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October 4, 2014
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...
Source: Martz joins mix for Browns OC job
The Cleveland Browns continue to search far and wide for an offensive coordinator, as former St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz was among the latest to interview for the job, a league source confirmed.
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Rams want to talk to Alex Van Pelt about OC job also
The Rams aren't limiting themselves to the losing staff of the AFC Championship Game for a potential new offensive coordinator. According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Rams have asked permission to interview Packers quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt for the job as well. Van Pelt made the move to quarterbacks coach...
Projecting Contract Offers for St. Louis' Free Agents
The St. Louis Rams , and the entire NFL for that matter, will be scrambling to re-sign their in-house free agents before the market opens on March 10—about one month after the Super Bowl...
Openly gay NFL draft choice Michael Sam proposes to boyfriend
Michael Sam, the first openly gay man drafted by an NFL team, has become engaged to the man he kissed on television after he was chosen last year by the St. Louis Rams, he said on social media on Friday. Sam, who is no longer with a team in the National Football League, posted a photo of himself on Facebook kneeling before his boyfriend Vito Cammisano and presenting him with a ring. He disclose...
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Jerry Jones gets a call from Goodell over comments on Rams move
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked to explain himself to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after saying that the Rams could move to Los Angeles without getting permission from the league office. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Goodell personally called Jones to find out what Jones meant when he suggested that Rams owner Stan Kroenke...
What Positions Offer Most Value for St. Louis Rams in 2015 NFL Draft?
The St. Louis Rams appeared to be a team on the cusp of contending for the playoffs in the future toward the end of the 2014 season. The future could be as early as the 2015 season...
Rams Should Keep Britt to Anchor WR Depth Chart
There's a number that comes to mind immediately when St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt is mentioned in any conversation...
San Diego Mayor promises stadium plan this fall
Rams owner Stan Kroenke's move to build a stadium in Los Angeles reverberated well beyond St. Louis. It hit San Diego as well, where the Chargers look to Los Angeles as both a source of fans and a potential home while they try to sort out a stadium of their own. San Diego Mayor Kevin...
Rams' Initial Round-by-Round Draft Big Board
Now that the season is over, the St. Louis Rams are in the process of stacking the big board in preparation for the 2015 NFL draft. Preparing for the draft is a long and turbulent process...
If St. Louis builds a new riverfront stadium, will the Rams stay?
St. Louis isn't throwing in the towel on keeping the Rams or luring another NFL franchise despite Rams owner Stan Kroenke's intent to build a stadium on land he owns in LA.
Rams G.M. doesn't think relocation talk hurts free agency
The Rams go into this offseason with a number of questions on the field. But the biggest off-field question — where the team will be in 2016 — shouldn't be much of a factor, according to General Manager Les Snead. Via Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Snead said he didn't think the looming...
5 Rams Who Will Be on Roster Bubble in 2015
Training camp competition always brings out the best in players. The St. Louis Rams , like every team, will have several players on the bubble this summer fighting to earn a spot on the 53-man roster...
Losing Rams would be blow to St. Louis' pride, not economy - NBC Sports
ST. LOUIS (AP) If St. Louis loses its NFL team, experts say it'd have a "small potatoes" economic impact. The blow to region's psyche, they say, would be far greater. The beleaguered fan base took another hit on Monday, when Rams owner Stan Kroenke joined in a development group that's planning an...
Greg Roman, Kyle Shanahan among Rams' coordinator candidates
After Brian Schottenheimer left St. Louis to become the offensive coordinator at Georgia, the Rams have identified some potential replacements. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Rams have requested permission to interview 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman and former Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan for vacancy in St. Louis. Roman is also a candidate...
St. Louis unveils plan for new NFL stadium
Less than a week after news came that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is part of a group developing a new NFL stadium in Los Angeles, St. Louis revealed a plan for a stadium of its own on Friday afternoon.
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Chargers sign wide receiver Austin Pettis
The Chargers took a look at wide receiver Austin Pettis recently, and they apparently liked what they saw. They announced they signed the former Rams third-rounder Friday. Pettis caught 107 passes for 1,034 yards and nine touchdowns in 47 games with the Rams, but was rarely more than a part-time player. The Rams cut Pettis in...
Report: Michael Sam engaged to longtime boyfriend
Former Rams seventh-round draft pick Michael Sam is reportedly engaged.
Rams don't have much to say about St. Louis stadium proposal
On Friday, a new task force formed by Missouri governor Jay Nixon published a proposal for a new stadium in St. Louis. For the Rams. To play in. If they don't move to Los Angeles. The Rams, who didn't attend the press conference at which the new stadium was announced, have issued a statement regarding...
St. Louis makes its pitch to keep the Rams
Days after news broke that Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium in Los Angeles, St. Louis has unveiled a plan to build a new stadium of its own, either to entice the Rams to stay or to bring in another NFL team down the road if the Rams leave. The plan, unveiled...
Prospects Rams Should Target in NFL Draft
Like every NFL team, the St. Louis Rams are beginning the grueling process of stacking the draft board and preparing for the 2015 NFL draft...
Rams Need an OC Who Can Properly Utilize Austin
There is a riddle of sorts lying ahead for whoever takes the St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator position vacated by Brian Schottenheimer Wednesday...
Rams' Top Free-Agent Targets for 2015 Offseason
The St. Louis Rams have many questions heading into the offseason. Whom should the Rams target in free agency? What are positions of need? Watch as Stephen Nelson and Bleacher ...
St. Louis is wasting time trying to retain Rams
PFT Live: After revealing plans to build a football stadium in L.A., Rams owner Stan Kroenke is now snubbing the city of St. Louis by not fielding their calls which will cause the city to work directly with the NFL.
