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October 4, 2014
Weinke makes a Luck-Bradford collegiate comparison
New Rams quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke is not hiding his love of St. Louis signal-caller Sam Bradford, calling him the closest QB to Andrew Luck coming out of college. Is Weinke on the right track?
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Why the Browns Need to Stay Far Away from Bradford
Last week, Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reported that the Cleveland Browns will pursue St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford to help alleviate the quarterback crisis that ...
St. Louis Rams: 5 Best Options to Replace Joe Barksdale This Offseason
According to Overthecap .com, the St. Louis Rams currently have about $6.8 million available in salary cap space...
Falcons release veteran running back Steven Jackson
The Atlanta Falcons on Thursday released running back Steven Jackson, who in two seasons with the team couldn't recapture his 1,000-yard form that made him one of the league's top backs with the Rams. In 2013, his first season with the Falcons, he had 543 yards rushing in 12 games. Jackson has had at least 20 catches in 10 straight seasons, including a career-best 90 receptions in 2006. The Fal...
Rams Would Waste Opportunity by Not Trading Bradford
As the St. Louis Rams enter the 2015 season, the team faces a dilemma that's become all too common in recent years. Quarterback Sam Bradford is returning from a major injury—again...
Rams cut DT Langford in cost-cutting move
In search of some much-needed salary cap space heading toward free agency, the St. Louis Rams released defensive tackle Kendall Langford on Thursday afternoon.
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Kendall Langford Reportedly Released by Rams: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
In a cost-cutting move to clear up some cap space, the St. Louis Rams have released defensive tackle Kendall Langford . Jim Thomas of the St...
Rams reportedly release DT Kendall Langford
The St. Louis Rams have reportedly released defensive tackle Kendall Langford, saving the team $6 million in salary cap space. The 29-year-old is expected to have plenty of suitors in free agency.
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Latest Rams Free Agency News and Rumors
With NFL free agency approximately two weeks away, the St. Louis Rams undoubtedly have a game plan in place. Until the market opens, we'll have to rely on news reports, rumors and observations to gain an understanding on what direction St...
Offseason Forecast: St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams' front office must fix an offense that ranked near the bottom of the league last season. Could a healthy Sam Bradford help get the team heading in the right direction in 2015?
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Inglewood OKs Kroenke-Led Stadium Plan
The St. Louis Rams came one step closer to relocating back to Los Angeles on Tuesday night, as plans for a stadium in Inglewood were officially approved. The Associated Press, via ESPN...
Council OKs Los Angeles-area stadium backed by Rams owner
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Inglewood City Council late Tuesday night approved plans to build a football stadium that includes St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke as a partner, clearing a path for a return to the Los Angeles area of the NFL for the first time in two decades. The council approved the...
Inglewood unanimously approves stadium plan at Hollywood Park
The push to bring NFL football back to Los Angeles took another step forward on Tuesday night. According to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times, the Inglewood City Council unanimously voted to approve the stadium project at Hollywood Park bring championed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke. The vote allows officials to avoid...
Fantasy Football Outlook for Rams Stars
The 2015 fantasy outlook for the St. Louis Rams is tied to a new stadium more than any football-related factor...
Rams Must Add Space-Eater, Shutdown CB for Ultimate D
The St. Louis Rams have some question marks on defense heading into the offseason. How can they improve on defense? Who should they target in free agency and the draft? Watch ...
No team has contacted Rams regarding Sam Bradford
Although there have been reports of interest from other teams in quarterback Sam Bradford, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported no team has contacted the Rams about their signal-caller. Will he be dealt?
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Buzz: Bradford Refusing Pay Cut
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford 's future with the team is uncertain at this point. Could the Rams trade Bradford? Will the Rams look to restructure Bradford's contract? ...
Sources: Bills eyeing QB Sam Bradford
The Bills believe they can win now, but do they have the assets to pull off a deal with a Rams team that has publicly stood by their franchise QB?
