If you listen carefully you’ll hear it. The grunts in the background along with the rhythmic clinking of weights as St. Louis Rams’ running back Steven Jackson is getting himself ready for another season.
Jackson knows there is a lot at stake. The team just drafted what could be his eventual replacement in the second round of the draft and he will be 29 years old when the 2012 season begins. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE »
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May 16, 2012
ST. LOUIS Brian Quick cradles the ball in the middle of a practice field, the hope of a franchise resting in his hands. Its the second session of a rookie minicamp at Rams Park, and the St. Louis Rams future at wide receiver wants to make an impression.
Quick searches for open space against defenders during drills. The pace is light, but the man taken 33rd overall earns rave reviews...
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May 19, 2012
The St. Louis Rams will be without defensive coordinator Greg Williams this season but that hasn’t stopped head coach Jeff Fisher from trying to raise the bar for the team’s defense. According to CBSSports.com, Fisher has challenged the 2012 St. Louis Rams to break the current NFL single season sack record, currently held by the 1984 Chicago Bears. The Bears recorded 72 takedowns...
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May 18, 2012
It didn't take long for new coach Jeff Fisher to set the bar high -- perhaps too high -- in St. Louis.
Rams defensive end Robert Quinn told CBSSports.com that Fisher's goal for the upcoming season is to break the NFL record for sacks in a single season.
The record is currently held by the 1984 Chicago Bears, who dropped opposing quarterbacks 72 times. Fisher, ironically...
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May 17, 2012
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jeff Fisher took an offbeat approach for breaking the ice when St. Louis Rams veterans and rookies met for the first time.
Besides standing and reciting their names, schools, favorite movies, etc., during introductions, the new players were asked to recall the name of their first pet along with how it died. Fisher said several mentioned hamsters and turtles, while...
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May 18, 2012
Under Jeff Fisher, the Titans were a run heavy, defense, field position team, but with Fisher gone, it appears they’ve gone in another direction. They spent a 1st round pick on a wide receiver, Kendall Wright, despite having 2 good under 30 ones, Kenny Britt and Nate Washington, and they also have a very good, young pass catching tight end in Jared Cook. They spent a 1st round...
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May 19, 2012
The St. Louis Rams has 39 quarterback sacks in 2011. Head coach Jeff Fisher wants the team to nearly double that total in 2012. Ron Clements of CBSSports.com reports Rams defensive end Robert Quinn said Fisher said the defense's goal is to break the NFL's sack record of 72 set by the 1984 Bears. The 1967 Oakland Raiders had 73 sacks but were an AFL team and sacks weren...
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May 16, 2012
Jeff Fisher was confident when the Rams drafted Janoris Jenkins that they got a good NFL cornerback, and he’s even more confident about that now. Fisher said on ESPN’s NFL 32 that the Rams did a tremendous amount of research into Jenkins — who was kicked off the Florida Gators football team after multiple arrests and was dropped on some teams’ draft boards because of character...
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May 17, 2012
Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday that wide receiver Danario Alexander didn't participate in an OTA practice because of a sore hamstring. There's no timetable on when he'll return to work. Alexander says he's focused on playing 16 games and welcomes the competition the team has added at receiver. "I'm looking forward to a lot of competition," said...
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May 16, 2012
ST. LOUIS The spring means scrubbing away a bad memory.
More than four months after Steve Spagnuolo left the Edward Jones Dome as the St. Louis Rams' coach for a final time, there's optimism at Rams Park this week with veterans returning for offseason training activities. It's found in what wide receiver Danario Alexander calls a more relaxed setting under coach Jeff...
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