Roster Changes the Bulldogs Should Consider
The Georgia Bulldogs are starting to get their coaching staff in order, as former St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is now the offensive coordinator for the Bulldogs...
Rams are snubbing St. Louis
Silent Stan is giving St. Louis the silent treatment. With Rams owner Stan Kroenke announcing plans to build a football stadium in Los Angeles, the powers-that-be in St. Louis still intend to propose a new building that would keep the Rams in Missouri. But the powers-that-be in St. Louis allege the Rams won't communicate. Via...
St. Louis leaders: Rams not returning calls
City officials said Wednesday that the owner of the Rams isn't returning their calls, so they plan to work directly with the NFL on efforts to keep a team -- any team -- in St. Louis amid speculation the Rams are headed back to Los Angeles.
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Georgia hires Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator - NBC Sports
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Former St. Louis Rams and New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is moving back to the college ranks to direct Georgia's offense. Georgia coach Mark Richt announced Wednesday that Schottenheimer also will coach the Bulldogs' quarterbacks. The 41-year-old...
Rams OC Schottenheimer hired by Georgia
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer leaves the St. Louis Rams to take the same position with the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Schottenheimer Departure Puts Rams in the Market for OC
Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer of the St. Louis Rams will give up his role as the play-caller and accept an offensive coaching job with the Georgia Bulldogs. Rams beat writer Nick Wagoner of ESPN...
St. Louis leaders: Kroenke won't return our calls - NBC Sports
ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis city officials say the owner of the Rams isn't returning calls, so they plan to work directly with the league on keeping an NFL team in town. Owner Stan Kroenke (KRAHN'-kee) is part of a group that announced plans Monday for an 80,000-seat stadium in the Los Angeles...
Brian Schottenheimer leaves Rams for Georgia
The St. Louis Rams now have a vacancy on their coaching staff. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has left the team to join the University of Georgia.
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Making the Case for 'Greatest Show on Turf' for HOF
Welcome to the Built Ford Tough 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend Sweepstakes, brought to you by Bleacher Report. The St. Louis Rams were one of the best offensive teams in NFL history in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
What Will It Take to Keep Key Rams?
The offseason is upon us, at least for those teams that are no longer playing for a chance to reach the Super Bowl. Among those would be the St. Louis Rams ...
What Can St. Louis Rams Do to Clear More Salary-Cap Space for 2015 Offseason?
With the 2015 offseason approaching, many are wondering if the St. Louis Rams will have the necessary salary-cap space to partake in the ferocious bidding wars for veteran players...
Kroenke may not have the votes to move, and he may not need them
After months of saying nothing about whether he'll keep the Rams in St. Louis or move them, owner Stan Kroenke has made his intentions clear by announcing that he plans to build a football stadium in Inglewood, California. The NFL believes that, whenever Kroenke applies to move, he'll need a total of 24 votes approving...
Rodger Saffold set for shoulder surgery on Wednesday
Last offseason, it looked like Rodger Saffold would be taking his talents to Oakland but the Raiders backed out of the deal due to concerns about his left shoulder. Saffold wound up re-signing with the Rams and started all 16 games at both guard and tackle during the regular season. He was forced out of...
Kenny Britt 'definitely' wants to play for Rams in '15
Soon-to-be free agent Kenny Britt had a career year in his first season with the Rams. The wideout, who had 48 catches in 16 starts, wants to stay put. Will St. Louis keep him around?
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Stadium play indicates NFL's Rams may return to Los Angeles
By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The billionaire owner of the St. Louis Rams unveiled plans on Monday to build a stadium in Los Angeles that could house his team in three years, even though the NFL has delayed allowing any team to relocate to the nation's second-largest market. Rams owner Stan Kroenke would partner with Stockbridge Capital Group to construct an 80,000-seat stadium in subu...
Insider Buzz: Kroenke Says Rams Are Moving to LA with or Without NFL's Approval
St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build an NFL stadium in Inglewood, California. Will there be an NFL team in Los Angeles in the near future? Could the Rams move ...
St. Louis responds to Kroenke's stadium construction plans
The man known as Silent Stan said plenty early Monday, with Rams owner Stan Kroenke announcing his intentions to build a football stadium in Los Angeles. The powers-that-be in St. Louis don't seem to be fazed by his all-in play. "The news today is another reminder of how much competition there can be for National...
Rams owner Kroenke planning NFL stadium in LA
The prospect of an NFL franchise returning to Los Angeles has edged closer after St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced plans to build an 80,000-seat stadium in the city, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Kroenke, who is also the majority shareholder of English Premier League side Arsenal, had fueled speculation of an NFL project in Los Angeles after purchasing a 60-acre site in Ingle...
NFL's return to LA could open Hollywood's door for college football
When it comes to football in Los Angeles, USC and UCLA have been the only game in town since the departure of the Raiders (back to Oakland) and the Rams (to St. Louis). Now it seems one of those franchises is looking to make a return to the City of Angels, and it could bring...
Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build stadium in L.A.
PFT Live: Mike Florio discusses the announcement of St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke's plan to build an NFL stadium in Los Angeles, presumably in preparation for the relocation of the Rams.
Report: Rams owner plans NFL stadium in Los Angeles County - NBC Sports
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The owner of the St. Louis Rams plans to build an NFL stadium in Los Angeles County, boosting the chances that pro football could return to the region, according to a newspaper report. Stan Kroenke has partnered with Stockbridge Capital Group, owners of the 238-acre Hollywood...
St. Louis Rams owner plans to build stadium in L.A.
Could we be getting closer to an NFL team coming to Los Angeles? A report from the Los Angeles Times indicates St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
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