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Could RB Adrian Peterson Come to the Rams This Summer?

May 27th, 2018

Ross Miles

Posted in Video

One running back that still does not have a home with training camp less than two months away is that of Adrian Peterson. He recently stated that one team that might have his eye is that of the Rams, a team that could use a quality running back behind possible MVP Todd Gurley.

Adrian Peterson was on ESPN recently, and was asked about teams he could see playing for in 2018. One of the teams he mentioned was the St. Louis Rams…. a team that relocated to Los Angeles in 2016. pic.twitter.com/Tjmq0h4wva

— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) May 27, 2018

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Former Rams Coach Chuck Knox Passes Away at Age 86

May 13th, 2018

Jim Adkins

Posted in News

Former Rams, Seahawks and Bills head coach Chuck Knox has died at 86. The Seahawks confirmed Knox’s passing on Sunday.

Knox coached the Seattle Seahawks from 1983-1991, leading them to winning records in six of nine seasons. Knox’s Seahawks got off to a hot start, winning nine games and reaching the AFC Championship Game in the coach’s first season at the helm, and won 12 games the following season before a Divisional round exit.

Seattle posted a 3-4 playoff mark during his tenure. The coach who finished with an 80-69 record in Seattle was inducted into the franchise’s Ring of Honor in 2005.

The coach also led the Los Angeles Rams in two different stints, from 1973-1977 and 1992-1994, compiling a 69-48 record combined between those two spans. Knox posted five straight seasons with double-digit wins in his first stint before leaving for Buffalo in 1978, where he coached the Bills through 1982. Knox returned to a much different Rams franchise in 1992, failing to win more than six games in a season before he was fired in January 1995.

Knox cut his NFL teeth as an offensive line coach with the New York Jets from 1963-1966 and Detroit Lions from 1967-1972. He finished his 22-year head-coaching career with a 186-147 regular-season record and a 7-11 mark in the postseason.

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Rams Denied Request from NFL to Wear More Throwbacks in 2018

May 13th, 2018

Russ Loede

Posted in News

The Rams have asked the NFL if they could wear their throwback uniforms more in 2018, and the NFL has stated they will not let them, a major letdown to many old school Los Angeles Rams fans everywhere.

The @NFL denied the @RamsNFL the request to wear their throwback uniforms more this season.#uniswag pic.twitter.com/s2wjgB2lck

— UNISWAG (@UNISWAG) May 13, 2018

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Reloaded Rams Announce Joint Preseason Practices with the Baltimore Ravens

May 8th, 2018

Ross Miles

Posted in News

The Los Angeles Rams are a team that many eyes are going to be on as they get ready for the 2018 season and ready for training camp in about 90 days.

If you check out NetBet Sport the Rams are the favorites to repeat as the NFC West Divisional Champions in 2018, and many think after a wild card loss to the Atlanta Falcons in January this upcoming season will be the one where they take the next step forward.

The Rams had a successful offseason with adding some solid players in free agency and trades, including in the mix are defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, wide receiver Brandin Cooks, safety Marcus Peters and cornerback Aqib Talib.

In the draft a few weeks back, the team added TCU offensive tackle Joe Noteboom with their first pick in the third round, and in the fourth round grabbed two players, center Brian Allen from Michigan State and defensive end John Franklin-Myers from Stephen F. Austin.

All these players should give this team a great shot to be a top contender in the NFC this upcoming season.

They will have an early chance to see how good they are in camp, as today the Rams announced they are going to have joint training camp practices with the AFC North’s Baltimore Ravens, a team that barley missed the playoffs last season with a week 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at home.

The practices will be hosted by the Ravens and will take place on Monday, August 6th and on Tuesday, the 7th of August.

This will lead up to the teams playing each other in Week 1 of the preseason, a game that will take place on Thursday, August 9th at M&T Bank Stadium.

“The schedule worked out in our favor where we could schedule these two practices with the Ravens,” Rams Head Coach Sean McVay said on Tuesday.

“Opportunities like this are always beneficial and it helps us evaluate our players going into the preseason.”

Times, dates, and specific location of the practices will be released to media at a later date.

It is always good to get a look at live competition early in camp, and with going up against the Ravens, it will be fun to see how the Rams match up with one of the teams in the AFC that always seem to play a very physical brand of football.

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Rams Earn an ‘B-‘ for Their Draft According to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.

April 30th, 2018

Matt Loede

Posted in 2018 NFL Draft

The draft grades from ‘Draft Guru’ Mel Kiper Jr. are out, and one team that got a good grade is that of the Rams, who according to Kiper got an ‘B-‘ for their collection of players over the two days.