Some NFL hopefuls aren't at the NFL combine in Indy
Poked, prodded, tested and timed were 135 draft-eligible college players who forked over $150 entrance fees for the chance to show off their stuff to NFL talent evaluators in hopes of earning an invitation to somebody's training camp. Last season there were 20 graduates of this program - including Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein - on NFL rosters, 18 of whom played in their team's opener. Overall, 120...
Raiders, Chargers plan shared LA stadium
Los Angeles is the hottest market for new stadiums in the country - and the NFL teams that could come with them - but the possibility that three teams will kick off in the region is a football fantasy, experts say. The Oakland Raiders, the San Diego Chargers and the St. Louis Rams each have gained a foothold in the LA area. The Raiders and Chargers announced Thursday that they are planning a sh...
Buzz: Concern as Bradford's Recovers from 2nd ACL Tear
Questions surrounding quarterback Sam Bradford 's future with the St. Louis Rams continue to swirl...
Rams Add Chris Weinke as QB Coach
The St. Louis Rams have reportedly hired former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke to become the team's new quarterbacks coach. Head coach Jeff Fisher announced the hire on Friday, according to the Around the NFL Twitter feed..
Rams GM Les Snead: 'Deleting' QB Sam Bradford is not the answer
Rams GM Les Snead appeared to shoot down rumors that quarterback Sam Bradford was free to seek a trade out of St. Louis.
Rams name Cignetti offensive coordinator
The St. Louis Rams stayed in-house Thursday in hiring a new offensive coordinator to replace Brian Schottenheimer, promoting quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti to help turn around the long-struggling offense. Schottenheimer left in January to become offensive coordinator at the University of Georgia. Cignetti will call plays, the team said. The Rams also announced the promotion of tight ends coa...
Jeff Garcia to interview for Rams' QB coach position
Albert Breer reports that the Rams will continue their coaching staff overhaul by interviewing former signal-caller Jeff Garcia for their vacant QB coach position on Thursday. Will he land the gig in St. Louis?
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New deals may help St. Louis keep Rams
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced deals with a power company and railroad Tuesday that he said represent ''concrete progress'' in plans to build a riverfront stadium that could help St. Louis remain an NFL city. Nixon held an outdoor news conference in near-freezing temperatures along with leaders of Ameren Missouri and Terminal Railroad Association at the proposed site for the 64,000-seat, ope...
Missouri Gov.: Can't sit tight with Rams in flux
As momentum builds toward a new stadium project in Los Angeles that could take the NFL out of St. Louis, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is ramping up the urgency for a stadium in the Gateway to the West.
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Rams Must Draft WR White, Solidify OL for 2015 Ultimate Offense
The St. Louis Rams have built a solid foundation on defense but now need to improve their offense during the 2015 offseason...
Rams look to restructure Sam Bradford's contract
With Sam Bradford entering the final year of his rookie contract, the St. Louis Rams reportedly want to restructure the $12.985 million he has left on the deal.
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Rams' Best Trade Options with the 10th Pick
St. Louis Rams general manager Les Snead has demonstrated a clear willingness to wheel and deal on draft day and create a splash, and it'll be no different in 2015. The No...
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) - Michael Sam, who made headlines last year as the first openly gay NFL player, has applied for a spot in the league's first-ever veteran combine. The NFL announced in January that it would hold a combine for players with league experience on March 22 at the Arizona Cardinals' training complex. Sam was drafted in the seventh round last May by the St. Louis Rams but failed t...
Rams Admit Failure by Settling for Cignetti as OC
The grab bag of life situations that resemble what's happening with the St. Louis Rams ' offensive coordinator position is brimming with your standard tales of rejection, then shame...
How Spagnuolo Hire Impacts Giants Defense
After unsuccessful stints as head coach of the St. Louis Rams and as defensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints , Steve Spagnuolo , previously with the Baltimore Ravens ...
