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“Stan has been a familiar and respected figure in the National Football League for more than 15 years,” said NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell. “He is a proven businessman and has experienced success in all of his sports franchises, as well as serving as a responsible com-
munity leader. We look forward to him continuing to uphold the goals and values of the NFL as he becomes the majority owner of the St. Louis
Rams.”
Prior to becoming the majority owner of the Rams, Kroenke was the minority owner of the team. He was vital in the effort to bring professional
football back to St. Louis in 1995. With his real estate development expertise, Kroenke was instrumental in the building of Rams Park, now
known as the Russell Training Center.
“We are delighted with today’s vote by NFL owners. It is one of the very high points of our long association with the NFL,” Kroenke said shortly
after receiving approval from his fellow owners. “We look forward to working with our fellow owners and Commissioner Goodell as the transac-
tion is finalized and in the years ahead.
"The Rosenbloom family deserves our thanks for all their efforts on behalf of a great football organization and a great city.
“Building organizations that win consistently is a challenge that we understand. We are excited about the opportunity as principal owner of the
St. Louis Rams.”
“Fifteen years ago, my family entered a partnership with Stan Kroenke and it has been a wonderful relationship,” said Chip Rosenbloom.
“Although today is an emotional day and the end of an era for our family, it is also the beginning of a new chapter in the rich history of the St.
Louis Rams. We look forward to Stan continuing the great tradition of the organization. On behalf of my sister Lucia and our entire family, we
congratulate Stan and the Kroenke family on becoming the majority owner of the Rams.”
Kroenke currently is the owner of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Rapids (MLS) and the Colorado
Mammoth (NLL). He is also the largest shareholder of Arsenal FC of the English Premier League.
The Pepsi Center in Denver, also owned by Kroenke, hosted the 2001 NHL All-Star game and the 2005 NBA All-Star game. This facility also
played host to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2004, Kroenke launched the Altitude Sports & Entertainment television network.
The 24-hour regional sports network is home to the Nuggets, Avalanche and the Mammoth.
Kroenke’s extensive business interests include serving as chairman and owner of The Kroenke Group, a private real estate investment and
development company with offices throughout the United States and Canada, with headquarters in Columbia, Mo. Kroenke is one of the
nation’s leading developers of shopping centers and commercial real estate.
Kroenke has undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Missouri and is an active supporter of Mizzou athletic programs. In
February 2009, Kroenke was enshrined into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Joining him in the class of 2009 was former Rams defensive
end Grant Wistrom.
E. Stanley Kroenke, named after baseball legends Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial, was born in Cole Camp, Mo., and grew up in Mora, Mo.
Stan and his wife, Ann, have a daughter, Whitney, and a son, Josh.
NFL Coaching Year: 12th year NFL Coaching Year: 14th year
Rams Head Coach: 2nd year Ravens Head Coach: 4th year
Regular Season: 1-15 (.063) Regular Season: 27-21-0 (.563)
Postseason: 0-0 (.000) Postseason: 4-2 (.667)
Steve Spagnuolo enters his second season as head coach of the St. Ken Whisenhunt became an NFL head coach for the first time when
Louis Rams. Through impressive individual achievements and per- he was hired by Arizona on January 14, 2007. He brought 10 years
severance through adversity, the Rams formed a bond during of experience as an NFL assistant and nine as a tight end.
Spagnuolo’s first season at the helm, and became what Spagnuolo
envisioned – a team. Arizona’s 8-8 mark in his first season was the team’s best record
since going 9-7 in 1998. The 2008 season brought the franchise’s
“The inner-makings of this team, is a team, and that was one of the first postseason appearance since 1998, first division crown since
primary goals when we first started putting this thing together,” 1975, and first home playoff game since 1947. It ended with the
Spagnuolo said at the conclusion of last season. team’s first-ever conference title and Super Bowl appearance.
Arizona’s 12 total wins in 2008 were the most in team history and
Along the way Spagnuolo adopted his formula for success, built on the Cardinals won more postseason contests in January (3) than
what he calls the Four Pillars: Faith. Character. Core Values. Team they had in their entire history (2).
First.
Whisenhunt is just the second Cardinals head coach to go .500 or
Spagnuolo came to the Rams after a stellar career as defensive better in each of his first two seasons and the team’s 12-4 home
coordinator of the New York Giants and was the architect of the record in that span is the best in the NFC. In 2007, Arizona set a
defense that shut down the high-octane New England Patriots in the franchise record for passing TDs in a season (32).
Giants’ stunning 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2008, the Cardinals’ offense was again explosive and scored a
Spagnuolo spent eight seasons (1999-2006) with the Philadelphia franchise record 427 total points. They added 188 more points in
Eagles, serving as defensive assistant/safeties from 1999-2000, the postseason, the third-highest total in NFL postseason history.
defensive backs coach from 2001-03 and linebackers coach from
2004-06. From 1999-2005, the Eagles played in four NFC Prior to joining the Cardinals, Whisenhunt spent the previous six
Championship games and one Super Bowl. seasons as an assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the first three
as a tight ends coach and the last three as offensive coordinator.
Spagnuolo coached for 18 years in the college ranks and in profes- Whisenhunt took over as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator in 2004,
sional football in Europe before joining the Eagles. Spagnuolo the same year the team drafted quarterback Ben Roethlisberger,
served as defensive line/special teams coach with the Barcelona who went on to set an NFL record with wins in his first 13 career
Dragons of the WLAF in 1992 and was defensive coordinator/line- starts en route to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. The next
backers coach for NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy in 1998. season he became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a
Super Bowl and finished third in the league in passer rating (98.6).
A wide receiver at Springfield (Mass.) College from 1978-81,
Spagnuolo coached collegiately at Massachusetts (1982-93), Whisenhunt joined the Steelers in January of 2001 as tight ends
Lafayette (1984-86), Connecticut (1987-91), Maine (1993-94), coach. Whisenhunt previously coached at the pro level with the New
Rutgers (1994-95) and Bowling Green (1996-97). Spagnuolo also
York Jets, Cleveland and Baltimore.
worked as a pro personnel intern for the Washington Redskins in
1983 and as a scout with the San Diego Chargers in 1993.
He began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks with Vanderbilt
for two seasons (1995-96). Whisenhunt was selected in the 12th
A native of Whitinsville, Mass., Spagnuolo is married to wife, Maria.
round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons out of Georgia
Tech. He went on to play nine NFL seasons with Atlanta,
SPAGNUOLO, AT A GLANCE Washington and the New York Jets (1991-93).
2009- St. Louis Rams Head Coach
2007-08 New York Giants Defensive Coordinator Whisenhunt was born February 28, 1962 in Atlanta. Ken and his
2004-06 Philadelphia Eagles Linebackers wife, Alice, have two children – son, Kenneth, Jr. and daughter,
2001-03 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Backs Mary Ashley.
1999-2000 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Assistant
1998 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
1996-97 Bowling Green University Defensive Backs
1994-95 Rutgers University Defensive Backs WHISENHUNT, AT A GLANCE
1994 University of Maine Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2007- Arizona Cardinals Head Coach
1993 University of Maine Defensive Backs 2004-2006 Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator
1993 San Diego Chargers Scout 2001-2003 Pittsburgh Steelers Tight Ends
1992 Barcelona Dragons (WLAF) Defensive Line/Special Teams 2000 New York Jets Tight Ends
1990-91 University of Connecticut Defensive Coordinator/Def. Backs 1999 Cleveland Browns Special Teams
1987-89 University of Connecticut Defensive Backs 1997-1998 Baltimore Ravens Tight Ends
1984-86 Lafayette College Defensive Line/Special Teams 1995-1996 Vanderbilt Special Teams/Tight Ends
1983 Washington Redskins Player Personnel Intern
1982-83 University of Massachusetts Graduate Intern
THE LAST TIME
Last Meeting FINAL TEAM STATISTICS
RAMS CARDINALS RAMS CARDINALS
CARDINALS 31 - RAMS 10 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 14 26 FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0
By Rushing 4 8 Net Punting Average 41.8 28.0
December 27, 2009 - University of Phoenix Stadium By Passing 10 15 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE 79 58
By Penalty 0 3 No. and Yards Punt Returns 3-79 4-17
The Rams traveled to take on NFC West division rival the Arizona THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-14-43% 5-14-36% No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 6-96 2-47
Cardinals for the second time in 2009 and fell 31-10. WR Danny FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-0-0% No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 3-41
TOTAL NET YARDS 238 407 PENALTIES Number and Yards 4-20 3-15
Amendola returned four kickoffs, giving him a franchise-record 61 for the Total Offensive Plays 57 72 FUMBLES Number and Lost 2-1 2-1
season. Amendola surpassed the previous team record of 60 kickoff Average gain per offensive play 4.2 5.7 TOUCHDOWNS 1 4
returns in a season set by Drew Hill in 1981. Amendola returned the four NET YARDS RUSHING 88 110 Rushing 0 2
kickoffs for 72 yards (18.0-yard average). Amendola also returned three Total Rushing Plays 21 32 Passing 1 2
punts for a career-high 79 yards (career-high 26.3-yard average). Average gain per rushing play 4.2 3.4 EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 4-4
Tackles for a loss-number and yards 2-3 2-6 Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 4-4
Amendola produced a career-long 34 yard punt return. Amendola led the NET YARDS PASSING 150 297 FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1
team with six receptions. RB Steven Jackson was declared inactive with Times thrown 4-21 2-16 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 4-5-80%
a back injury. RB Kenneth Darby made his first career start at running Gross yards passing 171 313 GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-2-50%
back in place of Jackson. Darby finished the game with 11 rushes for 40 PASS ATT-COMP-HAD INT 32-20-3 38-24-0 SAFETIES 0 0
yards. He also had one catch for 6 yards. Rookie RB Chris Ogbonnaya, a Avg gain per pass play 4.2 7.4 FINAL SCORE 10 31
KICKOFFS #-In End Zone-TB 3-1-1 6-0-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 25:49 34:11
seventh-round draft choice (211th overall) out of Texas, played in his first PUNTS Number and Average 5-49.2 6-41.2
career game. Ogbonnaya rushed for a team-leading 45 yards on nine Had Blocked 0 0
carries (5.0-yard average) and made one catch for 19 yards. Rookie QB
Keith Null made his third consecutive start, throwing for 171 yards on 20-
FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
of-31 passing. P Donnie Jones punted five times for a 49.2-yard average. ST. LOUIS RAMS ARIZONA CARDINALS
Jones produced a 41.8-yard net average. Four of Jones’ punts were RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
C.Ogbonnaya 9 45 5.0 18 0 C.Wells 17 68 4.0 16 1
placed inside the 20-yard line, giving him a career-high 32 inside the 20 K.Darby 11 40 3.6 10 0 T.Hightower 10 32 3.2 16 1
for the year. K Josh Brown converted on his only field goal attempt, a 33- D.Avery 1 3 3.0 3 0 K.Warner 1 10 10.0 10 0
yarder. The field goal gave him 17 on the year. Brown leads the Rams L.Stephens-Howling 1 3 3.0 3 0
with 67 points this season. S James Butler registered a career-high 13 M.Leinart 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0
tackles (seven solo) and CB Justin King ranked second on the team with Total 21 88 4.2 18 0 Total 32 110 3.4 16 2
a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo). DE Chris Long started his third PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN
game of the season, and second consecutive, when he opened the game K.Null 31 20 171 4/21 1 21 3 K.Warner 38 24 313 2/16 2 45 0
at right defensive end. Long established a new career-high with 5.0 sacks K.Boller 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0
after he took down Cardinals QB Kurt Warner for a 5-yard loss on a sack- Total 32 20 171 4/21 1 21 3 Total 38 24 313 2/16 2 45 0
forced fumble in the fourth quarter. Long made three solo tackles, two RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
tackles for losses, a sack, a forced fumble and two quarterback hits. After D.Amendola 6 38 6.3 12 0 A.Boldin 8 116 14.5 23 0
a scoreless first quarter, the Cardianls put up 17 points in the second B.Gibson 5 51 10.2 21 1 L.Fitzgerald 5 48 9.6 12 1
quarter to give them the lead going into the half. DE Victor Adeyanju made D.Avery 2 24 12.0 13 0 S.Breaston 4 64 16.0 45 0
his first start of the season, making five tackles, two quarterback hits and B.Bajema 2 19 9.5 12 0 E.Doucet 2 43 21.5 25 1
R.McMichael 2 12 6.0 7 0 J.Wright 2 14 7.0 8 0
a fumble recovery. The fumble recovery helped setup a Rams touchdown C.Ogbonnaya 1 19 19.0 19 0 T.Hightower 2 3 1.5 7 0
on the team’s ensuing drive. DT LaJuan Ramsey recorded his first career K.Darby 1 6 6.0 6 0 C.Wells 1 25 25.0 25 0
sack on a 11-yard takedown of Warner in the third quarter. Ramsey also R.Martin 1 2 2.0 2 0
caused a fumble on the play that was recovered by Adeyanju at the
Total 20 171 8.6 21 1 Total 24 313 13.0 45 2
Arizona 36-yard line. The fumble recovery led to a 21-yard touchdown
pass from Null to WR Brandon Gibson. The touchdown catch was INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
Gibson’s first of his career with a 21-yard scoring reception on third-and- None A.Wilson 1 41 41.0 41 0
7 in the third quarter. Gibson finished the game with five catches for a G.Toler 1 0 0.0 0 0
team-leading 51 yards. Null’s touchdown throw to Gibson in the third D.Rodgers-Cromartie 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 3 41 13.7 41 0
quarter gave him a touchdown pass in each of his three starts.The
Cardinals responded by posting a touchdown on the following drive. In the PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB/I20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB/I20 LG
fourth quarter, after a Josh Brown 33-yard field goal, the Cardinals sealed D.Jones 5 246 49.2 41.8 1/4 56 B.Graham 6 247 41.2 28.0 0/2 61
the win with a Beanie Wells touchdown run to bring the final score to 31- Total 5 246 49.2 41.8 1/4 56 Total 6 247 41.2 28.0 0/2 61
10. PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD
D.Amendola 3 79 26.3 2 34 0 S.Breaston 4 17 4.3 0 8 0
Total 3 79 26.3 2 34 0 Total 4 17 4.3 0 8 0
SCORING SUMMARY
1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL FIELD GOALS
Visitor St. Louis Rams 0 0 7 3 0 10 Jo.Brown (33)
HOME Arizona Cardinals 0 17 7 7 0 31 M.Nugent (19)
Clock
TEAM Qtr Time Play (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home
Cardinals 2 12:13 L.Fitzgerald 10 yd. pass from K.Warner (M.Nugent kick) (5-80, 2:47) 0 7
Cardinals 2 6:48 E.Doucet 18 yd. pass from K.Warner (M.Nugent kick) (8-83, 3:32) 0 14
Cardinals 2 0:08 M.Nugent 19 yd. Field Goal (14-82, 4:28) 0 17
RAMS 3 10:43 B.Gibson 21 yd. pass from K.Null (Jo. Brown kick) (5-35, 2:07) 7 17
Cardinals 3 4:32 T.Hightower 2 yd. run (M.Nugent kick) (9-57, 4:58) 7 24
RAMS 4 8:36 Jo. Brown 33 yd. Field Goal (7-20, 3:46) 10 24
Cardinals 4 2:44 C.Wells 3 yd. run (M.Nugent kick) (2-12, 0:15) 10 31
LT Rodger Saffold – Second-round and former All-Big Ten per- LDT Fred Robbins - Eleven-year veteran joined the Rams in
former started all four preseason games at left tackle. March. Played in 149 regular season games with 116 starts. Career
stats include 28.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 19 passes defensed, 2
LG Jacob Bell – Seventh-year lineman has blocked for four forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries.
1,000-yard rushers, opening holes for Tennessee’s Chris Brown,
Travis Henry, LenDale White and the Rams’ Steven Jackson. RDT Gary Gibson – Strong, stout fifth-year veteran started first
five games of 2009 before ankle injury ended his season.
C Jason Brown – Sixth-year veteran has blocked for three
1,000-yard running backs in Jamaal Lewis, Willis McGahee, and RDE James Hall – Eleventh-year veteran has totaled 46.5 career
Steven Jackson. sacks. Started 14 games at right defensive end in 2009 and ranked
third on the team with 4.5 sacks.
