Rams NFL Draft 2012

The Rams have the second overall pick in the 2012 Draft.

Players Added during the season for the Rams Active Roster | Practice Squad in 2012

Signed::Unrestricted Free Agent

Players :: Team Name Title | Business 2012

January 16, 2012 the Rams have a new DC Gregg Williams.

January 15, 2012 the Rams have a new OC Brian Schottenheimer.

January 13, 2012 the Rams have a new Head Coach Jeff Fisher.  His salary will average about $7 million a year. 

January 9, 2012 the Rams OC Josh McDaniels leave the team and is now back with the New England Patriots.

January 2, 2012 the Rams owner Stan Kroenke less than 24 after their last game against the 49ers fired:
HC Steve Spagnuolo and President Bill Devaney.

NFL on Dec. 21, 2011 Suspended Rams WR Austin Pettis...
Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating NFL rules on performance-enhancing substances. Pettis will miss the final two games of this season, and the first two games of next season [2012], without pay.

Pettis is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.

Austin Pettis issued the following statement to the Post-Dispatch on on Dec. 21, 2011, Wednesday evening:
"I apologize to the St. Louis Rams, my teammates, and our fans for making a poor decision that led to my suspension.

I tried Adderall, but I failed to follow the proper procedures set forth by the NFL before using such medication.  I accept full responsibility and must endure the consequences for my action.

I promise to emerge on the other side of this suspension as a better person and player."

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HotelPlanner agrees, signs exclusive partnership with the Saint Louis Rams pro football team in order to assist the team with their hotel travel accommodations as well as participating youth teams and fans travel.

HotelPlanner is located in San Diego.
This exclusive partnership takes on the form of a two year agreement.
The St. Louis Rams now joins the roundtable ranks as the "sacred sixth." The other five pro teams that HotelPlanner already takes care of are the LA Clippers, the NJ Nets, the Florida Panthers, the Golden State Warriors and the San Diego Chargers.

HotelPlanner and The St. Louis Rams have established by this partnership a join effort that will institute creative ways of promoting youth sports teams that both spur education through sports and travel while carrying on a legacy of philanthropy.
This will be for 2 years for 2010 - 2011.
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Rams' stadium lease situation and a possible franchise move out of St. Louis.
This year in 2012 the Rams will have QB Coach.

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Cullen Bryant, former professional American football player was found dead at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Tuesday, October 13th  2009.  It is believed that Cullen died of nature causes. He played full back for 11 seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and 2 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks.

He was 58 when died at his home. 
Born William Cullen Bryant on May 20, 1951, in Fort Sill, Okla., Bryant attended high school in Colorado Springs and played football at Colorado University, where he received consensus All-American recognition.

At 6-foot-1 and 234 pounds, he was the biggest player of the time to regularly return kickoffs in NFL... Los Angeles Rams.

Quote by a Former Los Angeles Rams player and a now a Hall of Famer DE Jack Youngblood in 1979...
 "When Cullen hits those holes, nobody wants to stick their nose in there," teammate Jack Youngblood told the Los Angeles Times in 1979. "Those little 180-pound (defensive backs) just jump on his back when he runs by."

Bryant, who was divorced, is survived by three brothers; two adult sons, William Cullen Jr. and Brandon, and a 13-year-old daughter, Brianna.

+++ Name All-Pro Seasons All-NFC Seasons Pro Bowls Seasons Doug France 1 3 2 Kent Hill 4 5 5 Rich Saul 2 2 6 Dennis Harrah 1 7 6 Jackie Slater 7 7 7 This was the best Offensive Line the Rams had together in the late 1970' and beginning in the early 1980's. Doug France and Jackie Slater at tackle; Kent Hill and Dennis Harrah at guard and Rich Saul at center. This group should be used, set the standard. The Rams Offensive Line: Tackle Positions... Because the QB is right-handed, the left tackle protects his blind side on passing downs and the right tackle does most of the drive run blocking.  These two positions are important on the offensive line. The Rams offensive line should dominate in the running game. Both tackles must show they can pass block. They must have the strength to push the pile in the running game and be left alone without help.  They must have quick feet and football smart to pickup blitzes and stunts. Also the speed to lead, pull off tackle. Interior and The Depth of the Offensive Line Guards will do most of the power sweeps [pulling]. Guards should have massive bulk over 300 pounds.  He will create lanes for the interior running game.  He locks on a player, must overwhelm defenders.  He gets under a defensive lineman "pads" - that defender is finished.  He drives his legs and finishes his blocks.  He takes blocks to the second level.  For playing a guard position you must be fast to lock on middle linebacker.  During the games he must show the quickness to block a linebacker at the second level. Guards will trap and folds.  The guards will slip behind center who has blocked down, and comes out on the middle linebacker attemping to drive him off the line of scrimmage. Center... Most defenses use 4-3 Defense.  So for the most part, the center must hit, block what is called moving targets.  A moving targets is the middle linebacker.  Some defenses will make their defensive tackles play in what is called shade, between the guard and center.  The center must step up and block on angles.   Some defenses will make their tackle [4-3 defense]  play during the game right over the center, to create bull rush up the middle.  So the center must have the strength to take - over his head massive defensive tackles. Hall of Famer Jackie Slater [Offensive tackle] knows what happens when offensive line punishes a defensive line.  Two Games in the playoffs show this: On January 6, 1980 @Tampa Bay [NFC Playoffs] Before the day was done, both Bucs defensive ends - Lee Roy Selmon and Wally Chambers had been sidelined by the pounding they took by this Rams offensive line. The other offensive tackle was Doug France.  He was also from Ohio State.  These two offensive tackles on the same offensive line: best the Rams had together.  The point is our current tackles or tackles we get I feel should be similar to these two tackles.  Trust me having tackles like France and Slater on the same line, you will send defensive ends to the sideline beaten up.  On passing downs both would take their defensive lineman straight up, no help.  What that means is no such a thing call double teaming with a tight end or running back.  It just didn't happen period.  On December 31, 1989 @Philadelphia [NFC Wild Card] Slater dominated Philadelphia's defensive end White from start to finish.  Slater in 1989 was named NFC offensive lineman of the year. Jackie Slater Doug France Notes... France in 1979 was NFL's best offensive tackle, by the NFL Players' Association. France was NFL All-Rookie 1975. Slater in the summer of 2001 was named in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Slater was NFC Offensive Lineman of the Year: 1983, 1986 - 87 and 1989. Slater received in 1992 the Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award and Ed Block Courage Award: both are Rams Honors Saul was a solid player. Hill received in 1979 the Carroll Rosenbloom Memorial Award (Rams Honors) Rookie Kent Hill started his first game on Oct. 14, 1979 in Dallas, Sunday night. He filled in for John Williams, at left guard.  Kent Hill never looked back.