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Aldon Smith's 14-sack rookie season and Bruce Irvin's recent first-round selection have obscured another young NFC West pass-rusher with great potential. Not for long, perhaps. The St. Louis Rams' Robert Quinn, chosen 14th overall in 2011, show...

NFL rosters undergo massive changes each offseason. That has been particularly true in 2012 as limits increased from 80 to 90 players. As much as I'd like to comply with requests to publish specific roster breakdowns for age and other factors, the...

Twenty-one NFL players since 2008 have at least six penalties for roughing the passer, unnecessary roughness or unspecified personal fouls. The leader on that list, cornerback Cortland Finnegan, signed with the St. Louis Rams early in the free-age...

Jeff Fisher has absolutely no problem with Cortland Finnegan's occasional over-the-top behavior.

The St. Louis Rams and former Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan have reached agreement on a five-year deal worth roughly $50 million, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The Seattle Seahawks and St. Louis Rams take two of the NFL's youngest rosters into the free-agent signing period Tuesday. The first chart shows where teams in the division rank after subtracting from rosters those players scheduled to become unre...

The St. Louis Rams released or planned to release five starters Monday. "Is this a signal they aren't trying to be competitive now?" a Rams fan named Rick asked. "They are going to do another full rebuild?" The Rams were not competitive enough ...

Peyton Manning, Mario Williams, Matt Flynn, Kevin Kolb, Randy Moss and the St. Louis Rams' recent trade with Washington were among the subjects Dave Grosby, Bob Stelton and I discussed Monday. 710ESPN Seattle has the audio. I promoted Williams ...

The St. Louis Rams went through last season as one of the five oldest teams in the NFL. They are now one of the five youngest after parting with veterans Jason Brown, Justin Bannan and Fred Robbins. The new average, based on rosters I maintain for...

The facts: The St. Louis Rams finished the 2011 season with a 2-14 record after suffering a 34-27 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in the Edward Jones Dome. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. The Rams sco...

The St. Louis Rams' injury situation should, in theory, clear the way for the team to evaluate young depth against Cincinnati in Week 15. That will happen at defensive end, where rookie Robert Quinn is getting the start over injured and inactive v...

If Wednesday had been game day, Sam Bradford said he would not have been able to play. He didn't seem at all optimistic that a few more days would help, either.

The latest NFC West chat covered a good mix of in-season and offseason questions/comments. I'll touch on some highlights here and conclude by following up with an additional thought or two: Phil from Connecticut asks about the Arizona Cardinals' cha...

Two NFC West players have shaken off serious injuries that threatened their availability this season. Arizona's Adrian Wilson suffered a torn biceps tendon near his elbow about a month before the regular season. He has started every game. Wilson n...

The St. Louis Rams are not the first team to flop miserably amid expectations for improvement. At 0-6 heading into a seemingly impossible matchup with New Orleans, the Rams have almost no shot at contending for the NFC West title this season. T...

The NFC West has not yet been won, but it's trending toward the San Francisco 49ers enough for offseason questions to proliferate during the latest chat. Niners fans are already asking about which players the team should re-sign, while other teams...