RG Adam Goldberg – Has played in 80 career games with 42
starts and was the only offensive lineman in the NFL to start at four SLB Na’il Diggs – Eleven-year pro enters first year with Rams.
different positions during the 2008 season (LT, RT, LG, RG). Veteran leader has logged 766 career tackles.
RT Jason Smith – Former second-overall pick played in eight MLB James Laurinaitis – Started 16 games as a rookie and fin-
games with five starts as a rookie. ished the season leading the team in tackles with 144 (96 solo),
most by a rookie in team history.
TE Billy Bajema – Crafty blocker set career high in receving
yards in 2010. WLB Larry Grant – Played in all 16 games last season and
recorded first career sack in regular-season finale.
WR Danny Amendola – Caught 43 passes for 326 yards and
one touchdown while becoming Rams single-season record holder LCB Ron Bartell – Sixth-year pro finished the 2009 season with a
for kickoff return yards and total return yards (1,978). team-leading 10 passes defensed and added three forced fumbles.
QB Sam Bradford – Top overall pick in April’s draft becomes RCB Bradley Fletcher – Played in seven games with three starts
first rookie to start at QB in Week 1 for the Rams since Bill Munson and was off to an impressive start as a rookie before suffering sea-
in 1964. son-ending knee injury.
FB Mike Karney – 2009 free agent acquisition played in 14 SS Craig Dahl – Started eight games in ‘09 and finished fifth
games with eight starts. Karney helped clear paths for RB Steven on the team with 81 tackles (46 solo) and recovered two fumbles.
Jackson to gain 1,738 yards from scrimmage, fifth in the NFL.
FS Oshiomogho Atogwe – 38 combined forced fumbles and
RB Steven Jackson – Earned the second Pro Bowl selection of interceptions (19 interceptions, 19 forced fumbles) since the start of
his career after leading the NFC in rushing with 1,416 yards. Enters 2006 are the most in the NFL during that time period.
the season just 539 yards behind Eric Dickerson on Rams all-time
rushing list. KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Rams veteran leaders James Hall, Steven Jackson and Chris Massey.
NEW TO THE RAMS IN 2010
2010 DRAFT PICKS
QB Sam Bradford TE Fendi Onobun
6-4, 235 pounds 6-6, 249 pounds
Oklahoma Houston
D1 – 2010 (1st overall) D6a – 2010 (170th overall)
• 2008 Heisman Trophy winner holds • Played one season of football at Houston
school records for passing yards (8,403), after four-year collegiate basketball career
touchdown passes (88) and completion at Arizona.
percentage (67.64) • Was a key special teams contributor for
• One of just four quarterbacks in major Cougars and also recorded a touchdown
college history to pass for 50 or more catch.
touchdowns in a season.
Sam Bradford Fendi Onobun
CB Jerome Murphy
6-0, 196 pounds CB Marquis Johnson
South Florida 5-11, 205 pounds
D3 – 2010 (65th overall) Alabama
• Named to All-Big East First Team by Phil D7a - 2010 (211th overall)
Steele after finishing third on the team with • Appeared in 50 games with 13 starts dur-
77 tackles and tied for the team lead with ing his career at Alabama and played key
four interceptions. role for the 2009 National Champions.
• Played in 52 career games, the most ever •Joined the Rams practice squad after
by a USF player. leading team in tackles during preseason.
WR Mark Clayton
QB A.J. Feeley
5-10, 190 Pounds
6-3, 220 pounds
Oklahoma
Oregon
Trade
Unrestricted Free Agent
(Baltimore) - 2010
(Carolina) – 2010
• Former first-round draft pick
• Has appeared in 23 games and
boasts 234 career receptions for
started 15 contests.
3,116 yards and 12 touchdowns.
• In 2002, Feeley started five
• Has appeared in 76 regular-
games and led the Eagles to a 4-
season games with 59 starts, as
1 mark to help Philadelphia
well as six postseason contests
secure home-field advantage
• Boasts nine career 100-yard
throughout the playoffs.
receiving games.
LB Na’il Diggs
C/G Hank Fraley
6-4, 240 pounds
6-3, 310 pounds
Ohio State
Robert Morris
Unrestricted Free Agent
Unrestricted Free Agent
(Carolina) – 2010
(Cleveland) – 2010
•Eleventh-year veteran who has
• Eleventh-year pro has played in
played in 145 games with 127
135 games with 123 starts. Also
starts and has also started seven
started 10 postseason contests,
postseason contests.
including Super Bowl XXXIX with
•Led the Packers in tackles for
the Eagles.
three-consecutive seasons (2002-
• While in Philadelphia, the Eagles
04).
posted the highest point total in
team history in 2002 and third-
highest during their Super Bowl
run in 2004.
CB Kevin Dockery
DT Fred Robbins
5-8, 188
6-4, 325 pounds
Mississippi State
Wake Forest
Free Agent
Unrestricted Free Agent (New
(New York Giants) - 2010
York Giants) – 2010
• Entered the NFL as an undrafted
• Has played in 149 games with
free agent and earned roster spot
116 starts. Also has six postsea-
with agressive play.
son starts and was a key member
• Career totals include 127 tackles
of Super Bowl XLII champions.
(91 solo), 22 passes defensed, one
• Has recorded 28.5 career sacks
fumble recovery and 26 special
and was a Pro Bowl alternate in
teams tackles.
2008.
Dick Bass Lawrence McCutcheon Steven Jackson Marshall Faulk Eric Dickerson
5,417 yards 6,186 yards 6,707 yards 6,959 yards 7,245 yards
Jackson’s 755 yards after contact ranked The seven 100-yard rushing games gave
fourth in the NFL. Jackson 23 career 100-yard performanc-
es. Only two Rams’ running backs have
“He is a big back that can move like a registered more career 100-yard rushing
smaller back – he makes people miss,” RB Steven Jackson performances. RB Steven Jackson
said Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo. “I know people don’t like
to tackle him. I remember defending and playing against him and Career 100-yard Games in Rams History
there were murmurs always on the film that guys really didn’t want to 100-yard Games
go in there and tackle him – the guys we were coaching in the meet- Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 38
ings. He is a premier back.” Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 27
Steven Jackson (2004- ) 23
2009 Rushing Yards After Contact Leaders Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-79) 22
YAC Tot. Yds. Pct. after Contact
Chris Johnson / TEN 1,031 2,006 51.4% KEEP IT MOVING
Maurice Jones-Drew / JAX 797 1,391 57.3%
Adrian Peterson / MIN 793 1,383 57.3% RB Steven Jackson had a key role in keeping drives going for the
Steven Jackson / STL 755 1,416 53.3% Rams in 2009. Despite missing one game, Jackson ranked second
Cedric Benson / CIN 634 1,251 50.7% in the NFC and fifth in the NFL in first downs.
NFL First Down Leaders, 2009
Rush Rec. Total
CATCHING ON Chris Johnson / TEN 79 18 97
Throughout his career RB Steven Jackson has shown the ability to Adrian Peterson / MIN 74 16 90
catch passes out of the backfield and while lined up at receiver. In Maurice Jones-Drew / JAX 68 16 84
Week 10 vs. New Orleans (11/15), Jackson recorded a season-high Ray Rice / BAL 54 28 82
nine catches to give him 263 for his career, passing Willie “Flipper” Steven Jackson / STL 61 16 77
Anderson (259 receptions from 1988-94) for 10th on the Rams’ all-
time receptions list. JACK OF ALL TRADES
RB Steven Jackson has shown the ability
In Week 14 at Tennessee (12/13), Jackson made three catches to
to contribute in the rushing game and in
pass Jim Benton (275 receptions from 1938-47) for ninth in team his-
the receiving game. Since the start of the
tory. Jackson (281) joins Marshall Faulk as the only Rams’ running
2006 season, Jackson leads the NFL with
backs to rank in the top 10 in receptions. Faulk ranks fourth in team
123.0 yards from scrimmage per game
history with 470 catches from 1999-2005.
(minimum 30 games).
In 2009, Jackson led the Rams with 51 receptions.
Since 2006, Jackson has 1,379 touches
for 6,766 yards. Both totals stand as the
Since 2006, Jackson has registered 219 receptions for 1,778 receiv-
best in the NFL.
ing yards (8.1-yard average). During that time, Jackson’s 219 recep-
tions rank third and his 1,778 receiving yards rank fourth among run-
In 2009, Jackson recorded 100-plus scrim-
ning backs. In 2006, Jackson registered career highs with 90 catch-
mage yards in 11 of the 15 games he RB Steven Jackson
es for 806 yards. The 90 catches rank sixth in NFL history in one
played. Jackson averaged 115.9 scrimmage yards per game, first in
season among running backs.
the NFC and third in the NFL.
Receptions Leaders Among Running Backs, 2006-09
Rec Yards Avg. Long TD
Reggie Bush / NO 260 1,934 7.4 74 11 In 2006, Jackson recorded 2,334 yards from scrimmage, the fifth-
Brian Westbrook / PHI 246 2,053 8.3 57t 15 highest single-season total in NFL history. That season Jackson
Steven Jackson / STL 219 1,778 8.1 64t 5 rushed for 1,528 yards and 13 touchdowns on 346 attempts. He
added 806 yards receiving on 90 catches. The 90 catches rank sixth
in NFL history in one season among running backs.
RB Steven Jackson dives for the endzone on a 12-yard touchdown catch vs. Pittsburgh (12/20/07).
The catch was one of 281 in Jackson’s career.
THE BRADFORD FILES STRIKING THE POSE
When the Rams chose Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford with the top Quarterback Sam Bradford is the
overall selection in April’s draft, it marked the first time since 1967 10th Heisman Trophy winner to
that the organization had drafted a signal caller in the first round. either play for the Rams or be draft-
Until Bradford’s selection, the Rams were the only NFL team that ed by the organization. Bradford
hadn’t used a first-round pick on a quarterback in the common draft won the award following the 2008
era (since 1969).
season, one in which he passed for
Bradford came to the Rams with quite an impressive college 4,720 yards and 50 touchdowns
resume. Here are some of his key accomplishments from his with just eight interceptions.
career at Oklahoma.
In April, Bradford became the 14th
- A 2008 consensus All-American first-team selection, was also the Heisman Trophy winner drafted
recipient of the Davey O'Brien Award, Sammy Baugh Trophy and
Chic Harley Award winner. number one overall and the first
since Cincinnati Bengals took
- Holds school records for passing yards (8,403), touchdown pass- Carson Palmer with the top pick in
es (88) and completion percentage (67.64). 2003.
Sam Bradford shortly after accepting the
2007 Heisman Trophy.
- Threw for 300 or more yards in 14 games, tying an OU record. Here’s a look at each of the 10
Heisman Trophy winners affiliated with the Rams.
- One of just four quarterbacks in major college history to pass for
50 or more touchdowns in a season (Colt Brennan, David Klingler,
B.J. Symons). Player Heisman Year Yrs. w/Rams
QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 2008 2010-present
-Set an NCAA freshman record with 37 touchdown passes in 2007. WR Eric Crouch, Nebraska* 2001 2002
RB Charles White, USC 1979 1985-89
RB John Cappelletti, Penn St. 1973 1974-78
QB Terry Baker, Oregon 1962 1963-65
RB Billy Cannon, LSU** 1959 -
RB Glenn Davis, Army 1946 1950-51
RB Les Horvath, Ohio State 1944 1947-48
RB Bruce Smith, Minnesota 1941 1948
Italics indicate Heisman Trophy Winners who were drafted by the Rams.
*Crouch was drafted by the Rams in the third round in 2002 but was injured during the
preseason and never played in a regular-season game with St. Louis.
**Cannon was the first overall pick in both the NFL and AFL drafts but chose to sign
with the Houston Oilers rather than the Rams.
"What's there not to like?" Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "Everyone knows he's a big, tall, strapping guy who has a real strong arm
and can throw the ball and is very accurate. But I probably like his intangibles more than anything else. He's an intense competitor. No mat-
ter what he does – if you give him a pingpong paddle, a tennis racket or a golf club – he'll be good at it. He's one of those guys who just
competes and is good at everything he does. He's a natural in a lot of things." - Rams Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo
“Sam is special. He is blessed with all of the attributes you like in a quarterback. He’s athletic, smart and mature. We throw words like those
around pretty easily, but he possesses all of those qualities at an extremely high level. Leadership manifests itself in a number of ways, but
first and foremost, a leader must have the respect of the team for the way he prepares, plays and conducts himself. Sam earned that kind of
respect very early in his career here. From a playing perspective, I always appreciated his pinpoint accuracy. It was uncanny, and part of
the reason he was so accurate was that he understood how to read defenses and find the best throw.” Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops
"He sounds too good to be true. I know when I say this, people go, 'Come on, Coach.' But you know what? We shouldn't be talking about
why is this kid so squeaky clean, why is this guy for real. We should be asking, 'Why aren't there more guys like this?'" Bob Wilson,
Bradford’s coach at Putnam City North High School
“In some ways I don't know what was more impressive about Bradford on Friday, what I saw from him on the field, or what I heard about
him off it. But both of them went a long way toward convincing me the Rams got the right guy at quarterback. In time, with that arm, and that
head, he's going to lead this long downtrodden team to better days.” Sports Illustrated’s Don Banks following his August 6 visit to St. Louis.
"I think he's a heck of a talent. I really do. I like his demeanor, I like his athleticism, everything about him from what I have seen." Hall of
Fame QB and fellow Oklahoman Troy Aikman
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN 2010 BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW...
• The oldest player – DE James Hall, 33 years old (2/4/77)
•RB Steven Jackson is within striking range of becoming the Rams’
• The youngest player – S Darian Stewart, 22 years old (8/4/88)
all-time leading rusher. Jackson needs just 253 yards to move into
• The tallest player – T Adam Goldberg, who stands 6-7.
second place ahead of Marshall Faulk, and with 539 yards, Jackson
• The shortest player – RB Kenneth Darby, who stands 5-10.
will supplant Eric Dickerson as the franchise’s all-time leader. In his
• The heaviest player – T Renardo Foster, 333 pounds
first six NFL seasons, Jackson averaged 1,117.8 rushing yards per
• The lightest player – WR Danny Amendola, 186 pounds
season.
• Most seasons with the Rams – LS Chris Massey, 11 seasons
• Jackson currently ranks ninth in team history in career yards from
• Most seasons in the NFL – LB Na’il Diggs, C/G Hank Fraley, DE
scrimmage. He needs 823 yards to move past Henry Ellard on that
James Hall and DT Fred Robbins, 11 seasons
list.
• The farthest distance a player has to travel from their hometown –
• Jackson enters the season with 281 career receptions, 52 behind
WR Brandon Gibson hails from Puyallap, Wash., which is 2,088
Jim Phillips, who currently ranks eighth in team annals.
miles from the Russell Training Center.
• Should Jackson lead the Rams in rushing, he’ll tie Faulk’s record
• The shortest distance a player has to travel from their hometown to
for most seasons and most consecutive seasons leading the club in
St. Louis, Mo. – TE Michael Hoomanawanui hails from
rushing (six).
Bloomington, Ill., just 174 miles from the Russell Training Center.
• Jackson looks to extend his own franchise record for 1,000-yard
• The college that is represented the most – Three current Rams hail
seasons to six.
from Ohio State.
• S Oshiomogho Atogwe enters the season with 19 career inter-
• The state that is represented the most – Oklahoma, five.
ceptions. He needs seven to move into a tie for 10th on the fran-
chise’s all-time list.
• LB James Laurinaitis can join Pisa Tinoisamoa as the only play-
ers in team history to lead the Rams in tackles in each of their first
two NFL season.
• P Donnie Jones looks to record a net average of at least 40 yards
per punt for a third-consecutive season. In both 2008 and 2009,
Jones’ net average was 41.7 yards per punt.
Amendola finished the season with 66 kick- The six 50-yard field goals tied the team
off returns for 1,618 yards, both franchise record for most field goals from 50-plus in
records and league-leading marks this sea- a season. Brown previously tied the
son. Amendola added 31 punt returns for record in 2008 after Tony Zendejas set it in
360 yards. His 97 combined punt and kick 1993.
returns and 1,978 total return yards are
also franchise records. His 1,978 total Since entering the NFL in 2003, Brown has
return yards led the NFL. WR Danny Amendola made 25 field goals from 50-plus yards, K Josh Brown
most among active kickers during that time. Brown’s 66.7 career field
In Week 14 at Tennessee (12/20), Amendola returned a team-record goal percentage is fourth among active kickers (minimum of 10 field
nine kickoffs for 217 yards. The 217 yards are the third-most in team goal attempts) during that time period.
history behind Tony Horne’s 267 yards at Kansas City (10/22/00) and
Derek Stanley’s 229 yards vs. Pittsburgh (12/20/07). Amendola Most 50+ yard Field Goals By Since 2003
added one punt return for 6 yards to give him 223 total return yards in (active kickers)
the game, the fifth-highest total in Rams history and the most since 50+ FG Pct.
