James Laurinaitis News

May 23, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and guard Harvey Dahl scuffle as teammates attempt to break it up during an OTA at ContinuityX Training Center.

The St. Louis Rams are ahead of the curve - scheme and personnel - when it comes to slowing down the Read Option.

Emory Blake appears to have been left out of the conversation. Will the talk surrounding him heat up in coming months? Rookie depth at linebacker - Outside of starters James Laurinaitis, Jo-Lonn Dunbar and the newly drafted Alec Ogletree, the St.

The Rams are already a few days into rookie minicamp. Reports have come out that Tavon Austin is doing well and Stedman Bailey also looks comfortable.

Aaron Curry 's recent signing with the New York Giants invites a look back at the 2009 NFC West draft class, painful as it might be in some cases.

After a frustrating 2012 campaign, the Cougars will look to bounce back to the normal dominance in Pinellas County.

Rating the linebacker corps in the NFC West may be the toughest part of this articles series.

Nov. 25, 2012; Glendale, AZ, USA: St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins returns an interception for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Les Snead's second draft as the St. Louis Rams ' general manager cemented him as one of the NFL 's most promising young front office minds.

The St. Louis Rams have been a consistent disappoint leading up to the 2011-2012 season, amplified even more by a flash of potential when they went 7-9 in 2010-2011 only to drop back down to 2-14 in 2011-2012. But I'm not writing this to inform you of things you already know, but instead to speculate where the team was when Fischer/Snead took over, ... (more)

Mel Kiper is the Smith Barney of the NFL Draft: When he speaks, people listen. Apologies if that's not from a Smith Barney advertisement, after a string of 16-hours days my recall powers for 1980s commercials are maxed out.

On Day 2 of the 2013 NFL draft, Stedman Bailey joined Tavon Austin as wide receivers in the St.

Under coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead, the St. Louis Rams refuse to stay put on draft day.

Having moved up to 8 to take Tavon Austin, the Rams dropped down from 22 and ended up selecting Georgia linebacker Alec Ogletree.