Here’s what he had to say:

It’s tough to grade this Rams draft because they only had one pick on the first two days. Their first-round pick (No. 23) is essentially wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who is already a productive NFL player but will be looking at a massive contract next offseason. If Rams GM Les Snead and coach Sean McVay gave up a first-rounder for Cooks, they better be prepared to pay up to keep him, or else that’s a bad trade. Still, consider that Cooks is just 24 years old, and no wide receivers were taken ahead of that No. 23 slot. It’s certainly possible that they got the best wide receiver available. They gave up this year’s second-round pick (No. 56) in the trade for Sammy Watkins, who they lost in free agency. That trade looks worse than the Cooks addition. The Rams spent heavily to try to upgrade their receiving corps, but there’s better value in Round 2 of the draft. Receivers James Washington and D.J. Chark were still on the board at that pick.

We also have to factor in the additions of cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters, who cost late picks in this draft. They’re good players — for 2018, at least.

Joe Noteboom (pick 89), who started 40 games at TCU, at both left and right tackle, is a good developmental player for a team with an aging offensive line — left tackle Andrew Whitworth turns 37 during the season. Brian Allen (111) gives them center depth, where John Sullivan turns 33 before Week 1. I like Obo Okoronkwo (160), and Wade Phillips is going to set him loose off the edge in his 3-4. Micah Kiser (147) and Justin Lawler (244) were two more that stood out on a busy Day 3.

Snead has clearly placed an emphasis on finding underrated talent in Rounds 4-7, and he could have some finds here. I just don’t know how many of them will be able to contribute as rookies.

Round/Pick Name Pos College
3/89 Joe Noteboom OT TCU
4/111 Brian Allen C MICHIGAN STATE
4/135 John Franklin-Myers DE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
5/147 Micah Kiser ILB VIRGINIA
5/160 Obo Okoronkwo OLB OKLAHOMA
6/176 John Kelly RB TENNESSEE
6/192 Jamil Demby OT MAINE
6/195 Sebastian Joseph DT RUTGERS
6/205 Trevon Young DE LOUISVILLE
7/231 Travin Howard OLB TCU
7/244 Justin Lawler DE SMU

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Rams Four Preseason Games Announced

April 11th, 2018

Jim Adkins

Posted in News

The NFL today announced the four preseason games for the Rams as well as the rest of the league, and below are the four games for the Rams, all of which to be played in August.

Game One – At Baltimore
Game Two – vs Oakland
Game Three – vs Houston
Game Four – at New Orleans

The NFL has announced its preseason schedule, and the Rams will have a strong slate of opponents for the four exhibition contests.

Playing the AFC West during the regular season, Los Angeles doubled up with only one Pacific time zone team for its preseason slate. The Rams will travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens in Week 1, square off against the Raiders at the Coliseum in Week 2, take on the Texans in Los Angeles for Week 3, then finish the preseason slate against the Saints in Louisiana.

Los Angeles will also face Oakland and New Orleans during the regular season. Last year, the Rams only faced one preseason opponent in the regular season in the Cowboys.

All games may be seen on KCBS and Univision/UniMas, and may be heard across the Rams Radio Network on ESPN LA 710 AM plus the simulcast on 93.1 JACK FM

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Ndamukong Suh Says Rams Were Best Fit for Him in Search for New Team

April 7th, 2018

Jim Adkins

Posted in News

Ndamukong Suh, a five-time Pro Bowl player, is excited about joining a Rams team that won the NFC West last season and, after several notable offseason moves, is regarded as a Super Bowl contender, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports.

“I would say we’re in pretty good shape on paper,” Suh said, “but we have a lot of things to prove, including myself.

“I always play with a chip on my shoulder. And that’s really kind of my focus, is to come in here and put in a lot of work and make sure that I prove my worth and kind of go from there.”

Suh, 31, joins a defense that includes tackle Aaron Donald — the reigning NFL defensive player of the year — and recently acquired Pro Bowl cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib, among others.

Suh, who grew up in Portland, Ore., visited the Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans during a free-agent tour. He reportedly received overtures from the Seattle Seahawks and an offer from the New York Jets that was rescinded.

But the opportunity to be close to his family, to play under Phillips and McVay, and to be reunited with strength and conditioning coach Ted Rath — a former member of staffs in Detroit and Miami — tilted him toward the Rams, Suh said.

“I don’t think any decision of this magnitude is easy,” he said. “There’s a lot of other great teams that I had offers from and had an opportunity to join but I think this was the best fit for me.”

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Rams Release CB Kayvon Webster

April 6th, 2018

Josh Loevy

Posted in News

The Rams have released veteran cornerback Kayvon Webster according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

The move saves the team approximately $3 million in cap space, which they need to negotiate longterm deals with wide receiver Brandin Cooks and defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Originally a third-round pick by the Denver Broncos out of South Florida in 2013, Webster drew eleven starts for the Rams in 2017 but ruptured his Achilles tendon late in the season. Webster became expendable after the Rams acquired Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs and Aqib Talib from the Denver Broncos.

Now 27 years old, Webster will have little trouble finding work elsewhere but is still rehabbing from his injury and may not be ready for the start of training camp.

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