Derek Stanley tallied 229 return yards, all on kickoffs, vs. Pittsburgh Josh Brown 25 66.7
(12/20/07). Jason Hanson 21 70.0
Sebastian Janikowski 21 51.2
Amendola set the single-season franchise mark for kickoff return John Kasay 16 48.5
yards with a 159 yard performance in Week 15 vs. Houston (12/20). Ryan Longwell 16 69.6
Amendola passed the previous team record of 1,379 yards set in Neil Rackers 16 47.1
2000 by Tony Horne.
INSIDE THE 20
Amendola set the single-season franchise mark for kickoff returns a P Donnie Jones is known for his strong leg
week later at Arizona (12/27), surpassing the previous team record of as he averaged 50.0 yards per kick in
61 returns set in 1981 by Drew Hill. 2008, but in 2009 Jones showed he can
place the ball inside the opponent’s 20-
Amendola recorded five kickoff returns over 40 yards this season, yard line when asked.
including 55- and 58-yard returns. He tallied a 56-yard punt return in
Week 17 vs. San Francisco (1/3/10). The return was the longest by a In 2009, Jones finished the season with a
Ram since Dante Hall returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown at career-high 34 punts inside the 20. The 34
Dallas (9/30/07). punts inside the 20 are a Rams’ single-
season franchise record (since 1976), sur-
Amendola also contributed on offense, totaling 43 catches for 326 passing Dale Hatcher’s 32 punts inside the
yards. In Week 11 vs. Arizona (11/22), Amendola established a 20 established in 1985. Thirteen of Jones
career-high with 61 receiving yards on four catches. In Week 12 vs. 34 punts inside the 20 were stopped inside P Donnie Jones
Seattle (11/29), Amendola made his first career start and established the 10-yard line.
a career-high with seven receptions. Amendola finished the game
with 55 receiving yards. Amendola made his first career touchdown For his efforts, Jones was named second-team All-Pro by the
catch on a 2-yard pass in Week 15 vs. Houston (12/20). Associated Press for the second consecutive year in 2009.
528 consecutive clean snaps beginning Sept. 8, 2002 at Denver. tackles in 1998.
Mistakes are not common for Massey. A eighth-year veteran from
Marshall, Massey has made clean snaps on 889 of 890 career Most Special Teams Tackles By A Ram Since 1995
attempts (99.9 percent). Tackles Year
London Fletcher 30 1998
Chris Chamberlain 28 2009
Bryce Fisher 27 2003
Gerald McBurrows 25 1995
LONG ON TALENT BEST AMONG ROOKIE ’BACKERS
DE Chris Long finished his second NFL season in 2009 with 56 tack- Rams LB James Laurinaitis was one of seven linebackers chosen on
les (33 solo) and ranked second on the team with a career-high 5.0 the first day (Rounds 1-2) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Based on statistics
sacks. Long led the team with 15 quarterback hits and nine quar- obtained from each of the seven linebackers’ teams, Laurinaitis led all
terback pressures. Long’s best football came as the season pro- of the first day linebackers with 146 tackles last season.
gressed as all five of his sacks came in the final nine games of the
season. Top Tacklers Among Linebackers Selected on Day 1 of 2009 Draft
Player / Team Round/Overall Total Solo Asst. Sacks
James Laurinaitis / STL 2/35th 146 98 48 2.0
Long produced sacks in three consecutive games from Week 8-11. In
Brian Cushing / HOU 1/15th 134 87 47 5.0
Week 13 at Chicago (12/6), Long recorded his fourth sack of the sea- Rey Maualuga / CIN 2/38th 80 44 36 1.0
son, tying his career-high set in his rookie season in 2008. Aaron Curry / SEA 1/4th 60 53 7 2.0
Clay Matthews / GB 1/26th 58 42 16 10.0
Long established a new career-high with 5.0 sacks when he took Robert Ayers / DEN 1/18th 18 13 5 0.0
down Arizona QB Kurt Warner in Week 16 at Arizona (12/27). Long Clint Sintim / NYG 2/45th 10 7 3 1.0
was productive in the game tallying three solo tackles, including two
tackles for loss and the sack. He was also credited with two quar-
terback hits and a forced fumble.
Linebacker James Laurinaitis was the fifth linebacker selected in the 2009 NFL Draft but was the
leading tackler among those taken on the first day.
Player Coach Team/Years In recent years, players such as Cowboys WR Miles Austin, Chargers
S James Butler Spagnuolo Giants, 2007-08 TE Antonio Gates, Browns QB Jake Delhomme, Steelers LB James
CB Kevin Dockery Spagnuolo Giants, 2007-08 Harrison and Rams QB Kurt Warner entered the NFL as undrafted
S Craig Dahl Spagnuolo Giants, 2007-08 free agents and made the Pro Bowl.
LB Na’il Diggs Flajole Panthers, 2006-09
QB A.J. Feeley Spagnuolo/Shurmur Eagles, 2001-03,‘06-08 A HALL OF A PLAYER
C/G Hank Fraley Spagnuolo/Shurmur Eagles, 2000-05 DE James Hall was named the Rams’ Ed Block Courage Award win-
DT Gary Gibson Flajole Panthers, 2007-08 ner in 2009. The award recognizes a player who displays courage
DT Fred Robbins Spagnuolo Giants, 2007-08 and integrity on and off the field.
Hall fought through injuries to start 14 games for the Rams at right
defensive end and ranked second among the team’s defensive line-
men with 59 tackles (32 solo). Hall tallied 4.5 sacks, third-most on
the team and added eight quarterback hits, five quarterback pres-
sures and two forced fumbles.
In three seasons with the Rams (2007-09), Hall has tallied 13.5 sacks
and has not collected less than 59 tackles in any of the three sea-
sons.
Rams DT Fred Robbins gives head coach Steve Spagnuolo a pat on the back during training
camp. Robbins was a member of the New York Giants during Spagnuolo’s two season as the
club’s defensive coordinator, and Robbins says his relationship with his coach was a major reason
he decided to join the Rams as a free agent this spring.
increases in their fourth seasons. Onobun, who the Rams selected in the
sixth round of April’s draft, was a
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 McDonald’s All-American in high school
Player Rec., Yds., Tds Rec., Yds., Tds Rec., Yds., Tds before enjoying a four-year basketball
Miles Austin 5 - 76 -0 13 - 278 - 3 81 - 1,320 - 11 career at the University of Arizona. When
Vincent Jackson 27 - 453 -6 41 - 623 - 3 59 - 1,098 - 7 his basketball eligibility ran out, he enrolled
Derrick Mason 25 - 333 - 3 8 - 89 - 0 63 - 895 - 5 at the University of Houston and spent one
Reggie Wayne 49 - 716 - 4 68 - 838 - 7 77 - 1,210 - 12 season playing football for the Cougars. Fendi Onobun
Wes Welker 1 - 29 - 0 67 - 687 - 1 112 - 1,175 - 8 Now he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Antonio Gates and Tony
Laurent Robinson 5 - 52 - 0 13 - 167 - 1 ??? Gonzalez, both of whom became Pro Bowl tight ends following suc-
cessful college baseketball careers.
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
QUARTERBACKS
8 Sam Bradford – Top overall pick in April’s Draft won 2008 Heisman Trophy and holds
Oklahoma records for career passing yards (8,403), touchdown passes (88) and completion percent-
age (67.64). He’s also one of just four players in major college football history to throw 50 touchdown
passes in a season. Completed 60 percent of his passes in the preseason and Rams scored on five
of the seven drives he led in final two games.
4 A.J. Feeley – Experienced, veteran who has spent time as a starter and reserve throughout
his 10-year NFL career. Has an extensive history with Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo and Offensive
Coordinator Pat Shurmur from his time in Philadelphia with the coaches. Has passed for 4,070 yards
with 27 touchdowns and 29 interceptions.
QB Sam Bradford
12 Thaddeus Lewis – Undrafted free agent out of Duke led the ACC and ranked 10th nationally
in passing yards per game (277.5 ypg) last season. Also ranked second in the ACC in total offense
(281.5 ypg) as a senior. Won the third QB job in camp by completing 78.6 percent of his passes (22-
of-28).
RUNNING BACKS
34 Kenneth Darby – Played in all 16 games with one start in 2009. Darby was the Rams sec-
ond-leading rusher with 152 yards on 27 carries. He added 18 catches for 96 yards and also saw
action on special teams.
39 Steven Jackson – Earned the second Pro Bowl selection of his career in 2009 after leading
RB Steven Jackson
the NFC with 1,416 yards. Jackson started 15 games despite dealing with a back injury in the last few
weeks of the season that prevented him from practicing.
44 Mike Karney – Played in 14 games with eight starts. Karney helped clear paths for RB
Steven Jackson to gain 1,738 yards from scrimmage, fifth in the NFL.
38 Keith Toston – Undrafted free agent from Oklahoma State was first-team All-Big Twelve as a
senior after rushing for 1,218 yards and 11 touchdowns. He finished second in the Big 12 in rushing
yards. Led the Rams in rushing yards during the preseason.
FB Mike Karney
WIDE RECEIVERS
16 Danny Amendola – Played in 14 games with two starts after being signed from Phialdelphia’s
practice squad. Amendola set franchise marks with 66 kickoff returns for 1,618 yards. Amendola
ranked third on the team with 43 catches for 326 yards and one touchdown.
Mark Clayton – Sixth-year pro acquired prior to Week 1 in a trade with Baltimore. Has 234
career receptions for 3,116 yards and 12 touchdowns.
15 Dominique Curry - Undrafted free agent was a two-sport start at Cheyney University before
transferring to California (PA) for senior season. Strong performance on special teams during the pre-
season helped Curry win a roster spot.
11 Brandon Gibson – Joined the Rams on Oct. 19 in a trade with Philadelphia. Gibson ranked
WR Danny Amendola second on the team with 348 receiving yards on 34 catches. Gibson played in nine games with four
starts for the Rams.
81 Mardy Gilyard - Fourth-round draft pick caught 204 passes for 3,003 yards and 25 touch-
downs at Cincinnati. Gilyard ranks second in Big East history in career receptions.
19 Laurent Robinson – Was off to strong start in ‘09 before ankle injury prematurely ended his
season. Logged 13 receptions for 167 yards, averaging 12.8 yards per catch and led Rams in receiv-
ing in both games in which he appeared.
WR Laurent Robinson
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
TIGHT ENDS
47 Billy Bajema – An accomplished blocker and special teams player, Bajema caught eight pass-
es for 94 yards last season in his first year with the Rams.
46 Daniel Fells – Played in 14 games with four starts in 2009 and established new career-highs
with 21 receptions for 273 yards and three touchdowns
86 Michael Hoomanawanui - Fifth-round draft pick played in 38 games at Illinois and finished
career with 40 receptions for 490 yards and four touchdowns.
48 Fendi Onobun - Sixth-round draft choice played one year of football at Houston after enjoying
TE Billy Bajema
college basketball career at Arizona.
OFFENSIVE LINE
63 Jacob Bell – Started 13 games in ‘09 before being placed on reserved/injured list 12/15 with a
hamstring injury…part of an offensive line that allowed RB Steven Jackson to rush for a career-high
seven 100-yard performances.
60 Jason Brown – Started all 16 games at center, despite dealing with knee injuries. Blocking
efforts helped RB Steven Jackson rush for an NFC-leading 1,416 yards.
TE Daniel Fells 70 Renardo Foster – Spent 2009 offseason with Rams and has spent time with the Falcons and
Saints.
65 Hank Fraley – Versatile guard/center joined the Rams this spring after four seasons in
Cleveland. Has played in 135 games with 123 starts in 10 NFL season as well as 10 postseason
starts, including Super Bowl XXXIX with the Eagles.
73 Adam Goldberg – One of three Rams offensive linemen to play in all 16 games, starting 14.
Saw action at right guard and right tackle. Crafty veteran has appeared in 80 games in seven seasons.
79 John Greco – Played in a career-high 11 games in 2009, starting a career-high three. Former
third-round draft pick has appeared in 20 career games.
76 Rodger Saffold - Second-round pick was a second-team All-Big 10 performer at Indiana and
T Jason Smith
has started all three preseason games at left tackle.
77 Jason Smith – Former second-overall pick played in eight games with five starts as a rookie.
Missed seven games due to a knee injury and a concussion.
C Jason Brown
G Jacob Bell
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
DEFENSIVE LINE
99 C.J. Ah You – Played in eight career games with one start, tallying 18 tackles (13 solo), one
sack, two passes defensed and three special teams tackles.
93 Jermelle Cudjo – Undrafted rookie free agent was a Division II preseason All-American in ‘09
at Central Oklahoma.
71 Gary Gibson – Earned starting role at defensive tackle and was in the starting lineup for five
games before an ankle injury cut his season short in October.
96 James Hall – Started all 14 games he played and ranked third on the team with 4.5 sacks.
DT Fred Robbins Hall’s 59 tackles ranked second among Rams’ defensive linemen.
72 Chris Long – The No. 2 overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft, Long ranked second on the
team with a career-high 5.0 sacks. Long played all 16 games with four starts and lead the team wtih
15 quarterback hits and nine quarterback pressures.
98 Fred Robbins – Eleventh-year pro has played in 149 games with 116 starts. Played for Steve
Spagnuolo with the Giants. Has six postseason starts and was a key member of Super Bowl XLII
champions.
95 Clifton Ryan – Started 15 of 16 games at defensive tackle in 2009. Ryan led the team with
nine tackles for loss and led Rams’ defensive linemen with 60 tackles (44 solo).
97 Darell Scott – Fourth-round draft choice (103rd overall) from Clemson University started five
DE Chris Long of the final six games of the season. Scott made the first start of his career in Week 12 vs. Seattle
(11/29) and tallied a career-high four tackles (three solo).
90 George Selvie – Seventh-round draft pick was a two-time All-American at South Florida and
collected 29 career sacks during college career.
92 Eugene Sims – Sixth-round selection was the two-time Lone Star Conference Defensive
Lineman of the Year recorded 17 sacks in two seasons at West Texas A&M.
LINEBACKERS
57 Chris Chamberlain – 2008 seventh-round draft choice led the team with a career-high 28 spe-
LB James Laurinaitis cial teams tackles. The 28 special teams tackles are the second-most by a Ram since the team
moved to St. Louis in 1995.
53 Na’il Diggs – Eleventh-year veteran signed with the Rams as an unrestricted free agent. His
career totals include 766 tackles, 11.5 sacks and five interceptions.
59 Larry Grant – Played in all 16 games last season, seeing action on defense and special
teams. In Week 4 at San Francisco (10/4), Grant recorded the first sack of his career.
56 Josh Hull – Seventh-round pick began his career as a walk on at Penn State and led the
Nittany Lions with 116 tackles as a senior.
55 James Laurinaitis – Last season became only the second rookie in Rams’ history to lead the
team in tackles. Laurinaitis recorded 146 tackles (98 solo), the most by a rookie in franchise history.
LB Na’il Diggs
58 David Vobora – Final pick in the 2008 NFL Draft started 10 of 12 games that he played in
2009 and made 40 tackles (28 solo) on defense and six on special teams.
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
DEFENSIVE BACKS
21 Oshiomogho Atogwe - Started 12 games in 2009 before being placed on reserved/injured list
with a shoulder injury. Despite missing four games, finished second on the team with 82 tackles (38
solo), one sack, two interceptions, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recov-
eries.
24 Ron Bartell – Started 15 games and led the team with 10 passes defensed. Bartell added 75
tackles, fourth on the team, and tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles.
37 James Butler – Led the team with three interceptions and ranked third on the team with 81
tackles. Butler started all 13 games he played in 2009.
S Oshiomogho Atogwe
43 Craig Dahl – A 2009 free agent addition started eight games this season – four in place of
Oshiomogho Atogwe and three in place of James Butler. Dahl finished fifth on the team with 81 tack-
les (46 solo) and recovered two fumbles.
35 Kevin Dockery – Former New York Giant has appeared in 51 games with three interceptions
in four NFL seasons.
32 Bradley Fletcher – Played in seven games with three starts as a rookie before suffering sea-
son-ending knee injury.
