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Rookie linebacker Marcus Freeman, a fifth-round draft pick from Ohio State, shares his thoughts in a weekly diary on ChicagoBears.com. The feature will go on hiatus and return the week before training camp.

At the annual NFL rookie symposium, cautionary tales are a common watchword. At the launch of burgeoning NFL careers, impressionable rookies are warned about virtually every potential downfall.

Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer and Mixed Martial Arts writer for FOXSports.com. He's covered the NFL for 14 seasons as a beat writer and is president emeritus of the Pro Football Writers of America.

Parents, teachers, students and other child advocates from across the country will gather in Ft.

The Rams saw a differently type of training Thursday: an up close look at Scott Air Force Base "They were explaining it to us I was like wow this is what goes on in the Air Force kinda makes you think for a minute," said first-round draft pick Jason Smith.

Thanks to those who contributed to the latest NFC West chat. Full transcript here .

Ken Flajole, the Rams' new defensive coordinator, prefers to wait until the pads go on and the curtain goes up before making any firm decisions on his players.

Former St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator and Northwestern head coach Rick Venturi never questioned Pisa Tinoisamoa's toughness, but Venturi may have doubted the linebacker's sanity at one point.

As we all prepare for the upcoming season, the St. Louis Rams have started to fill the holes necessary to make themselves once again a dominant force in the NFL... by Ron Johnson 50 reads Opinion As we all prepare for the upcoming season, the St.

Louis Rams in tackles. He became the first rookie in franchise history to pull off that feat.

So, the St Louis Rams just recently dropped their best linebacker, Pisa Tinoisamoa.

The revamping of the Rams continued on Friday, as the team announced the release of their leading tackler from last season, veteran LB Pisa Tinoisamoa.

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Rams didn't think Pisa Tinoisamoa had the size to fit their scheme, and the team wasn't going to pay him starter money if he didn't fit the defense.

In a move that nobody really saw coming, the Rams released seventh-year veteran OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa Friday.

Marc Bulger has a new coach, a revamped offensive line, and some newfound optimism.

When the time came for the Rams to make their second-round pick in the draft, they were in an enviable position.

Yes, Rams GM Billy Devaney and his defensive-minded new head coach Steve Spagnuolo took an offensive tackle with the second pick in last weekends draft.

Just a few days ago, Jason Smith was wearing a suit and tie and posing with a ceremonial No.

After losing 27 of 32 games the last two seasons, the Rams became accustomed to failure.

The St. Louis Rams see James Laurinaitis as their future man in the middle. The Rams took Laurinaitis, a middle linebacker from Ohio State, in the second round of 2009 NFL Draft.