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The St. Louis Rams entered their first season under coach Jeff Fisher with a starting lineup averaging 26.7 years old. That was eight months ago. At least eight of the starting spots figure to change over this offseason. The new starters are almost i...

Kevin from Los Angeles suggests the San Francisco 49ers could "easily" use their NFL-high 14 draft choices this year to leverage higher-round picks in future drafts. "It seems like a team desperate for bodies this year would gladly give up future ...

The NFL has released its official list of restricted and unrestricted free agents. The chart breaks down the UFA counts by team in the NFC West. A quick look at the lists, which include a couple players who have already reached agreement on new...

The item Friday on the St. Louis Rams' blitz tendencies showed how many sacks the team has collected by the number of pass-rushers deployed. This followup shows which players collected those sacks. Rookie first-round pick Michael Brockers is on...

The St. Louis Rams' defense could not stop the Green Bay Packers or New England Patriots from flourishing on third down. Those teams converted 16 of 27 chances in recent victories over St. Louis. Early downs could present the biggest challenge ...

A periodic look at which players are playing and when, starting with the St. Louis Rams' defense: 2012 St. Louis Rams Defense: Snap Counts Rank Player Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 Total 1 James Laurinaitis MLB 69 63 72 63 ...

In February, Cleveland Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace -- along with the St. Louis Rams' Rocky McIntosh, James Laurinaitis and Sam Bradford -- traveled to Kuwait to visit some American troops as part of a USO Tour. These are the sights and sounds o...

Our two-day look at NFC West rosters continues with projections for the St. Louis Rams' defense and special teams. Defensive linemen (13) Average number kept since 2003: 8.8 Safest bets: Chris Long, Michael Brockers, Kendall Langford, Robert...

The St. Louis Rams have been hurting at outside linebacker for some time. One obvious reason: The team hasn't used higher than a seventh-round choice for an outside linebacker since using a 2006 third-rounder for Jon Alston, who played three games...

Andy from St. Louis senses unjustified surprise over the unsettled nature of the Seattle Seahawks' quarterback competition through mandatory minicamps. "Shouldn't that have been expected?" he asks. "Two of the QBs in the race are career backups (M...

In a perfect world, the St. Louis Rams would address all their needs through the draft. The team might yet pull it off over the next couple offseasons, thanks to the bounty of picks the Rams collected from trading the second overall choice in 2012...

Brian Banks will have the West Coast nearly covered when his NFL tryout tour takes him to the San Francisco 49ers next week. The free-agent linebacker already worked out for the Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers, in addition to the Kansas Ci...

The St. Louis Rams and outside linebacker Rocky McIntosh, a starter for most of six seasons with the Redskins, have signed a free-agent contract.

St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn finished his rookie season with five sacks. Two other NFC West teams had a rookie with more (Aldon Smith 14, Sam Acho seven). It's not that Quinn disappointed as a first-round choice, but the Rams expec...

The Minnesota Vikings were running sprints during one of their workouts a couple of weeks ago, and Adrian Peterson was watching off to the side.

We're Black and Blue All Over: Let's take a break from our (relatively) serious coverage of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill to note some highly significant intersections of the NFC North and reality television. First, Green Bay Packers rece...