31 Justin King – Played in 15 games with seven starts in 2009 after missing the previous season
with a toe injury. King tallied 49 tackles (30 solo) and two passes defensed.
CB Ron Bartell 23 Jerome Murphy – Third-round draft pick was first-team all Big East performer at South
Florida.
20 Darian Stewart – Undrafted free agent from South Carolina logged 58 tackles in 2009 (fourth
on the squad) including 7.0 tackles for loss.
SPECIALISTS
K Josh Brown 3 Josh Brown - Led the Rams with 73 points. Brown converted 19 of 24 field goals this sea-
son. His six field goals from 50 or more yards tied a team record. Brown’s 25 career field goals from
50 or more yards are the most among active kickers since 2003.
5 Donnie Jones – Finished last season with a career-high and franchise-record 34 punts inside
the 20. Jones produced a 46.8-yard gross average and a career-high 41.7-yard net average. Jones
is the Rams career leader with a 48.0-yard gross average.
45 Chris Massey – Longest-tenured Ram returns after 2009 season was cut short by injury. Has
made clean snaps on 889 of 890 career attempts (99.9 percent).
P Donnie Jones
LS Chris Massey
ST. LOUIS RAMS 2010 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATS
(based on coaches’ video tape evaluations)
QB QB
TACKLES Total Solo Asst. TFL Sacks Yards Int. *PD Press. Hits *FF *FR
Marquis Johnson 17 11 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Craig Dahl 13 6 7 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Hull 12 7 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kevin Payne 14 4 10 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Darian Stewart 10 7 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Quincy Butler 9 7 1 1 0.0 0.0 1 2 1 0 0 0
Bradley Fletcher 9 7 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Darell Scott 9 2 6 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0
James Laurinaitis 8 6 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Larry Grant 7 5 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0
David Vobora 7 4 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Johnson 7 3 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oshiomogho Atogwe 6 5 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
George Selvie 6 4 2 0 1.0 15.0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Chris Chamberlain 6 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Ernest Reid 6 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Bartell 5 3 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Adeyanju 5 2 2 1 1.0 1.0 0 0 3 1 1 0
Clifton Ryan 5 1 3 1 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Long 5 1 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gary Gibson 4 3 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jermelle Cudjo 4 2 1 1 2.0 12.0 0 0 1 2 0 0
James Hall 4 1 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Carpenter 4 1 2 1 1.0 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Antoine Thompson 3 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Na’il Diggs 3 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dominic Douglas 3 2 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kevin Dockery 3 1 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C.J. Ah You 3 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Eugene Sims 3 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jerome Murphy 3 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Fred Robbins 3 0 2 1 2.0 19.0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Hall Davis 1 1 0 0 2.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin King 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cardia Jackson 1 0 1 0 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Roach 1 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marcus Brown 1 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 173 114 86 12 11.0 57.0 4 24 9 13 3 1
*Tackle totals include tackles for loss
* PD is passes defensed
SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
Total Solo Ast. FF FR BK BK Rec
Dominique Curry................7 5 2 0 0 0 0 SACK LEADERS No. Yards
Larry Grant ........................5 3 2 1 0 0 0 Fred Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0 19.0
Josh Hull............................5 1 4 1 0 0 0 Hall Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0 11.0
Craig Dahl..........................3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jermelle Cudjo . . . . . . . . . . .2.0 12.0
Fendi Onobun....................3 3 0 0 0 0 0 George Selvie . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 15.0
Chris Chamberlain ............3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Clifton Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 0.0
Bobby Carpenter ..............3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Ogbonnaya ..............3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Cardia Jackson . . . . . . . . . .1.0 5.0
Chris Massey ....................3 1 2 0 1 0 0 Bobby Carpenter . . . . . . . . .1.0 15.0
Antoine Thompson ............2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Victor Adeyanju . . . . . . . . . .1.0 1.0
Keenan Burton ..................2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.0 78.0
Na’il Diggs ........................2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Quincy Butler ....................2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley Fletcher ................2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kenneth Darby ..................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dominic Douglas ..............1 0 1 0 0 0 0
David Vobora ....................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
David Roach ......................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kevin Payne ......................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Darian Stewart ..................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Marcus Brown....................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keith Toston ......................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michael Hoomanawanui ....0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total..................................53 30 23 2 2 0 0
ST. LOUIS RAMS / PRESEASON / WEEK 5 / THROUGH THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Bradford 55 33 338 60.0 6.15 3 5.5 0 0.0 36 5/ 25 95.9
Null 37 17 191 45.9 5.16 1 2.7 1 2.7 27 3/ 27 59.6
T. Lewis 28 22 255 78.6 9.11 2 7.1 1 3.6 33 1/ 1 113.5
Feeley 12 8 64 66.7 5.33 1 8.3 0 0.0 16 0/ 0 107.6
TEAM 132 80 848 60.6 6.42 7 5.3 2 1.5 36 9/ 53 90.7
OPPONENTS 138 84 1077 60.9 7.80 10 7.2 4 2.9 71t 11/ 78 97.4
ST. LOUIS RAMS 2009 DEFENSIVE STATS
(based on coaches’ video tape evaluations)
QB QB
TACKLES Total Solo Asst. Sacks Yards Int. *PD Press. Hits *FF *FR
James Laurinaitis 144 96 48 2.0 15.0 2 3 5 2 1 0
Oshiomogho Atogwe 82 38 44 1.0 4.0 2 3 2 7 3 2
James Butler 80 51 29 1.0 0.0 3 3 0 1 0 1
Ron Bartell 75 50 25 0.0 0.0 0 10 0 0 3 1
Craig Dahl 70 45 25 1.0 15.0 0 4 0 2 0 2
Clifton Ryan 60 44 16 1.0 4.0 0 1 0 1 0 0
James Hall 55 29 26 4.5 21.5 0 1 5 8 2 0
Chris Long 51 28 23 5.0 33.0 0 1 9 15 1 0
Justin King 49 30 19 0.0 0.0 0 2 1 3 0 1
Paris Lenon 44 25 19 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 0
David Vobora 41 28 12 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Will Witherspoon 36 24 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Leonard Little 25 13 12 6.5 37.5 1 4 5 13 0 0
Bradley Fletcher 30 22 8 0.0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Darell Scott 26 15 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Quincy Butler 24 18 6 0.0 0.0 0 6 0 1 0 0
C.J. Ah You 18 13 5 1.0 2.0 0 2 1 1 0 0
LaJuan Ramsey 16 9 7 1.0 11.0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Victor Adeyanju 16 5 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 5 0 1
Leger Douzable 16 11 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Jonathan Wade 16 11 5 0.0 0.0 0 4 0 1 0 0
Gary Gibson 12 2 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Grant 9 6 3 1.0 6.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
David Roach 9 4 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Gorrer 7 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Anthony Smith 5 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hollis Thomas 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Chamberlain 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinton Hart 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 1,023 591 396 25.0 149.0 8 50 35 68 15 9
Tackle totals and solo tackles include tackles for loss (TFL)
* PD is passes defensed
* Fumbles recovered and forced on special teams are listed below
SACK LEADERS No. Yards
SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Leonard Little . . . . . . . . . . . .6.5 37.5
Total Solo Ast. FF FR BK BK Rec Chris Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0 33.0
Chris Chamberlain............28 21 7 0 0 0 0 James Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 21.5
Craig Dahl ........................14 12 2 0 0 0 0 Craig Dahl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 15.0
K.C. Asiodu ......................11 6 5 0 0 1 0 James Laurinaitis . . . . . . . . .2.0 15.0
Larry Grant ........................9 4 5 1 0 0 0 C.J. Ah You . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 2.0
Kenneth Darby ..................8 8 0 0 0 0 0 Oshiomogho Atogwe . . . . . .1.0 4.0
David Roach ......................8 6 2 0 0 0 0 Larry Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 6.0
Samkon Gado....................6 1 5 0 0 0 0
LaJuan Ramsey . . . . . . . . . .1.0 11.0
David Vobora ....................6 4 2 0 0 0 0
Quincy Butler ....................5 4 1 0 0 0 0 Clifton Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 4.0
Ryan Neill ..........................5 1 4 0 0 0 0 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.0 149.0
Daniel Fells........................4 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jordan Kent ......................4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Wade..................4 4 0 0 0 0 0
C.J. Ah You ........................3 1 2 0 0 0 0
Billy Bajema ......................2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Clinton Hart........................2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Paris Lenon ......................2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Brown........................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keenan Burton ..................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Gorrer ....................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Justin King ........................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Massey ....................1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Cord Parks ........................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Smith ..................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Will Witherspoon................1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total ................................129 88 41 1 0 1 0
ST. LOUIS RAMS / PRESEASON / WEEK 5 / THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
* PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
Boller 49 29 236 59.2 4.82 1 2.0 0 0.0 25 3/ 26 78.3
Berlin 38 22 216 57.9 5.68 2 5.3 1 2.6 27 2/ 17 80.6
Null 32 18 174 56.3 5.44 1 3.1 1 3.1 24 1/ 5 69.0
Bulger 4 4 77 100.0 19.25 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 3/ 21 118.8
TEAM 123 73 703 59.3 5.72 4 3.3 2 1.6 50 9/ 69 79.4
OPPONENTS 106 58 885 54.7 8.35 3 2.8 5 4.7 54t 12/ 55 72.2
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RAMS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART
9/7/2010
OFFENSE
WR 19 Laurent Robinson 11 Brandon Gibson 81 Mardy Gilyard
LT 76 Rodger Saffold 70 Renardo Foster
LG 63 Jacob Bell 79 John Greco
C 60 Jason Brown 65 Hank Fraley
RG 73 Adam Goldberg 79 John Greco
RT 77 Jason Smith 70 Renardo Foster
TE 47 Billy Bajema 46 Daniel Fells 86 Michael Hoomanawanui 48 Fendi Onobun
WR 16 Danny Amendola Mark Clayton 15 Dominique Curry
QB 8 Sam Bradford 4 A.J. Feeley 12 Thaddeus Lewis
FB 44 Mike Karney
HB 39 Steven Jackson 34 Kenneth Darby 38 Keith Toston
DEFENSE
LDE 72 Chris Long 92 Eugene Sims
LDT 98 Fred Robbins 95 Clifton Ryan
RDT 71 Gary Gibson 97 Darell Scott 93 Jermelle Cudjo
RDE 96 James Hall 99 C.J. Ah You 90 George Selvie
SLB 53 Na’il Diggs 58 David Vobora
MLB 55 James Laurinaitis 58 David Vobora 56 Josh Hull
WLB 59 Larry Grant 57 Chris Chamberlain
LCB 24 Ron Bartell 31 Justin King 23 Jerome Murphy
RCB 32 Bradley Fletcher 35 Kevin Dockery
SS 43 Craig Dahl 37 James Butler
FS 21 Oshiomogho Atogwe 20 Darian Stewart
SPECIALISTS
P 5 Donnie Jones
K 3 Josh Brown
H 5 Donnie Jones 16 Danny Amendola
LS 45 Chris Massey
PR 16 Danny Amendola 81 Mardy Gilyard
KR 16 Danny Amendola 81 Mardy Gilyard
RAMS COACHES & PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
9/7/2010
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
COACHES
Ken FLAJOLE FLAY-juhl
Steve SPAGNUOLO SPAG-no-low
PLAYERS
16 Danny AMENDOLA ah-men-DOLE-uh
21 OSHIOMOGHO ATOGWE oh-SHIM-ago uh-TOG-way
47 Billy BAJEMA BADGE-uh-muh
68 Jermelle CUDJO CUDD-joe
53 NA'IL Diggs nigh-EL
81 Mardy GILYARD GILL-yard
86 Michael HOOMANAWANUI huh-oh-muh-NOW-uh-NEW-ee
55 James LAURINAITIS Lore-in-eye-tis
48 FENDI ONOBUN FIN-dee AH-no-bun
19 LAURENT Robinson la-RON
97 DARELL Scott duh-rel
38 Keith TOSTON TOE-stun
ST. LOUIS RAMS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
9/7/2010
Birth NFL
# Player Pos Ht Wt Date Age Exp College H.S. Hometown How Acq
99 Ah You, C.J. DE 6-4 270 7/7/82 28 2 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'07
16 Amendola, Danny WR 5-11 186 11/2/85 24 2 Texas Tech The Woodlands, Texas FA-'09
21 Atogwe, Oshiomogho S 5-11 205 6/23/81 29 6 Stanford Windsor, Ontario (Canada) D3A-’05
47 Bajema, Billy TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 27 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'09
24 Bartell, Ron CB 6-1 206 2/22/82 28 6 Howard Detroit, Mich. D2-’05
63 Bell, Jacob G 6-5 300 3/2/81 29 7 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio UFA(TEN)-'08
8 Bradford, Sam QB 6-4 228 11/8/87 22 R Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
60 Brown, Jason C 6-3 328 5/5/83 27 6 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'09
3 Brown, Josh K 6-0 205 4/29/79 31 8 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'08
37 Butler, James S 6-3 209 9/7/82 28 6 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. UFA(NYG)-'09
57 Chamberlain, Chris LB 6-1 230 9/30/85 24 3 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'08
Clayton, Mark WR 5-10 190 7/2/82 28 6 Oklahoma Arlington, Texas T(BAL)-'10
93 Cudjo, Jermelle DT 6-2 299 9/28/86 23 R Central Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. FA-'10
15 Curry, Dominique WR 6-2 224 8/16/87 23 R Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'10
43 Dahl, Craig S 6-1 209 6/17/85 25 4 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'09
34 Darby, Kenneth RB 5-10 219 12/26/82 27 3 Alabama Huntsville, Ala. FA-'08
53 Diggs, Na'il LB 6-4 240 7/8/78 32 11 Ohio State Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'10
35 Dockery, Kevin CB 5-8 188 1/8/84 26 5 Mississippi State Hernando, MS FA-'10
4 Feeley, A.J. QB 6-3 220 5/16/77 33 10 Oregon Caldwell, ID UFA(CAR)-'10
46 Fells, Daniel TE 6-4 272 9/23/83 26 4 California-Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA-'08
32 Fletcher, Bradley CB 6-0 198 6/25/86 24 2 Iowa Youngstown, Ohio D3-'09
70 Foster, Renardo T 6-7 333 7/15/84 26 2 Louisville Ripley, Tenn. FA-'10
65 Fraley, Hank C/G 6-3 310 9/21/77 32 11 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, MD FA-'10
11 Gibson, Brandon WR 6-0 210 8/13/87 23 2 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'09
