Learning how to say “no” can be one of the most challenging tasks an NFL rookie faces in his entire life. Everyone knows how much money NFL stars are making. For example, we know rookie Tavon Austin signed a $12.751 million deal with the St. Louis Rams last month that included a $7.653 million signing [...]
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July 05, 2013
Weeks ago we documented the financial dilemma Rams rookie wide receiver Tavon Austin was dealing with before ever even playing a down.
Austin had only been in the NFL three weeks, and was already feeling the squeeze of family and friends begging him for money.
During an interview with NFL Access, Austin said he learned a lot from the rookie symposium, and that his mother would be...
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July 05, 2013
St. Louis rookie receiver Tavon Austin is preparing for his first NFL training camp, but already he feels special. "He looked for me a lot at practice," Austin said, via Ken Patra of NFL.com. It might be safe to say that Bradford didn't have many old toys to say the least. However, Austin likes that he’s getting so much attention in the offense this early and...
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July 06, 2013
The St. Louis Rams' request to the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission for money to complete some needed renovations to the Edward Jones Dome was rejected, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Apparently $700 million was too much to ask for. A clause in the team's contract witht he city says that they must provide the Rams with a 'first-tier' stadium...
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July 06, 2013
Clark Judge of CBS Sports believes that Daryl Richardson is the favorite to win the Rams starting running back position now that Steven Jackson is in Atlanta.
The departure of Steven Jackson means running back is wide open, with three inexperienced vets and one rookie competing for jobs. Daryl Richardson is the favorite, mostly because he’s the only guy with a resume. As Jackson’s...
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July 07, 2013
Leave Through The Hoop
Here's a small note in a weekend where just about anything can happen and not make the news, because who is paying attention on the July 4 weekend... the Rams did not get a publicly funded $700 million upgrade for their stadium, which means they can break their lease after the 2014 season.Now, I'm not going to get into the merits of this. I've...
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July 06, 2013
On Friday, the city of St. Louis and more specifically, the St. Louis Convention and Visitor’s Commission, made it public that the city would not provide the $700 million in improvements that the St. Louis Rams require to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome to make it a top tier NFL facility.
The move should not be considered a surprise. It was highly unlikely that tax payer dollars...
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