room and in the meeting room, too," quarterback Sam Bradford said Thursday after Organized Team Activities on the field wrapped up at..." June 01

Pro Football Talk "As former Titans coach Jeff Fisher tries to bring the same consistency in the standings to St. Louis, he’s well on his way to replicating one of his more overlooked accomplishments in Houston and Tennessee. Rounding up problem children. The well-respected coach takes more than his share of..." June 01

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

Yahoo! Sports "Sometimes there's a story so random, so inane, so perfect, that it's hard to properly sum up. And so we have the tale of former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson, in his Prius (!!!), hunting down pop superstar Justin Bieber in his Ferrari to scold him about his reckless driving. We dare anyone to come..." May 28

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Some quick observations after watching Friday's Organized Team Activities workout at Rams Park in Earth City: • Tavon Austin, chosen No. 8 overall in the recent NFL draft, took a few handoffs midway through practice. At West Virginia last fall, in addition to catching 114 passes for 1,289 yards..." May 27

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The frequently dispensed idea of 2013 being a “make or break” year for Sam Bradford intrigues me. I suppose this is another example of the reality-TV mentality seeping into sports again. We must have drama and declare everyone an instant winner or a loser, with no room for moderate, reasonable..." May 27

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Brian Quick and Isaiah Pead were chosen by the Rams in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. Quick, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound receiver with speed and big-play potential out of Appalachian State, was the first pick on the draft’s second day (No. 33 overall). Not long after that, with pick No. 50,..." May 26

Fox Sports Midwest "The expectations surrounding fourth-year Rams quarterback Sam Bradford are so generally agreed upon that Bradford's teammates — especially those who have been added to the quarterback's offensive arsenal — don't bat an eyelash when they field questions about the importance of Bradford's upcoming..." May 25

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Andrew Helmick’s tryout with the Rams lasted all of seven plays. “I took more time warming up than I did actually catching passes,’’ the 22-year-old wide receiver from Lindenwood University said this week. “I caught seven passes — five from the wide position and two from the slot — and then..." May 25

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Rams opened up Organized Team Activities to the media for the first time on Thursday. A few things to come out of the workout, which lasted around two hours: • The newest Ram, tackle Thomas Brown, is a mountain of a man. Signed as a college free agent out of Mississippi earlier this week,..." May 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "When the Rams signed four-time Pro Bowler Jake Long as a free agent to play left tackle, it meant that incumbent Rodger Saffold would be making the shift to the right side. Although Saffold remained quiet, his representatives expressed their displeasure with the signing of the former Miami..." May 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "On Wednesday, the Rams announced that guard Rokevious Watkins has been suspended for the first game of the upcoming season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. “I’ll say this, we’ve been aware of it for quite some time,’’ coach Jeff Fisher said. “I’m not going to go..." May 24

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

CBSSports.com "Rokevious Watkins, considered the favorite to start at left guard for the Rams, has been suspended for the first game of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The NFL gave no explanation why Watkins did not receive the typical four-game suspension. A 2012 fifth-round..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "In a press conference following the NFL draft late last month, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead were asked about the team’s available roster spots and its impact on signing undrafted free agents. “We’re fortunate in the fact that, when this thing is all said and done,..." May 16

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "No fewer than eight safeties were on hand for the Rams’ rookie minicamp over the weekend, a sure sign that the team still is searching for depth at the position. Among those eight, only third-round draft pick T.J. McDonald — who is projected to start — is assured a job. Among the rest of the..." May 13

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Rams rookie free agent Benny Cunningham played the game of his life in high school, and Rams coach Jeff Fisher was there to see it. “Yeah, and they beat my youngest son’s team — I think in the playoffs — so we’re going to cut his signing bonus in half,” Fisher joked. “Honestly, I don’t remember..." May 12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Despite all his achievements and accolades at West Virginia, wide receiver Tavon Austin didn’t realize how many friends he had until he was chosen eighth overall in the NFL by the Rams two weeks ago. “Everybody expects a lot of things from you as far as money,” Austin said. “Everybody wants to be..." May 12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Two days of rookie minicamp at Rams Park concluded Saturday afternoon. The closed-to-public sessions led to heightened media arousal over assigned numbers and assorted college tales. No. 8 overall pick Tavon Austin wore No. 11 (blue jersey), looked really fast and really isn’t taller than 5 feet..." May 12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The first look at wide receiver Tavon Austin, linebacker Alec Ogletree and the rest of the Class of 2013 comes today at Rams Park with the first practice of rookie minicamp. “It’s been a long process, so you’re ready to get them on the home field here,” general manager Les Snead said. “But it’s..." May 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "There was a time not that long ago when Ray Ray Armstrong was considered very much an ascending football player. After his sophomore year at Miami he was considered a potential high-round NFL draft pick — if not a first-rounder. Although he started just three games that season (2010), Armstrong..." May 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Post-draft time in the NFL often means spring-cleaning in front offices throughout the league. Along those lines the Rams are hiring Ted Monago of the Chicago Bears as a national scout. Rams general manager Les Snead confirmed the hiring, which was originally reported by the Chicago Tribune,..." May 09

Chicago Tribune "More change is afoot in the Chicago Bears’ front office. League sources say the latest scout to leave is Ted Monago, who was allowed to depart for a promotion as national scout of the St. Louis Rams. A year ago, Monago was promoted by the Bears to the position of executive scout and named..." May 07

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Rams fans are buzzing about the team’s offseason moves, particularly on offense. But given what’s transpired out West, have they merely been keeping pace with division powers San Francisco and Seattle? The bandwagons are getting so crowded in those two NFL precincts, the entire West Coast might..." May 06

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "All along this offseason, the Rams’ game plan was much different on defense than offense. The offense underwent a radical makeover in skill position players, adding a Pro Bowl left tackle along the way. As for the defense, the shopping list was limited largely to two starting positions — safety..." May 04

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Despite the addition of two high-priced free agents (Jake Long, Jared Cook), and a draft that has Rams fans buzzing, Las Vegas doesn’t think much of the Rams’ offseason. The post-draft odds of winning the Super Bowl at the end of next season are 60 to 1 for the Rams, according to R.J. Bell of..." May 01

Denver Post "Tim Jenkins, who starred at ThunderRidge High School and Fort Lewis College, has been invited to the St. Louis Rams’ rookie minicamp from May 10-12. Jenkins went undrafted and did not sign with a team as an undrafted free agent. But if he impresses the Rams enough during the rookie minicamp, he..." May 01