71 Gibson, Gary DT 6-3 300 5/5/82 28 5 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'09
81 Gilyard, Mardy WR 5-11 194 12/2/86 23 R Cincinnati Brunnell, Fla. D4-'10
73 Goldberg, Adam T 6-7 309 8/12/80 30 7 Wyoming Edina, Minn. T(MIN)-'06
59 Grant, Larry LB 6-1 251 2/16/85 25 2 Ohio State Sacramento, Calif. FA-'08
79 Greco, John G 6-4 329 3/24/85 25 3 Toledo Youngstown, Ohio D3-'08
96 Hall, James DE 6-2 281 2/4/77 33 11 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'07
86 Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 6-4 265 7/4/88 22 R Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'10
56 Hull, Josh LB 6-3 239 5/21/87 23 R Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'10
39 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 236 7/22/83 27 7 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’04
5 Jones, Donnie P 6-2 225 7/5/80 30 7 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'07
44 Karney, Mike FB 5-11 260 7/6/81 29 7 Arizona State Kent, Wash. FA-'09
31 King, Justin CB 5-11 188 5/11/87 23 3 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'08
55 Laurinaitis, James LB 6-2 247 12/3/86 23 2 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'09
12 Lewis, Thaddeus QB 6-0 219 2/1/88 22 R Duke Opa Locka, Fla. FA-'10
72 Long, Chris DE 6-3 276 3/28/85 25 3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'08
45 Massey, Chris LS 6-0 237 8/21/79 31 9 Marshall Chesapeake, W.V. D7-'02
23 Murphy, Jerome CB 6-0 200 1/13/87 23 R South Florida Elizabeth, NJ D3-10
48 Onobun, Fendi TE 6-6 249 11/17/86 23 R Houston Houston, Texas D6A-'10
98 Robbins, Fred DT 6-4 325 3/26/77 33 11 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'10
19 Robinson, Laurent WR 6-2 197 5/20/85 25 4 Illinois State Rockledge, Fla. T(ATL)-'09
95 Ryan, Clifton DT 6-3 324 2/18/84 26 4 Michigan State Saginaw, Mich. D5B-'07
76 Saffold, Rodger OT 6-5 323 6/6/88 22 R Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'10
97 Scott, Darell DT 6-3 315 3/15/86 24 2 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'09
90 Selvie, George DE 6-4 251 3/6/87 23 R South Florida Pensacola, Fla. D7B-'10
92 Sims, Eugene DE 6-6 250 3/18/86 24 R West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'10
77 Smith, Jason T 6-5 307 4/30/86 24 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'09
20 Stewart, Darian S 5-11 215 8/4/88 22 R South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'10
38 Toston, Keith RB 5-11 214 5/6/87 23 R Oklahoma State Angleton, Texas FA-'10
58 Vobora, David LB 6-1 239 4/8/86 24 3 Idaho Eugene, Ore. D7B-'08
Reserve/Injured (5)
17 Avery, Donnie WR 5-11 183 6/12/84 26 3 Houston Alief, Texas D2-'08
93 Hovan, Chris DT 6-2 296 5/12/78 32 11 Boston College Rocky River, Ohio FA-'10
62 Lewis, Mark G 6-3 302 7/17/85 25 1 Oregon Arroyo Grande, Calif. FA-'09
30 Payne, Kevin S 6-0 212 12/5/83 26 4 Louisiana-Monroe El Dorado, Ark. FA-'10
61 Young, Eric T 6-3 304 11/22/83 26 1 Tennessee Union, S.C. FA-'09
Physically Unable to Perform (1)
66 Setterstrom, Mark G 6-4 318 3/3/84 26 5 Minnesota Northfield, Minn. D7B-'06
Practice Squad (7)
84 Alexander, Danario WR 6-5 215 8/7/88 22 R Missouri Marlin, Texas FA'10
54 Ivy, Mortty LB 6-1 239 4/26/89 24 1 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. FA-'10
52 Johnson, Curtis LB 6-2 242 2/16/85 25 3 Clark Atlanta University Syracuse, N.Y. FA-'10
25 Johnson, Marquis DB 5-11 205 5/18/88 22 R Alabama Sarasota, Fla. D7A-'10
68 McKee, Ryan T 6-6 291 11/4/86 23 1 Southern Mississippi Daphne, Ala. W-'09 (NYJ)
83 McRae, Brandon WR 6-3 207 3/5/86 24 R Mississippi State Chester, Va. FA-'10
67 Miller, Drew C 6-5 303 7/6/85 25 2 Florida Paducah, Ky. FA-'09
ST. LOUIS RAMS NUMERICAL ROSTER
9/7/2010
Birth NFL
# Player Pos Ht Wt Date Age Exp College H.S. Hometown How Acq
3 Josh Brown K 6-0 205 4/29/79 31 8 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'08
4 A.J. Feeley QB 6-3 220 5/15/77 33 10 Oregon Caldwell, Id UFA(CAR)-'10
5 Donnie Jones P 6-2 225 7/5/80 30 7 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'07
8 Sam Bradford QB 6-4 228 11/8/87 22 R Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
11 Brandon Gibson WR 6-0 210 8/13/87 23 2 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'09
12 Thaddeus Lewis QB 6-0 219 2/1/88 22 R Duke Opa Locka, Fla. FA-'10
14 Keenan Burton WR 6-0 206 10/29/84 25 3 Kentucky Louisville, Ky. D4B-'08
15 Dominique Curry WR 6-2 224 8/16/87 23 R Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'10
16 Danny Amendola WR 5-11 186 11/2/85 24 2 Texas Tech The Woodlands, Texas FA-'09
19 Laurent Robinson WR 6-2 197 5/20/85 25 4 Illinois State Rockledge, Fla. T(ATL)-'09
20 Darian Stewart S 5-11 215 8/4/88 22 R South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'10
21 Oshiomogho Atogwe S 5-11 205 6/23/81 29 6 Stanford Windsor, Ontario (Canada) D3A-’05
23 Jerome Murphy CB 6-0 200 1/13/87 23 R South Florida Elizabeth, NJ D3-10
24 Ron Bartell CB 6-1 206 2/22/82 28 6 Howard Detroit, Mich. D2-’05
31 Justin King CB 5-11 188 5/11/87 23 3 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'08
32 Bradley Fletcher CB 6-0 198 6/25/86 24 2 Iowa Youngstown, Ohio D3-'09
34 Kenneth Darby RB 5-10 219 12/26/82 27 3 Alabama Huntsville, Ala. FA-'08
35 Kevin Dockery CB 5-8 188 1/8/84 26 5 Mississippi State Hernando, MS FA-'10
37 James Butler S 6-3 209 9/7/82 28 6 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. UFA(NYG)-'09
38 Keith Toston RB 5-11 214 5/6/87 23 R Oklahoma State Angleton, Texas FA-'10
39 Steven Jackson RB 6-2 236 7/22/83 27 7 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’04
43 Craig Dahl S 6-1 209 6/17/85 25 4 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'09
44 Mike Karney FB 5-11 260 7/6/81 29 7 Arizona State Kent, Wash. FA-'09
45 Chris Massey LS 6-0 237 8/21/79 31 9 Marshall Chesapeake, W.V. D7-'02
46 Daniel Fells TE 6-4 272 9/23/83 26 4 California-Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA-'08
47 Billy Bajema TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 27 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'09
48 Fendi Onobun TE 6-6 249 11/17/86 23 R Houston Houston, Texas D6A-'10
53 Na'il Diggs LB 6-4 240 7/8/78 32 11 Ohio State Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'10
55 James Laurinaitis LB 6-2 247 12/3/86 23 2 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'09
56 Josh Hull LB 6-3 239 5/21/87 23 R Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'10
57 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-1 230 9/30/85 24 3 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'08
58 David Vobora LB 6-1 239 4/8/86 24 3 Idaho Eugene, Ore. D7B-'08
59 Larry Grant LB 6-1 251 2/16/85 25 2 Ohio State Sacramento, Calif. FA-'08
60 Jason Brown C 6-3 328 5/5/83 27 6 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'09
63 Jacob Bell G 6-5 300 3/2/81 29 7 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio UFA(TEN)-'08
65 Hank Fraley C/G 6-3 310 9/21/77 32 11 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, MD FA-'10
70 Renardo Foster T 6-7 333 7/15/84 26 2 Louisville Ripley, Tenn. FA-'10
71 Gary Gibson DT 6-3 300 5/5/82 28 5 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'09
72 Chris Long DE 6-3 276 3/28/85 25 3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'08
73 Adam Goldberg T 6-7 309 8/12/80 30 8 Wyoming Edina, Minn. T(MIN)-'06
76 Rodger Saffold OT 6-5 323 6/6/88 22 R Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'10
77 Jason Smith T 6-5 307 4/30/86 24 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'09
79 John Greco G 6-4 329 3/24/85 25 3 Toledo Youngstown, Ohio D3-'08
81 Mardy Gilyard WR 5-11 194 12/2/86 23 R Cincinnati Brunnell, Fla. D4-'10
86 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 6-4 265 7/4/88 22 R Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'10
90 George Selvie DE 6-4 251 3/6/87 23 R South Florida Pensacola, Fla. D7B-'10
92 Eugene Sims DE 6-6 250 3/18/86 24 R West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'10
93 Jermelle Cudjo DT 6-2 299 9/28/86 23 R Central Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. FA-'10
95 Clifton Ryan DT 6-3 324 2/18/84 26 4 Michigan State Saginaw, Mich. D5B-'07
96 James Hall DE 6-2 281 2/4/77 33 11 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'07
97 Darell Scott DT 6-3 315 3/15/86 24 2 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'09
98 Fred Robbins DT 6-4 325 3/26/77 33 11 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'10
99 C.J. Ah You DE 6-4 270 7/7/82 28 2 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'07
Mark Clayton WR 5-10 190 7/2/82 28 6 Oklahoma Arlington, Texas T(BAL)-'10
Reserve/Injured (5)
17 Donnie Avery WR 5-11 183 6/12/84 26 3 Houston Alief, Texas D2-'08
93 Chris Hovan DT 6-2 296 5/12/78 32 11 Boston College Rocky River, Ohio FA-'10
62 Mark Lewis G 6-3 302 7/17/85 25 1 Oregon Arroyo Grande, Calif. FA-'09
30 Kevin Payne S 6-0 212 12/5/83 26 4 Louisiana-Monroe El Dorado, Ark. FA-'10
61 Eric Young T 6-3 304 11/22/83 26 1 Tennessee Union, S.C. FA-'09
Physically Unable to Perform (1)
66 Mark Setterstrom G 6-4 318 3/3/84 26 5 Minnesota Northfield, Minn. D7B-'06
Practice Squad (7)
25 Marquis Johnson DB 5-11 205 5/18/88 22 R Alabama Sarasota, Fla. D7A-'10
52 Curtis Johnson LB 6-2 242 2/16/85 25 3 Clark Atlanta University Syracuse, N.Y. FA-'10
54 Mortty Ivy LB 6-1 239 4/26/89 24 1 West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. FA-'10
67 Drew Miller C 6-5 303 7/6/85 25 2 Florida Paducah, Ky. FA-'09
68 Ryan McKee T 6-6 291 11/4/86 23 1 Southern Mississippi Daphne, Ala. W-'09 (NYJ)
83 Brandon McRae WR 6-3 207 3/5/86 24 R Mississippi State Chester, Va. FA-'10
84 Danario Alexander WR 6-5 215 8/7/88 22 R Missouri Marlin, Texas FA'10
ST. LOUIS RAMS POSITIONAL ROSTER
9/7/2010
Birth NFL 2010
# Player Pos Ht Wt Date Age Exp College H.S. Hometown How Acq GP GS D IA
QUARTERBACKS (3)
4 A.J. Feeley QB 6-3 220 5/16/77 33 10 Oregon Caldwell, ID UFA(CAR)-'10
8 Sam Bradford QB 6-4 228 11/8/87 22 R Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
12 Thaddeus Lewis QB 6-0 219 2/1/88 22 R Duke Opa Locka, Fla. FA-'10
RUNNING BACKS (4)
34 Kenneth Darby RB 5-10 219 12/26/82 27 3 Alabama Huntsville, Ala. FA-'08
38 Keith Toston RB 5-11 214 5/6/87 23 R Oklahoma State Angleton, Texas FA-'10
39 Steven Jackson RB 6-2 236 7/22/83 27 7 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’04
44 Mike Karney FB 5-11 260 7/6/81 29 7 Arizona State Kent, Wash. FA-'09
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
11 Brandon Gibson WR 6-0 210 8/13/87 23 2 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'09
Mark Clayton WR 5-10 190 7/2/82 28 6 Oklahoma Arlington, Texas T(BAL)-'10
15 Dominique Curry WR 6-2 224 8/16/87 23 R Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'10
16 Danny Amendola WR 5-11 186 11/2/85 24 2 Texas Tech The Woodlands, Texas FA-'09
17 Donnie Avery* WR 5-11 183 6/12/84 26 3 Houston Alief, Texas D2-'08
19 Laurent Robinson WR 6-2 197 5/20/85 25 4 Illinois State Rockledge, Fla. T(ATL)-'09
81 Mardy Gilyard WR 5-11 194 12/2/86 23 R Cincinnati Brunnell, Fla. D4-'10
TIGHT ENDS (4)
46 Daniel Fells TE 6-4 272 9/23/83 26 4 California-Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA-'08
47 Billy Bajema TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 27 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'09
48 Fendi Onobun TE 6-6 249 11/17/86 23 R Houston Houston, Texas D6A-'10
86 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 6-4 265 7/4/88 22 R Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'10
OFFENSIVE LINE (11)
60 Jason Brown C 6-3 328 5/5/83 27 6 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'09
61 Eric Young* T 6-3 304 11/22/83 26 1 Tennessee Union, S.C. FA-'09
62 Mark Lewis* G 6-3 302 7/17/85 25 1 Oregon Arroyo Grande, Calif. FA-'09
63 Jacob Bell G 6-5 300 3/2/81 29 7 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio UFA(TEN)-'08
65 Hank Fraley C/G 6-3 310 9/21/77 32 11 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, MD FA-'10
66 Mark Setterstrom ** G 6-4 318 3/3/84 26 5 Minnesota Northfield, Minn. D7B-'06
70 Renardo Foster T 6-7 333 7/15/84 26 2 Louisville Ripley, Tenn. FA-'10
73 Adam Goldberg T 6-7 309 8/12/80 30 7 Wyoming Edina, Minn. T(MIN)-'06
76 Rodger Saffold OT 6-5 323 6/6/88 22 R Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'10
77 Jason Smith T 6-5 307 4/30/86 24 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'09
79 John Greco G 6-4 329 3/24/85 25 2 Toledo Youngstown, Ohio D3-'08
DEFENSIVE LINE (10)
71 Gary Gibson DT 6-3 300 5/5/82 28 5 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'09
72 Chris Long DE 6-3 276 3/28/85 25 3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'08
90 George Selvie DE 6-4 251 3/6/87 23 R South Florida Pensacola, Fla. D7B-'10
92 Eugene Sims DE 6-6 250 3/18/86 24 R West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'10
93 Jermelle Cudjo DT 6-2 299 9/28/86 23 R Central Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. FA-'10
93 Chris Hovan* DT 6-2 296 5/12/78 32 11 Boston College Rocky River, Ohio FA-'10
95 Clifton Ryan DT 6-3 324 2/18/84 26 4 Michigan State Saginaw, Mich. D5B-'07
96 James Hall DE 6-2 281 2/4/77 33 11 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'07
97 Darell Scott DT 6-3 315 3/15/86 24 2 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'09
98 Fred Robbins DT 6-4 325 3/26/77 33 11 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'10
99 C.J. Ah You DE 6-4 270 7/7/82 28 2 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'07
LINEBACKERS (6)
53 Na'il Diggs LB 6-4 240 7/8/78 32 11 Ohio State Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'10
55 James Laurinaitis LB 6-2 247 12/3/86 23 2 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'09
56 Josh Hull LB 6-3 239 5/21/87 23 R Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'10
57 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-1 230 9/30/85 24 3 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'08
58 David Vobora LB 6-1 239 4/8/86 24 3 Idaho Eugene, Ore. D7B-'08
59 Larry Grant LB 6-1 251 2/16/85 25 2 Ohio State Sacramento, Calif. FA-'08
SECONDARY (10)
20 Darian Stewart S 5-11 215 8/4/88 22 R South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'10
21 Oshiomogho Atogwe S 5-11 205 6/23/81 29 6 Stanford Windsor, Ontario (Canada) D3A-’05
23 Jerome Murphy CB 6-0 200 1/13/87 23 R South Florida Elizabeth, NJ D3-10
24 Ron Bartell CB 6-1 206 2/22/82 28 6 Howard Detroit, Mich. D2-’05
30 Kevin Payne* S 6-0 212 12/5/83 26 4 Louisiana-Monroe El Dorado, Ark. FA-'10
31 Justin King CB 5-11 188 5/11/87 23 3 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'08
32 Bradley Fletcher CB 6-0 198 6/25/86 24 2 Iowa Youngstown, Ohio D3-'09
35 Kevin Dockery CB 5-8 188 1/8/84 26 5 Mississippi State Hernando, MS FA-'10
37 James Butler S 6-3 209 9/7/82 28 6 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. UFA(NYG)-'09
43 Craig Dahl S 6-1 209 6/17/85 25 4 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'09
SPECIALISTS (3)
3 Josh Brown K 6-0 205 4/29/79 31 8 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'08
5 Donnie Jones P 6-3 225 7/5/80 30 7 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'07
45 Chris Massey LS 6-0 237 8/21/79 31 9 Marshall Chesapeake, W.V. D7-'02
ST. LOUIS RAMS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE
9/7/2010
Birth NFL
# Player Pos Ht Wt Date Age Exp College H.S. Hometown How Acq
11th year (5) 65 Fraley, Hank C/G 6-3 310 9/21/77 32 11 Robert Morris Gaithersburg, MD FA-'10
96 Hall, James DE 6-2 281 2/4/77 33 11 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'07
93 Hovan, Chris* DT 6-2 296 5/12/78 32 11 Boston College Rocky River, Ohio FA-'10
53 Na'il Diggs LB 6-4 240 7/8/78 32 11 Ohio State Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'10
98 Robbins, Fred DT 6-4 325 3/26/77 33 11 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'10
10th year (1) 10 Feeley, A.J. QB 6-3 220 5/16/77 33 10 Oregon Caldwell, ID UFA(CAR)-'10
