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Carson Palmer is the 27th veteran player NFC West teams have acquired since 2010. The Seattle Seahawks have acquired 13 of them, including current contributors Percy Harvin, Marshawn Lynch, Chris Clemons and Clinton McDonald. Palmer, acquired b...

Highlights from St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis' appearance with Dana Jacobson on First Take: Despite the lockout, Laurinaitis has no plans to follow his father's career path into pro wrestling. Joe Laurinaitis, recently enshrined in ...

Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: draft rewind -- examining the past five drafts. Dallas Cowboys Best choice:...

ST. LOUIS -- Thoughts following coach Steve Spagnuolo's news conference Monday from St. Louis Rams headquarters, a day after the team's 17-13 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1: Overall vibe. It's fine to see Sam Bradford's obvious talent ...

The St. Louis Rams hold the No. 1 priority for waiver claims and they'll probably put that status to work following the mandatory reduction to 53 players Saturday. With that in mind, let's take a position-by-position look at the Rams' roster headi...

ESPN.com NFL Power Ranking (pre-camp): 32 EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The quivering hand pressed against Jason Brown's backside belonged to the first player chosen in the 2010 NFL draft. Alas, the week before St. Louis Rams training camp was tough on qu...

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch finds one guy who thinks the Rams don't necessarily need to add a veteran running back. Steven Jackson: "Having a veteran at this point of the game now, I don't know if it's as big a concern as everyone is ma...

Jesper from Denmark graced the NFC West mailbag with a position-by-position evaluation of the St. Louis Rams. He thinks the team has gotten worse at several positions. He also thinks I've been a little too optimistic in my assessments of the team's p...

Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says words from Isaac Bruce moved the Rams' current players and leadership. Bruce: "We came to this organization that was bottom of the barrel. And at that moment, I knew this was where I was supposed to ...

Darren Urban of azcardinals.com says Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt offered praise for quarterback Matt Leinart following practice Tuesday. Whisenhunt: "You see it in (Matt's) confidence, how he runs the huddle and how he sees the plays. His reads ar...

Thirty-eight players and two offensive lines had drawn mention by Wednesday morning after I asked for candidates -- sleeper and otherwise -- for 2010 NFC West player of the year. Some of the sleeper suggestions bordered on ridiculous (Olindo Mare)...

Sometimes we're left with scraps this time of year. Here's one from Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo, speaking to reporters in St. Louis regarding recently acquired linebacker Bobby Carpenter: "He's more athletic than I thought. Now, I did work him ou...

Jeremy Green of Scouts Inc. thinks the Rams' move to acquire Bobby Carpenter from the Cowboys will help the linebacker become a much more effective player. Green's Insider piece answers four questions in some depth, including one about Carpenter. ...

NFC West teams have acquired 10 veteran players by trade this offseason. Which one will have the greatest impact in 2010? Let's define impact first. Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes, acquired from the Jets, has the best chance to finish the 2010 s...

Newly acquired linebacker Bobby Carpenter, 26, should fit into the Rams quickly as one of the team's four linebackers from Ohio State. Carpenter, speaking to reporters during a conference call Monday after the Cowboys traded him to St. Louis for A...

The Dolphins traded 2007 first-round choice Ted Ginn Jr. to the 49ers for little in return. Carpenter Barron Miami seemed anxious to dump him. The Rams and Cowboys are making similar moves by swapping 2005 first-round tackle Alex ...