St. Louis Rams Archive

  • Rams Lose Avery for Season, Bradford Needs Go-to Guy

    Rams Lose Avery for Season, Bradford Needs Go-to Guy

    It’s official. The St. Louis Rams will be without wide receiver Donnie Avery this season after an MRI confirmed he tore his ACL in Thursday’s exhibition against the New England Patriots. Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo confirmed the news during his Friday conference call with reporters. His absence means rookie Sam Bradford will have to find [...]

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  • Tom Brady Outgunned By Rookie Sam Bradford; Pats Fall to Rams 36-35

    Tom Brady Outgunned By Rookie Sam Bradford; Pats Fall to Rams 36-35

    The Rams #1 overall pick, QB Sam Bradford, got his first career start in Thursday’s preseason meeting with the Patriots and didn’t disappoint, outdueling New England’s star QB Tom Brady in a high-scoring 36-35 St. Louis victory. The rookie out of Oklahoma looked “poised and precise,” according to the Associated Press, finishing 15-22 for 189 yards [...]

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  • Patriots to Start Sammy Morris over Maroney at RB vs. Rams

    Patriots to Start Sammy Morris over Maroney at RB vs. Rams

    The Patriots made a last-minute switch, decided to start RB Sammy Morris over Laurence Maroney in tonight’s preseason game vs. St. Louis. According to “The Sports Hub” 98.5’s pregame show, Belichick changed his mind shortly before the game, even though Maroney has only seen 12 snaps so far this preseason and didn’t even make it onto [...]

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  • Torry Holt Released From Patriots, Reaches Injury Settlement

    Torry Holt Released From Patriots, Reaches Injury Settlement

    The Patriots and veteran WR Torry Holt reached an injury settlement on Wednesday, which releases the 34-year-old from the team. New England placed Holt on the season-ending injury reserve list last week he sustained a serious right knee injury. The injury settlement will allow Holt to sign with another team once he is healthy again,  a [...]

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  • Rams RB Steven Jackson Fights 300-pound Teammate

    Rams RB Steven Jackson Fights 300-pound Teammate

    While the rest of the football world was squarely focused on Brett Favre returning to the Minnesota Vikings Tuesday, something interesting happened in St. Louis. Rams running back Steven Jackson got into a scuffle with his 300-pound teammate, defensive tackle Gary Gibson. Jackson ripped off Gibson helmet and tossed it several feet away according to [...]

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  • Vikings’ Four Sacks Give Sam Bradford a Rude Welcome to NFL

    Vikings’ Four Sacks Give Sam Bradford a Rude Welcome to NFL

    The top overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft got a rude awakening in his pro debut Saturday night with the St. Louis Rams. Sam Bradford was 6-of-13 passing for 57 yards against the Minnesota Vikings with no picks or touchdowns. The real story, however, is the lack of protection the Rams offensive line provided [...]

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  • Steven Jackson May Not Play in Preseason Opener

    Steven Jackson May Not Play in Preseason Opener

    St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo isn’t planning on playing Steven Jackson all that much in Saturday’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings. “In this game? Not much and we’ll see if at all to be honest with you,” the coach said when asked what Jackson’s playing time would be this preseason. “A [...]

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  • Rams Sign Veteran Kicker Shaun Suisham

    Rams Sign Veteran Kicker Shaun Suisham

    The St. Louis Rams signed veteran place kicker Shaun Suisham to an undisclosed contract on Thursday. Suisham, who split time between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys last season, is unlikely to last long with the Rams according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He will be filling in for Josh Brown who [...]

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  • Bradford Will See Action with First-team in Preseason Opener

    Bradford Will See Action with First-team in Preseason Opener

    St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo must be thrilled about his top draft choice. Sam Bradford is legit and there is little doubt that he will be the starter before long. Spagnuolo, whose original plan was to slowly bring the rookie quarterback along, is speeding up the timetable for Bradford. In less than a week, [...]

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  • Rams RB Steven Jackson Adds Eight Pounds in Muscle, Gets Huge

    Rams RB Steven Jackson Adds Eight Pounds in Muscle, Gets Huge

    St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson put on eight pounds in muscle this offseason and is bigger than ever. He’s also just as fast. The now 244-pound Jackson has just 5 percent body fat according to ESPN’s John Clayton who called him a “freak.” The talented Rams runner is on a quest for his sixth [...]

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