9th year (1) 45 Massey, Chris LS 6-0 237 8/21/79 31 9 Marshall Chesapeake, W.V. D7-'02
8th year (2) 3 Brown, Josh K 6-0 205 4/29/79 31 8 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'08
73 Goldberg, Adam T 6-7 309 8/12/80 30 8 Wyoming Edina, Minn. T(MIN)-'06
7th year (4) 63 Bell, Jacob G 6-5 300 3/2/81 29 7 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio UFA(TEN)-'08
39 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 236 7/22/83 27 7 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’04
5 Jones, Donnie P 6-2 225 7/5/80 30 7 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'07
44 Karney, Mike FB 5-11 260 7/6/81 29 7 Arizona State Kent, Wash. FA-'09
6th year (6) 21 Atogwe, Oshiomogho S 5-11 205 6/23/81 29 6 Stanford Windsor, Ontario (Canada) D3A-’05
47 Bajema, Billy TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 27 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'09
24 Bartell, Ron CB 6-1 206 2/22/82 28 6 Howard Detroit, Mich. D2-’05
60 Brown, Jason C 6-3 328 5/5/83 27 6 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'09
37 Butler, James S 6-3 209 9/7/82 28 6 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. UFA(NYG)-'09
Clayton, Mark WR 5-10 190 7/2/82 28 6 Oklahoma Arlington, Texas T(BAL)-'10
5th year (3) 35 Dockery, Kevin CB 5-8 188 1/8/84 26 5 Mississippi State Hernando, MS FA-'10
71 Gibson, Gary DT 6-3 300 5/5/82 28 5 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'09
66 Setterstrom, Mark** G 6-4 318 3/3/84 26 5 Minnesota Northfield, Minn. D7B-'06
4th year (5) 43 Dahl, Craig S 6-1 209 7/7/85 25 4 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'09
46 Fells, Daniel TE 6-4 272 9/23/83 26 4 California-Davis Fullerton, Calif. FA-'08
30 Payne, Kevin* S 6-0 212 12/5/83 26 4 Louisiana-Monroe El Dorado, Ark. FA-'10
11 Robinson, Laurent WR 6-2 197 5/20/85 25 4 Illinois State Rockledge, Fla. T(ATL)-'09
95 Ryan, Clifton DT 6-3 324 2/18/84 26 4 Michigan State Saginaw, Mich. D5B-'07
3rd year (7) 17 Avery, Donnie* WR 5-11 183 6/12/84 26 3 Houston Alief, Texas D2-'08
57 Chamberlain, Chris LB 6-1 230 9/30/85 24 3 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'08
34 Darby, Kenneth RB 5-10 219 12/26/82 27 3 Alabama Huntsville, Ala. FA-'08
79 Greco, John G 6-4 329 3/24/85 25 3 Toledo Youngstown, Ohio D3-'08
31 King, Justin CB 5-11 188 5/11/87 23 3 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'08
72 Long, Chris DE 6-3 276 3/28/85 25 3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'08
58 Vobora, David LB 6-1 239 4/8/86 24 3 Idaho Eugene, Ore. D7B-'08
2nd year (9) 99 Ah You, C.J. DE 6-4 270 7/7/82 28 2 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'07
16 Amendola, Danny WR 5-11 186 11/2/85 24 2 Texas Tech The Woodlands, Texas FA-'09
32 Fletcher, Bradley CB 6-0 198 6/25/86 24 2 Iowa Youngstown, Ohio D3-'09
70 Foster, Renardo T 6-7 333 7/15/84 26 2 Louisville Ripley, Tenn. FA-'10
11 Gibson, Brandon WR 6-0 210 8/13/87 23 2 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'09
59 Grant, Larry LB 6-1 251 2/16/85 25 2 Ohio State Sacramento, Calif. FA-'08
55 Laurinaitis, James LB 6-2 247 12/3/86 23 2 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'09
97 Scott, Darell DT 6-3 315 3/15/86 24 2 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'09
77 Smith, Jason T 6-5 307 4/30/86 24 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'09
1st year (2) 62 Lewis, Mark* G 6-3 302 7/17/85 25 1 Oregon Arroyo Grande, Calif. FA-'09
61 Young, Eric* T 6-3 304 11/22/83 26 1 Tennessee Union, S.C. FA-'09
Rookie (14) 8 Bradford, Sam QB 6-4 228 11/8/87 22 R Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
93 Cudjo, Jermelle DT 6-2 299 9/28/86 23 R Central Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. FA-'10
15 Curry, Dominique WR 6-2 224 8/16/87 23 R Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'10
81 Gilyard, Mardy WR 5-11 194 12/2/86 23 R Cincinnati Brunnell, Fla. D4-'10
86 Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 6-4 265 7/4/88 22 R Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'10
56 Hull, Josh LB 6-3 239 5/21/87 23 R Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'10
12 Lewis, Thaddeus QB 6-0 219 2/1/88 22 R Duke Opa Locka, Fla. FA-'10
23 Murphy, Jerome CB 6-0 200 1/13/87 23 R South Florida Elizabeth, NJ D3-10
48 Onobun, Fendi TE 6-6 249 11/17/86 23 R Houston Houston, Texas D6A-'10
76 Saffold, Rodger OT 6-5 323 6/6/88 22 R Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'10
90 Selvie, George DE 6-4 251 3/6/87 23 R South Florida Pensacola, Fla. D7B-'10
92 Sims, Eugene DE 6-6 250 3/18/86 24 R West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'10
20 Stewart, Darian S 5-11 215 8/4/88 22 R South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'10
38 Toston, Keith RB 5-11 214 5/6/87 23 R Oklahoma State Angleton, Texas FA-'10
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Passing: 2009 (1-1, 0 yds.), 2008 (1-1, 32 yds., TD), 2007
(0-1), 2006 (0-1), 2005 (0-1), Career: 1-5, 32 yards, TD; Kickoff Returns: 2008 (1 for 12
yards); Punt Returns: 2005 (6 for 30 yards, 10-yard long, 2 fair catches); Special Teams
Tackles: 2005 (2).
SAFETY SCORED
Rams: Adam Carriker vs. Seattle (11/25/07)
Tackled Maurice Morris in the end zone
Opponents: Kevin Smith at. Detroit (11/1/09)
Tackled James Butler in the end zone
ST. LOUIS RAMS RECORD WHEN…
11-YEAR TOTALS 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
W L Pct W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L
Overall Record 84 92 0.477 1 15 2 14 3 13 8 8 6 10 8 8 12 4 7 9 14 2 10 6 13 3
Home 132 40 0.767 0 8 1 7 1 7 4 4 3 5 6 2 8 0 6 2 6 2 5 3 8 0
Away 36 52 0.409 1 7 1 7 2 6 4 4 3 5 2 6 4 4 1 7 8 0 5 3 5 3
By Month
September 16 21 0.432 0 3 0 4 0 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 4 0 2 0
October 24 19 0.558 0 4 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 4 1
November 22 24 0.478 1 3 0 5 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 3 1
December 22 26 0.458 0 4 0 4 1 4 3 2 0 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 5 0 2 2 4 0
January 4 2 0.667 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
vs. NFC 60 65 0.480 0 6 1 10 3 9 6 6 3 9 7 5 8 4 5 7 10 2 7 5 10 2
West 37 35 0.514 0 6 0 6 1 5 2 4 1 5 5 1 4 2 4 2 7 1 5 3 8 0
East 8 14 0.364 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 1
North (since '02) 8 9 0.471 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0
South (since '02) 5 9 0.357 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1
Central (thru '01) 3 3 0.500 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
vs. AFC 23 18 0.561 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 4 0 2 2 4 0 3 1 3 1
West 7 5 0.583 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0
East 6 7 0.462 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
North (since '02) 4 4 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
South (since '02) 3 5 0.375 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central (thru '01) 3 1 0.750 0 0 0 0 3 1
Playing Conditions
On grass 21 33 0.389 0 6 1 5 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 5 4 0 2 3 2 1
On AstroTurf 47 23 0.671 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 0 6 2 8 2 7 3 11 2
On synthetic grass 15 36 0.294 0 1 1 5 2 10 5 5 4 9 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
Outdoors 25 45 0.357 0 7 1 5 1 6 2 4 3 3 2 5 4 3 1 7 5 0 3 3 3 2
Indoors 59 46 0.562 1 7 1 9 2 7 6 4 3 7 6 3 8 1 6 2 9 2 7 3 10 1
Day 70 82 0.461 1 14 2 14 3 12 8 7 5 9 5 7 9 4 4 8 11 1 9 3 13 3
Night 14 9 0.609 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 0
In dark jerseys 51 46 0.526 0 9 1 8 1 9 4 4 5 5 6 3 8 0 6 3 7 2 5 3 8 0
In white jerseys 33 46 0.418 1 6 1 6 2 4 4 4 1 5 2 5 4 4 1 6 7 0 5 3 5 3
Week after a win 50 27 0.649 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 9 3 4 2 11 2 5 4 11 2
Week after a loss 28 59 0.322 1 13 0 12 2 10 3 5 5 6 4 4 3 0 3 6 2 0 4 2 1 1
Week after a bye 7 4 0.636 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Win coin toss 39 41 0.488 0 5 1 6 1 6 3 4 2 7 3 3 5 0 4 2 6 2 6 6 8 0
Lose coin toss 44 51 0.463 1 10 1 8 1 7 5 4 4 3 5 5 7 4 3 7 8 0 4 0 5 3
Rams score on first drive 43 29 0.597 1 3 1 4 1 4 4 3 2 5 5 2 5 0 5 4 8 2 3 2 8 0
Opp. score on first drive 21 34 0.382 0 5 1 7 1 5 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 2 0 6 3 3 1
Rams score first 56 35 0.615 1 3 0 5 1 5 6 3 2 6 6 2 9 1 6 3 11 2 4 3 10 2
Opp. score first 27 57 0.321 0 12 2 9 1 8 2 5 4 4 2 6 3 3 1 6 3 0 6 3 3 1
Lead at halftime 69 21 0.767 1 4 2 3 3 3 6 2 3 3 6 0 10 2 4 1 13 1 8 1 13 1
Tied at halftime 3 6 0.333 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Trail at halftime 12 64 0.158 0 10 0 11 0 8 2 6 2 7 1 7 2 2 3 7 1 1 1 4 0 1
Lead after 3 quarters 66 13 0.835 1 1 2 3 3 1 6 2 1 3 4 0 9 1 5 1 14 0 8 1 13 0
Tied after 3 quarters 6 6 0.500 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Trail after 3 quarters 12 73 0.141 0 13 0 10 0 11 1 6 3 7 3 7 3 3 2 8 0 1 0 5 0 2
Outcome 7 points or less 30 28 0.517 1 4 0 1 1 4 5 3 4 4 3 0 5 1 3 5 5 2 3 1 0 3
Outcome 3 points or less 18 22 0.450 0 3 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 3 4 4 2 0 2 0 1
In overtime 7 2 0.778 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rams score 20 or more points 75 30 0.714 0 2 1 2 2 3 6 5 5 5 6 2 12 2 7 1 13 1 10 5 13 2
Rams allow 20 or more points 38 80 0.322 0 12 0 12 1 11 4 7 3 9 3 8 8 4 4 7 3 2 10 5 2 3
Rams held to 20 or less points 14 65 0.177 1 14 1 12 1 11 4 4 2 4 3 6 0 3 0 8 2 1 0 2 0 0
Opp. held to 20 or less points 48 16 0.750 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 3 3 1 5 1 4 0 4 3 10 0 0 1 12 0
11-YEAR TOTALS 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
W L Pct W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L W L
Outgain opponent 62 34 0.646 1 4 0 4 1 4 6 4 2 5 8 2 7 1 4 4 13 2 10 2 10 2
Even yardage 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out-rush opponent 53 17 0.757 1 4 1 3 2 3 4 0 4 2 5 0 6 0 3 1 9 0 8 1 10 3
Out-pass opponent 62 51 0.549 1 2 0 6 1 3 6 6 2 9 5 7 7 3 7 6 13 2 10 5 10 2
+ Turnover margin 47 13 0.783 0 5 2 3 3 1 7 2 4 2 2 0 8 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 10 0
Even turnover margin 17 10 0.630 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 4 1 1 0
- Turnover margin 20 65 0.235 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 5 2 7 4 8 3 4 2 8 5 2 2 5 2 3
Rams 300+ yards 73 53 0.579 0 6 1 6 2 5 7 5 3 9 8 4 10 2 6 6 14 2 10 5 12 3
Rams -300 yards 11 34 0.244 1 5 1 8 1 7 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Rams 30+ rushes 35 12 0.745 0 3 1 5 1 3 4 0 2 1 6 0 6 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0
Rams -30 rushes 49 79 0.383 1 12 1 9 2 9 4 8 4 9 2 8 6 4 4 9 10 2 6 6 9 3
Rams 150+ rushing 25 5 0.833 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 5 1
Rams -150 rushing 59 86 0.407 0 14 1 13 3 11 6 8 5 9 4 8 12 4 4 9 10 2 6 6 8 2
Time of poss. 30:00+ 65 40 0.619 0 5 1 6 2 5 8 5 2 5 8 4 10 2 5 4 12 0 8 2 9 2
Time of poss. -30:00 19 50 0.275 1 10 1 8 1 7 0 3 4 5 0 4 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 4 4 0
Rams w/100-yard rusher 42 13 0.764 1 6 2 3 0 3 5 1 2 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 5 0 7 0
(Canidate) 2 0 1.000 0 0 2 0 0 0
(Faulk) 27 0 1.000 0 0 3 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 7 0
(Jackson) 12 12 0.500 1 6 2 3 0 2 5 1 2 0 2 0
(Leonard) 0 1 0.000 0 1
(Watson) 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rams w/100-yard receiver 53 32 0.624 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 9 3 4 2 6 3 12 6 8 0
(Avery) 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 1
(Bruce) 17 8 0.680 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 4 0
(Canidate) 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0
(Curtis) 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
(Faulk) 4 1 0.800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0
(Hakim) 3 1 0.750 0 0 2 1 1 0
(Holt) 28 18 0.609 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 8 2 2 2 2 1 5 3 2 0
(Jackson) 1 1 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
(McDonald) 0 1 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
(Proehl) 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rams w/300-yard passer 37 26 0.587 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 1 5 2 3 3 2 3 3 8 1 8 3 7 2
(Bulger) 12 14 0.462 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 4 2 2 3 1 3 0
(Chandler) 0 1 0.000 0 1
(Fitzpatrick) 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 0
(Frerotte) 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0
(Green) 1 2 0.333 1 2 0 0
(Martin) 0 1 0.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Warner) 22 8 0.733 0 1 0 3 8 1 7 1 7 2
Opp. 100-yard rusher 14 37 0.275 0 6 2 6 0 2 4 6 1 6 3 6 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Opp. 100-yard receiver 29 22 0.569 0 5 0 3 2 6 3 0 4 3 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 6 2 6 1
Opp. 300-yard passer 7 11 0.389 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
St. Louis Rams
Records
ALL-TIME LEADERS
Bold denotes player active with Rams
Italics denotes rookie
CAREER RUSHING
Years Att. Yards Avg. Long TD
1. Dickerson, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-87 1,525 7,245 4.8 85t 56
2. Faulk, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-2006 1,447 6,959 4.8 71t 58
3. Jackson, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004- 1,548 6,707 4.3 59t 41
4. McCutcheon, Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-79 1,435 6,186 4.3 48 23
5. Bass, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1960-69 1,218 5,417 4.5 73t 34
6. Towler, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1950-55 672 3,493 5.2 79t 44
7. Josephson, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-67, 69-74 797 3,407 4.3 75 17
8. Younger, Paul (Tank) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1949-57 682 3,296 4.8 75t 17
9. Tyler, Wendell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-82 720 3,266 4.5 69t 33
10. Bryant, Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-81, 87 802 3,119 3.9 26 20
SEASON RUSHING
Year Att. Yds. Avg. Long TD
1. Dickerson, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984 379 2,105 5.6 66 14
2. Dickerson, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 404 1,821 4.5 42t 11
3. Dickerson, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 390 1,808 4.6 85t 18
4. Jackson, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 346 1,528 4.4 59t 13
5. Bettis, Jerome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 294 1,429 4.9 71t 7
6. Faulk, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 260 1,382 5.3 71t 12
7. Faulk, Marshal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 253 1,381 5.5 58 7
8. White, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 324 1,374 4.2 58 11
9. Faulk, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 253 1,359 5.4 36 18
10. Jackson, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2009 324 1,416 4.4 58 4
SEASON RECEPTIONS
Year No. Yards Avg. Long TD
1. Bruce, Isaac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 119 1,781 15.0 72 13
2. Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 117 1,696 14.5 48 12
3. Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 102 1,331 13.0 44 9
4. Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 94 1,372 14.6 75t 10
5. Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 93 1,189 12.8 40 7
Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 93 1,188 12.8 67t 10
7. Holt, Torry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 91 1,302 14.3 58 4
8. Jackson, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 90 806 9.0 64t 3
9. Bruce, Isaac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 89 1,292 14.5 56 6
10. Bruce, Isaac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 87 1,471 16.9 78t 9
Faulk, Marshall (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 87 1,048 12.0 57t 5
CAREER SCORING
Years TD PAT FG 2-Pt. Tot. Pts.
