James Butler News

The second half of their 2009 schedule offers no immediate respite for the beleaguered St.

I hate to say I told you so, Steven Jackson, but I did . While not as directly, so did your teammate Richie Incognito .

As with many things in the game of Football, timing is everything when it comes to the celebratory Gatorade shower.

Steven Jackson's 25-yard touchdown run with 1:38 left lifted the St. Louis Rams to a 17-10 win over the Detroit Lions, snapping their 17-game losing streak.

But just when the former Green Bay Packer was getting up to speed on the Rams ' playbook, he suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him for three games.

As usual, St. Louis RamsA coach Steve Spagnuolo said a final decision won't be made until the end of the week, but it looks like Quincy Butler will step into the starting lineup Sunday at cornerback in place of the injured Bradley Fletcher.

Brothers Peyton and Eli Manning often compare notes in their dual jobs as NFL quarterbacks.

Preparing to play quarterback Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts has caused St.

James Butler has gone against Peyton Manning and the high-powered Indianapolis offense just once in his career.

Every day at Rams practice, the job of the scout team quarterback is to run the plays of the opposing team's offense.

Just in time for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, strong safety James Butler is ready to return from a left knee injury.

The winless St. Louis Rams got some good news on Monday as No. 1 wide receiver Donnie Avery has avoided a long-term injury.

Originally published October 18, 2009 at 10:26 a.m., updated October 18, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

The winless Rams had three turnovers inside the Vikings 10 and had a fourth returned for a touchdown in last week's 38-10 loss to Minnesota.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Larry from Alaska writes: Do you have an updated "roided out roster" file posted for download? Mike Sando: Now I do.

St. Louis Rams starting wide receiver Keenan Burton, who missed part of Wednesday's practice and all of Thursday's with a sore hamstring, was back on the practice field Friday.A On the team's official injury report, he was listed asA "limited participation" and questionable for Sunday'sA home game against Minnesota.

Here's a sobering fact: As of Thursday night, the only injury-free wide receiver on the Rams ' roster was Nate Jones .

The telephone has been ringing a lot this week for St. Louis Rams rookie linebacker James Laurinaitis.

Alex Barron, benched during the St. Louis Rams' 35-0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, was back at left tackle during practice Wednesday.

Rams quarterback Marc Bulger engaged in what probably was the football equivalent of soft toss Monday briefly at Rams Park.