St. Louis Rams expected to tab Frank Cignetti as OC
It seems the St. Louis Rams have found their replacement for departed OC Brian Schottenheimer. Ian Rapoport reported Thursday the team is expected to promote Frank Cignetti.
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Who's the OC That Can Resurrect Rams Offense?
The St. Louis Rams enter the 2015 offseason with lots of questions, primarily on the offensive side of the ball...
Rams' Bargain Guide to 2015 Offseason
Some of the best offseason pickups are not the high-end acquisitions but rather the under-the-radar bargains. That's something the St. Louis Rams must search for this offseason...
Rams DT Aaron Donald is top defensive rookie
PHOENIX (AP) -- St. Louis Rams tackle Aaron Donald has won The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year award for 2014.
Did Donald Really Deserve DROY Honors?
Though the St. Louis Rams , Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens each endured varying degrees of disappointment in the 2014 season, the standout performances from their defensive rookies Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack and C...
Donald Named Defensive Rookie of the Year
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald almost single-handedly reversed the St. Louis Rams ' fortunes on defense this season, and he was rewarded for his spectacular debut by being named the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, per the NFL...
Teams eye LA, but league hopes clubs stay put
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that several clubs are interested in a possible move to Los Angeles, but the league would prefer its franchises to stay where they are. Goodell's comments come weeks after St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke joined a group putting forward a plan to build an 80,000-seat, NFL-suitable stadium in Los Angeles. "We have been working on the stadium issue with ...
Mistakes the Rams Can't Afford to Make
After a 6-10 season and a last-place finish in the NFC West, it may seem that the St. Louis Rams need to change things in a big way going forward. But that may not necessarily be the case...
Colts name Rob Chudzinski associate head coach
The Indianapolis Colts named Rob Chudzinski associate head coach. The St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers had been interested in talking to the former head coach about their offensive coordinator jobs.
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Rams enter year-to-year lease with St. Louis
The St. Louis Rams took a step toward a possible move back to the West Coast, notifying the city's Convention and Visitors Commission on Monday that they intend to shift to a year-to-year lease agreement for their use of the Edward Jones Dome.
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Rams switch to year-to-year lease, can leave in 2016
Rams owner Stan Kroenke took another step toward moving the team from St. Louis to Los Angeles, shifting to a year-to-year lease at the Edward Jones Dome.
St. Louis Rams' Top Free-Agency Targets on the Offensive Line
The St. Louis Rams have several major needs this offseason, and utilizing the free-agent market will certainly make filling those needs much easier. If you ask any St...
The lure of LA for the NFL - mirage or 'must do'?
By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Like a shimmering desert mirage, the prospect of a National Football League (NFL) team returning to the Los Angeles area has tantalized fans in Southern California for two decades without coming to fruition. Since the Rams left Los Angeles for St. Louis and the Raiders moved back to Oakland, both departing before the start of the 1995 season, there...
Nathaniel Hackett interviewing for Rams offensive coordinator on Thursday
The Rams got rebuffed in their attempt to interview Rob Chudzinski and Alex Van Pelt for their offensive coordinator vacancy, so they've moved on to a candidate not currently employed by another NFL club. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Nathaniel Hackett is interviewing for the job on Thursday. Hackett spent the...
Why the St. Louis Rams Must Draft Dorial Green-Beckham
The "Greatest Show on Turf" featured one of the most potent passing attacks in football history, but the St. Louis Rams have been inept in that department ever since...
Rams won't get chance to interview Rob Chudzinski or Alex Van Pelt
The Rams' search for a new offensive coordinator is down a couple of candidates. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Rams have been denied permission to interview two of the coaches they wanted to talk to about a spot on Jeff Fisher's staff. Colts special assistant Rob Chudzinski and Packers quarterbacks...
Source: Browns interview former Rams coach Mike Martz
CLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the Browns search for a new offensive coordinator says the team interviewed former St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz. Martz met with Browns officials in Mobile, Alabama at the Senior Bowl on Monday, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition...