1. Wilkins, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-2007 0 428 265 0 1,223
2. Lansford, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-90 0 315 158 0 789
3. Waterfield, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1945-52 13 315 60 0 573
4. Gossett, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-69 0 211 120 0 571
5. Faulk, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-2006 85 0 0 7 524
SEASON SCORING
Year TD PAT FG 2-Pt. Tot. Pts.
1. Wilkins, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 0 46 39 0 163
2. Faulk, Marshall (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 26 0 0 2 160
3. Wilkins, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 0 35 32 0 131
4. Ray, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 0 40 30 0 130
5. Faulk, Marshall (RB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 21 0 0 1 128
CAREER INTERCEPTIONS
Years No. Yards Avg. Long TD
1. Meador, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-70 46 547 11.9 38t 5
2. Cromwell, Nolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-87 37 671 18.1 94 4
3. Irvin, LeRoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-89 34 654 19.2 81t 5
4. Lyght, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-00 31 359 11.6 57t 4
5. Lyle, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-00 28 336 12.0 68 0
Perry, Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-82 28 386 13.8 83t 4
Williams, Clarence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965-72 28 428 15.3 65t 2
Sherman, Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-60 28 515 18.4 95t 3
9. Elmendorf, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-79 27 421 15.6 57t 2
10. Thomas, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-82 26 292 11.2 64 1
SEASON INTERCEPTIONS
Year No. Yards Avg. Long TD
1. Lane, Dick (Night Train) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1952 *14 298 21.3 80t 2
2. Lewis, Woodley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1950 12 275 22.9 36 0
3. Sherman, Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1955 11 101 9.2 36 0
4. Jackson, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976 10 173 17.3 46t 3
5. McNeil, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 9 127 14.1 75t 1
Lyle, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 9 152 16.9 68 0
Burroughs, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1955 9 103 11.4 34 0
Sims, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1949 9 78 8.7 27 1
*NFL Record
*NFL Record
† Ties NFL Record
Most Made, Career Most Attempted, Game
428 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007 7 Bob Waterfield, vs. Detroit, 12/9/51
315 Bob Waterfield, 1945-52 Jeff Wilkins, vs. Denver, 9/10/06
Mike Lansford, 1982-90 6 Five times, last by David Ray, @ New Orleans,
211 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69 11/26/72
Most Made, Season 5 Many times, Last by Jeff Wilkins, @ Detroit, 10/1/06
64 Jeff Wilkins, 1999 Most Attempted, Opponent,Game
58 Jeff Wilkins, 2001 7 Rich Karlis, @ Minnesota, 11/5/89
54 Bob Waterfield, 1950 6 Five times, last by John Carney, vs. New Orleans,
Most Made, Game 9/26/04
†9 Bob Waterfield, vs. Balimore, 10/22/50 5 Many times, last by Matt Stover, @ Baltimore, 10/14/07
8 Paige Cothren, vs. San Francisco, 11/9/58 Most Made, Career
7 Bob Waterfield, @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 265 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007
Bruce Gossett, vs. New York Giants, 11/13/66 158 Mike Lansford, 1982-90
Jeff Wilkins, vs. Carolina 11/11/01 120 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69
Most Made, Game, Opponent Most Made, Season
8 Tom Feamster, @ Baltimore, 11/25/56 39 Jeff Wilkins, 2003
Cliff Patton, @ Philadelphia, 10/7/50 32 Jeff Wilkins, 2006
7 Bob Jencks, vs. Chicago, 10/13/63 31 Josh Brown, 2008
6 Many times, last by Neil Rackers, @ Arizona, 12/30/07 Most Made, Season, Rookie
Most Consecutive Made 29 Frank Corral, 1978
371 Jeff Wilkins, 1999-2007 18 Bruce Gossett, 1966
165 Bruce Gossett, 1965-69 Rafael Septien, 1977
102 David Ray, 1970-72 12 Danny Villaneuva, 1960
Highest Percentage Made, Career (100 attempts) Most Made, Game
99.8 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007 (403-404) 6 Jeff Wilkins, vs. Denver, 9/10/06
98.2 Danny Villanueva, 1960-63 (111-113) 5 Three times, last by Jeff Wilkins, vs. Detroit, 10/1/06
98.1 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69 (211-215) 4 Many times, last by Josh Brown, vs. Miami, 11/30/08
Most Made, No Misses, Season Most Made, Opponent, Game
64 Jeff Wilkins, 1999 7 Rich Karlis, @ Minnesota 11/5/89
58 Jeff Wilkins, 2001 5 Six times, last by Matt Stover, @ Baltimore, 10/14/07
51 Mike Lansford, 1989 4 Many times, last by Jay Feely, @ New York Jets,
11/9/08
TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS Most Consecutive Field Goals Made
Most Two Point Conversions, Career 30 Jeff Wilkins, 1999-2001
7 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006 19 Jeff Wilkins, 2003
3 Isaac Bruce, 1994-2007 17 Tony Zendejas, 1991
2 Jerome Bettis, 1993-95 Most Consecutive Games, Made Field Goal
Tony Banks, 1996-98 27 Jeff Wilkins, 2002-04
Ricky Proehl, 1998-2002 20 David Ray, 1970-71
Most Two Point Conversions, Season 19 Bruce Gossett, 1967-68
2 Jerome Bettis, 1994 Longest Field Goal
Marshall Faulk, 2000 57 Jeff Wilkins, vs. Arizona, 9/27/98
Marshall Faulk, 2004 55 Josh Brown, vs. Seattle, 11/29/09
1 Many times, last by Torry Holt, 2007 54 Many times, last by Josh Brown, vs. San Francisco,
Most Two Point Conversions, Game 1/3/2010
2 Marshall Faulk, vs. Atlanta, 10/15/00 (2 runs) Longest Field Goal, Opponent
1 Many times, last by Torry Holt, vs. Arizona, 10/7/07 56 Joe Nedney, vs. San Francisco, 12/24/05
(pass from Gus Frerotte) 55 Adam Vinatieri, vs. New England, 12/13/98
Most Two Point Conversions, Opponent, Season Jay Feely, @ New York Jets, 11/9/08
2 Terance Mathis, Atlanta, 1994 54 Three times, last by Josh Brown, vs. Seattle, 10/15/06
2 Reggie Bush, New Orleans, 2007 Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Career
Most Two Point Conversions, Opponent, Game 26 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007
2 Reggie Bush, @ New Orleans, 11/11/07 (2 runs) 11 Josh Brown, 2008-09
1 Many times, last by Lee Evans, vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08 8 Tony Zendejas, 1991-94
(pass from Trent Edwards) Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Season
6 Tony Zendejas, 1993
Josh Brown, 2008
FIELD GOALS Josh Brown, 2009
Most Attempted, Career 4 Jeff Wilkins, 2003, 2004, 2005
328 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007 3 Jeff Wilkins, 1998, 2006, 2007
217 Mike Lansford, 1982-90 Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Game
207 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69 2 Four times, last by Josh Brown, vs. New York Giants,
Most Attempted, Season 9/14/08
†49 Bruce Gossett, 1966 1 Many times, last by Josh Brown, vs. San Francisco,
47 David Ray, 1973 1/3/2010
45 David Ray, 1970
Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Game, Opponent YARDS GAINED
2 Tom Dempsey, vs. New Orleans, 12/6/70 Career
Mick Luckhurst, vs. Atlanta, 10/7/84 7,245 Eric Dickerson, 1983-87
John Carney, vs. New Orleans, 9/26/04 6,959 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006
1 Many times, last by Olindo Mare, vs. Seattle, 12/14/08 6,707 Steven Jackson, 2004-
Highest Field Goal Percentage, Career (50 attempts) Season
83.33 Josh Brown, 1008-09 (50-60) *2,105 Eric Dickerson, 1984
80.79 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007 (265-328) 1,821 Eric Dickerson, 1986
79.52 Tony Zendejas, 1991-94 (66-83) 1,808 Eric Dickerson, 1983
Highest Field Goal Percentage, Season Season, Rookie
100.0 Tony Zendejas, 1991 (17-17) 1,808 Eric Dickerson, 1983
Jeff Wilkins, 2000 (17-17) 1,429 Jerome Bettis, 1993
92.86 Jeff Wilkins, 2003 (39-42) 716 Ron Waller, 1955
87.09 Jeff Wilkins, 2005 (27-31) Game
247 Willie Ellison, vs. New Orleans, 12/5/71
SAFETIES 223 Tom Wilson, vs. Green Bay, 12/16/56
Most, Career 221 Greg Bell, vs. Green Bay, 9/24/89
3 Kevin Greene, 1985-92 Game, Rookie
2 Fred Dryer, 1972-81 223 Tom Wilson, vs. Green Bay, 12/16/56
Jack Youngblood, 1971-84 212 Jerome Bettis, @ New Orleans, 12/12/93
Kevin Carter, 1995-2000 199 Eric Dickerson, vs. Detroit, 10/2/83
Most, Season Game, Opponent
†2 Fred Dryer, 1973 237 Jim Brown, @ Cleveland, 11/24/57
Most, Game 208 Michael Turner, @ Atlanta, 12/28/08
*2 Fred Dryer, vs. Green Bay, 10/21/73 196 Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia, 12/18/49
1 Many players, last by Adam Carriker, vs. Seattle, Longest Run
11/25/07 92t Kenny Washington, @ Chicago Cardinals, 11/2/47
Most, Game, Opponent 85t Eric Dickerson, @ New York Jets, 9/25/83
1 Many times, last by Bruce Smith, vs. Washington, 84t Tom Harmon, @ Chicago Bears, 10/13/46
11/20/00 Longest Run, Opponents
76t Najeh Davenport, vs. Green Bay, 10/19/03
RUSHING 74t Robert Smith, vs. Minnesota, 9/13/98
Most Seasons Leading Team Dexter Carter, vs. San Francisco, 12/17/90
6 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006 73 Maurice Hicks, vs. San Francisco, 12/24/05
5 Lawrence McCutcheon, 1973-77 Most Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards
Steven Jackson, 2005-09 5 Steven Jackson, 2005-09
4 Dick Bass, 1962-66 4 Lawrence McCutcheon, 1973-74, 1976-77
Eric Dickerson, 1983-86 Eric Dickerson, 1983-86
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team 3 Marshall Faulk, 1999-01
6 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006 2 Dick Bass, 1962, 1966
5 Lawrence McCutcheon, 1973-77 Wendell Tyler, 1979, 1981
Steven Jackson, 2005-09 Greg Bell, 1988-89
4 Eric Dickerson, 1983-86 Jerome Bettis, 1993-94
Most Consecutive Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards
ATTEMPTS 5 Steven Jackson, 2005-08
4 Eric Dickerson, 1983-86
Career
3 Marshall Faulk, 1999-01
1,548 Steven Jackson, 2004-
Most Games, 100 or More Yards, Career
1,525 Eric Dickerson, 1983-87
38 Eric Dickerson, 1983-87
1,447 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006
27 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006
Season
23 Steven Jackson, 2004-
404 Eric Dickerson, 1986
Most Games, 100 or More Yards, Season
390 Eric Dickerson, 1983
11 Eric Dickerson, 1984
379 Eric Dickerson, 1984
9 Eric Dickerson, 1983
Season, Rookie
7 Jerome Bettis, 1993
†390 Eric Dickerson, 1983
Marshall Faulk, 1999
294 Jerome Bettis, 1993
Steven Jackson, 2009
193 Lawrence Phillips, 1996
Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards
Game
6 Eric Dickerson, 1984
39 Jerome Bettis, vs. Chicago, 1/2/94
5 Eric Dickerson, 1986
38 Eric Dickerson, @ St. Louis, 9/7/86
4 Eric Dickerson, 1983, 1984
36 Charles White, @ Philadelphia, 9/15/85
Jerome Bettis, 1994
Game, Opponent
Marshall Faulk, 1999
41 Rodney Hampton, @ New York Giants, 9/19/93
Marshall Faulk, 2003
Gerald Riggs, @ Atlanta, 11/17/85
Steven Jackson, 2009
35 Lynn Cain, Atlanta, 10/7/84
Gerald Riggs, Atlanta, 10/12/86
33 Shaun Alexander, @ Seattle, 11/13/05
Maurice Jones-Drew, @ Jacksonville, 10/18/09
AVERAGE GAIN 101.8 Trent Green, 2000
Career (500 att.) 101.4 Kurt Warner, 2001
5.182 Dan Towler, 1950-55 (674-3,493) Season, Rookie (Qualifiers)
4.833 Paul (Tank) Younger, 1949-57 (682-3,296) 81.8 Dieter Brock, 1985
4.809 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006 (1,447-6,959) 72.4 Bob Waterfield, 1945
Season (Qualifiers) 71.0 Tony Banks, 1996
7.40 Kenny Washington, 1947 (60-444) ATTEMPTS
7.26 Skeet Quinlan, 1953 (97-705) Career
6.77 Dan Towler, 1951 (126-854) 3,313 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
Game (10 att.) 3,277 Jim Everett, 1986-93
14.6 Dan Towler, @ Baltimore, 11/22/53 (14-205) 3,171 Marc Bulger, 2001-
13.2 Kenny Washington, @ Chicago Cardinals, 11/2/47 Season
(11-145) 588 Marc Bulger, 2006
13.1 Dan Towler, @ Green Bay, 10/21/51 (11-144) 554 Jim Everett, 1990
Game (10 att.), Opponent 546 Kurt Warner, 2001
13.8 George Taliaferro, vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/51 Season, Rookie
(12-166) 368 Tony Banks, 1996
13.3 Frank Reagan, vs. New York Giants, 12/1/46 (10-133) 365 Dieter Brock, 1985
12.6 Delvin Williams, vs. Miami, 11/9/80 (12-151) 223 Bill Munson, 1964
Game
TOUCHDOWNS 62 Marc Bulger, @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
Career 56 Marc Bulger, @ San Francisco, 9/11/05
58 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006 55 Mark Rypien, vs. Buffalo, 12/10/95
56 Eric Dickerson, 1983-87 Marc Bulger, vs. Chicago, 12/11/06
44 Dan Towler, 1950-55 Game, Opponent
Season 58 Kent Graham, @ Arizona, 9/29/96
18 Eric Dickerson, 1983 52 Tony Eason, vs. New England, 11/16/86
Marshall Faulk, 2000 Neil Lomax, @ St. Louis, 11/4/84
16 Greg Bell, 1988 Mark Brunell vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
15 Greg Bell, 1989 51 Lamar McHan, @ Chicago Cardinals, 11/30/58
Season, Rookie Vinnie Testaverde, @ Baltimore, 10/27/96
†18 Eric Dickerson, 1983
7 Jerome Bettis, 1993 COMPLETIONS
6 Dan Towler, 1952 Career
Game 1,969 Marc Bulger, 2001-
4 Marshall Faulk, vs. Minnesota, 12/10/00 1,847 Jim Everett, 1986-93
3 Many times, last by Steven Jakson, vs. Dallas, 1,705 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
11/19/08 Season
2 Many times, last by Steven Jackson, @ Atlanta, 375 Kurt Warner, 2001
12/28/08 370 Marc Bulger, 2006
Game, Opponent 336 Marc Bulger, 2003
4 Jim Brown, @ Cleveland, 11/24/57 Season, Rookie
Ron Moore, @ Phoenix, 12/4/93 218 Dieter Brock, 1985
3 Many times, last by Maurice Jones-Drew, 192 Tony Banks, 1996
@ Jacksonville, 10/18/09 108 Bill Munson, 1964
2 Many times, last by Adrian Peterson, vs. Minnesota, Game
10/11/09 40 Marc Bulger, @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
36 Marc Bulger, vs. San Diego, 11/10/02
PASSING 35 Dieter Brock, vs. San Francisco, 10/27/85
Kurt Warner, @ Seattle, 9/10/00
Most Seasons Leading Team
Marc Bulger, @ Green Bay, 11/29/04
9 Roman Gabriel, 1963-72
Game, Opponent
8 Jim Everett, 1986-92
37 Richard Todd, @ New York Jets, 9/25/83
Marc Bulger, 2002-09
Kent Graham, @ Arizona, 9/29/96
6 Norm Van Brocklin, 1950, 1952-1955, 1957
Mark Brunell, vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
36 Tony Eason, vs. New England, 11/16/86
9 Roman Gabriel, 1963-72
34 Neil Lomax, @ St. Louis 11/4/84
8 Jim Everett, 1986-92
Jeff George, vs. Washington 11/20/00
Marc Bulger, 2002-09
Consecutive Passes Completed
4 Norm Van Brocklin, 1952-1955
18 Jim Everett, vs. New York Giants, 11/12/89
16 Jim Everett, vs. Kansas City, 11/10/91
RATING
15 Tony Banks, vs. New York Jets, 10/11/98
Highest, Career (1,500 att.)
Kurt Warner, @ Washington, 11/24/02
97.2 Kurt Warner, 1998-2003
84.4 Marc Bulger, 2001-
78.1 Jim Everett, 1986-93 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
Highest, Season (Qualifiers) Career (500 att.)
109.2 Kurt Warner, 1999 66.4% Kurt Warner, 1998-2003 (1,688-1,121)
62.1% Marc Bulger, 2001- (2,924-1,829) 95t Joe Montana (to Taylor), vs. San Francisco, 12/11/89
56.7% Vince Ferragamo, 1977-80,1982-84 (1,288 - 730) 91t Bart Starr (to Dowler), vs. Green Bay, 12/17/60
Season (min. 200 att.) AVERAGE GAIN
67.7% Kurt Warner, 2000 (347-235) Career (500 att.)
66.2% Marc Bulger, 2004 (495-321) 8.56 Kurt Warner, 1998-2003 (1,688-14,447)
65.1% Kurt Warner, 1999 (499-325) 8.49 Norm Van Brocklin, 1959-57 (1,897-16,114)
Season, Rookie (min. 100 att.) 8.01 James Harris, 1972-76 (652-5,220)
59.7% Dieter Brock, 1985 (365-218) Season (Qualifiers)
56.3% Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2005 (135-76) 10.14 Norm Van Brocklin, 1954 (260-2,637)
52.2% Tony Banks, 1996 (368-192) 9.88 Kurt Warner, 2000 (347-3,429)
Game (20 att.) 9.61 Bob Waterfield, 1945 (172-1,653)
86.9% Kurt Warner, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99 (23-20) Game (20 att.)
85.7% Jim Everett, vs. New York Giants, 10/18/92 (21-18) 15.40 Norm Van Brocklin, @ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52
84.4% Kurt Warner, vs. Minnesota 12/10/00 (32-27) 15.19 Roman Gabriel, vs. San Francisco, 11/9/69
Game (20 att.), Opponent 15.03 James Harris, @ Miami, 10/3/76
91.3% Vinny Testaverde, vs. Cleveland, 12/26/93 (21-23) Game (20 att.), Opponent
84.6% Kerry Collins, vs. New York Giants, 9/15/02 (22-26) 15.86 Ed Brown, vs. Chicago, 10/9/60
81.3% Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93 (26-32) 14.46 Milt Plum, vs. Detroit, 11/1/64
14.44 Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93
YARDS GAINED
Career TOUCHDOWNS
23,758 Jim Everett, 1986-93 Career
22,814 Marc Bulger, 2001- 154 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
22,223 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72 142 Jim Everett, 1986-92
Season 122 Marc Bulger, 2001-
4,830 Kurt Warner, 2001 Season
4,353 Kurt Warner, 1999 41 Kurt Warner, 1999
4,310 Jim Everett, 1989 36 Kurt Warner, 2001
Season, Rookie 31 Jim Everett, 1988
2,658 Dieter Brock, 1985 Season, Rookie
2,544 Tony Banks, 1996 16 Dieter Brock, 1985
1,609 Bob Waterfield, 1945 15 Tony Banks, 1996
Game 14 Bob Waterfield, 1945
*554 Norm Van Brocklin, vs New York Yanks, 9/28/51 Game
509 Vince Ferragamo, vs. Chicago, 12/26/82 5 Bob Waterfield, vs. New York Bulldogs, 11/27/49
454 Jim Everett, @ New Orleans, 11/26/89 Norm Van Brocklin, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Game, Opponent Norm Van Brocklin, @. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
483 Boomer Esiason, vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90 Bob Waterfield, vs. Green Bay, 12/16/51
462 Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93 Roman Gabriel, vs. Cleveland, 12/12/65
446 Richard Todd, @ New York Jets, 9/25/83 Vince Ferragamo, vs. New Orleans, 11/2/80
Most Seasons, 3,000 or More Passing Yards Vince Ferragamo, vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83
5 Jim Everett, 1988-92 Jim Everett, @ New York Giants, 9/25/88
3 Kurt Warner, 1999-01 Kurt Warner, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99
Marc Bulger, 2003-04, 2006 4 Many times, last by Marc Bulger, vs. Washington,
2 Vince Ferragamo, 1980, 1983 12/24/06
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards, Career 3 Many times, last by Marc Bulger, vs. Pittsburgh,
30 Kurt Warner, 1998-2003 12/20/07
27 Marc Bulger, 2001- Game, Opponent
20 Jim Everett, 1986-93 5 Dan Marino, vs. Miami, 12/14/86
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards, Season 4 Jeff George, @ Oakland, 9/28/97
†9 Kurt Warner, 1999 Eli Manning, @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
Kurt Warner, 2001 3 Many times, last by Eli Manning, vs. New York Giants,
8 Marc Bulger, 2006 9/14/08
7 Kurt Warner, 2000 Most Games, Four or More Touchdowns Passes, Career
Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Passing Yards 6 Norm Van Brocklin, 1949-57
†6 Kurt Warner, 2000 Jim Everett, 1986-93
4 Kurt Warner, 1999 5 Vince Ferragamo, 1977-80, 1982-84
3 Jim Everett, 1989, 1991 4 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
Mark Rypien, 1995 Most Games, Four or More Touchdowns Passes, Season
Marc Bulger, 2006 4 Vince Ferragamo, 1980
Longest Pass Completion 3 Kurt Warner, 2001
96t Frank Ryan (to Matson), vs. Pittsburgh, 10/1/61 2 Norm Van Brocklin, 1957
95t Bill Munson (to Pope), vs. Green Bay, 12/3/64 Jim Everett, 1988
93t Bill Wade (to Phillips), @ Green Bay, 11/16/58 Jim Everett, 1990
Roman Gabriel (to Tucker), vs. San Francisco, 11/9/69 Kurt Warner, 2000
Opponent/Longest Pass Completion
98t Jim Hart (to Rashad), @ St. Louis, 12/10/72
HAD INTERCEPTED PASS RECEIVING
Career RECEPTIONS
128 Bob Waterfield, 1945-52 Most Seasons Leading Team
127 Norm Van Brocklin, 1949-57 9 Henry Ellard, 1984-93
123 Jim Everett, 1986-93 7 Torry Holt, 1999-2008
Season 5 Tom Fears, 1948-55
24 Bob Waterfield, 1949 Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
23 Vince Ferragamo, 1983 8 Henry Ellard, 1984-91
22 Bill Wade, 1958 7 Torry Holt, 2002-08
Kurt Warner, 2001 4 Jim Phillips, 1960-63
Marc Bulger, 2003 Career
Game 942 Isaac Bruce, 1994-2007
7 Parker Hall, vs. Green Bay, 11/18/42 869 Torry Holt, 1999-2008
Bob Waterfield, @ Green Bay, 10/17/58 593 Henry Ellard, 1983-1993
6 Norm Van Brocklin, vs. Baltimore, 12/4/54 Season
Bill Wade, vs. Detroit, 10/26/56 119 Isaac Bruce, 1995
Norm Van Brocklin, vs. Detroit, 10/13/57 117 Torry Holt, 2003
Chris Chandler, @ Carolina, 12/12/04 102 Torry Holt, 2005
5 Norm Van Brocklin, @ San Francisco, 10/28/51 Season, Rookie
Ryan Fitzpatrick, @ Minnesota, 12/11/05 54 Eddie Kennison, 1996
Gus Frerotte, @ Baltimore, 10/14/07 53 Donnie Avery, 2008
Most Consecutive Passes Attempted, None Intercepted 52 Torry Holt, 1999
249 Marc Bulger, 2005-06 Season, Running Back
206 Roman Gabriel, 1968-69 90 Steven Jackson, 2006
146 Chris Miller, 1994-95 87 Marshall Faulk, 1999
83 Marshall Faulk, 2001
LOWEST PERCENTAGE Game
PASSES INTERCEPTED 18 Tom Fears, vs. Green Bay, 12/3/50
Career (500 att.) 15 Willie Anderson, @ New Orleans, 11/26/89
2.93 Marc Bulger, 2001- (3,171-93) Isaac Bruce, vs. Miami, 12/24/95
3.38 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72 (3,313-112) 14 Dick Hoerner, vs. New York Yanks, 11/19/50
3.75 Jim Everett, 1986-93 (3,277-123) Game, Opponent
Season (Qualifiers) 16 Jerry Rice, @ San Francisco, 11/20/94
1.40 Marc Bulger, 2006 (588-8) Keenan McCardell, vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
1.75 Roman Gabriel, 1969 (399-7) 13 Larry Centers, @ Arizona, 9/29/96
2.08 Trent Green, 2000 (240-5) 12 Andre Rison, @ Atlanta, 9/11/94
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers) Most Consecutive Games, Pass Reception
3.56 Dieter Brock, 1985 (365-13) 153 Torry Holt, 1999-2008
4.07 Tony Banks, 1996 (368-15) 81 Henry Ellard, 1986-92
5.93 Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2005 (135-8) Marshall Faulk, 1999-2004
70 Jim Phillips, 1958-63
TIMES SACKED Most Seasons 50 or More Pass Receptions
Career 11 Isaac Bruce, 1995-97, 1999-2004, 2006-07
279 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72 10 Torry Holt, 1999-2008
254 Marc Bulger, 2001- 7 Henry Ellard, 1985, 1987-1991, 1993
186 Jim Everett, 1986-93
Season YARDS
51 Dieter Brock, 1985 Most Seasons Leading Team
49 Marc Bulger, 2006 9 Henry Ellard, 1984-91, 1993
48 Roman Gabriel, 1966 Torry Holt, 2000-08
Tony Banks, 1996 5 Tom Fears, 1948-55
Game Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
10 Bill Munson, @ San Francisco, 12/6/64 9 Torry Holt, 2000-08
James Harris, vs. San Francisco, 10/11/76 8 Henry Ellard, 1984-91
8 Roman Gabriel, @ Green Bay, 9/25/66 4 Jim Phillips, 1960-63
Tony Banks, vs. San Francisco, 10/25/98 Career
7 Many times, Last by Marc Bulger, @ Seattle, 14,109 Isaac Bruce, 1994-2007
10/21/07 12,660 Torry Holt, 1999-2008
Game, Opponent 9,761 Henry Ellard, 1983-93
10 Bob Barry, vs. Atlanta 9/28/6 Season
9 Mike Ray, vs. Tampa Bay, 11/5/78 1,781 Isaac Bruce, 1995
Dave Wilson, vs. New Orleans, 11/3/85 1,696 Torry Holt, 2003
Steve Beuerlein, @ Los Angeles Raiders, 9/18/88 1,635 Torry Holt, 2000
Rob Johnson, @ Buffalo, 9/20/98 Season, Rookie
8 Joe Montana, @ San Francisco, 12/18/88 924 Eddie Kennison, 1996
Daunte Culpepper, vs. Minnesota, 11/30/03 788 Torry Holt, 1999
786 Bucky Pope, 1964
Season, Running Back Season
1,049 Marshall Faulk, 1999 17 Elroy Hirsch,1951
830 Marshall Faulk, 2000 13 Harold Jackson, 1973
825 Amp Lee, 1997 Isaac Bruce, 1995
Game 12 Isaac Bruce, 1999
*336 Willie Anderson, @ New Orleans, 11/26/89 Torry Holt, 2003
303 Jim Benton, @ Detroit, 11/22/45 Season, Rookie
238 Harold Jackson, vs. Dallas, 10/14/73 10 Bucky Pope, 1964
Game, Rookie 8 Eddie Kennison, 1996
226 Eddie Kennison, @ Atlanta, 12/15/96 6 Leon Clarke, 1956
208 Jim Phillips, @ Green Bay, 11/16/58 Torry Holt, 1999
163 Donnie Avery, @ New England, 10/26/08 Game
Game, Opponent 4 Bob Shaw, vs. Washington, 12/11/49
286 John Taylor, vs. San Francisco, 12/11/89 Elroy Hirsch, @ New York Yanks, 9/28/51
257 Billy Wilson, vs. San Francisco, 10/3/54 Harold Jackson, vs. Dallas, 10/14/73
241 Jerry Rice, @ San Francisco, 12/9/85 Isaac Bruce, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99
Longest Pass Reception 3 Many times, Last by Torry Holt, vs. Seattle 10/15/06
96t Ollie Matson (from Frank Ryan), vs. Pittsburgh, 10/1/61 2 Many times, Last by Donnie Avery, vs. New Orleans,
95t Bucky Pope (from Bill Munson), vs. Green Bay, 11/15/09
12/13/64 Game, Opponent
93t Jim Phillips (from Bill Wade), @ Green Bay, 11/16/58 4 Mike Ditka, vs. Chicago, 10/13/63
Wendell Tucker (from Roman Gabriel), vs. San 3 Many times, last by Mark Campbell, vs. Buffalo,
Francisco, 11/9/69 11/21/04
Most Seasons, 1,000 or More Yards Pass Receiving 2 Many times, last by John Carlson, @ Seattle 9/13/09
9 Isaac Bruce, 1995-96, 1999-2004, 2006 Most Consecutive Games, Touchdown
8 Torry Holt, 2000-07 11 Elroy Hirsch, 1950-51
4 Henry Ellard, 1988-91 6 Henry Ellard, 1988-89
Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Career 5 Jim Benton, 1938-39
46 Torry Holt, 1999-2008 Jack Snow, 1967-68
43 Isaac Bruce, 1994-2007 Harold Jackson, 1973
26 Henry Ellard, 1983-93 Torry Holt, 2003, 2006
Most Games, 100 or More Yards Pass Receiving, Season
10 Torry Holt, 2003 PUNTING
9 Isaac Bruce, 1995 Career
8 Elroy Hirsch, 1951 432 Dale Hatcher, 1985-89, 1991
Torry Holt, 2000 380 Sean Landeta, 1993-96, 2003-04
Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards, Pass Receiving 356 Norm Van Brocklin, 1949-57
6 Isaac Bruce, 1995 Season
5 Elroy Hirsch, 1951 97 Dale Hatcher, 1986
Bob Boyd, 1954 93 Ken Clark, 1979
3 Isaac Bruce, 2004 90 Donnie Jones, 2009
Most Consecutive Games, 150 or More Yards, Pass Receiving Season, Rookie
3 Isaac Bruce, 1995 93 Ken Clark, 1979
2 Tom Fears, 1950-51 87 Dale Hatcher, 1985
Torry Holt, 2000 77 Rusty Jackson, 1976
Torry Holt, 2003 Game
Torry Holt, 2004 12 Parker Hall, vs. Green Bay, 11/26/39
Rusty Jackson, @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
AVERAGE GAIN 11 Danny Villanueva, vs. Dallas, 9/30/62
Career (150 receptions) Danny Villanueva, @ Pittsburgh, 9/13/64
20.5 Bob Boyd, 1950-57 (176-3,611) Donnie Jones, vs. San Francisco, 1/3/2010
20.3 Willie Anderson, 1988-94 (259-5,246) 10 Many times, last by Donnie Jones, @ Philadelphia,
18.3 Elroy Hirsch, 1949-57 (343-6,289) 9/7/08
Game (3 receptions) Game, Opponent
*63.0 Torry Holt, @ Atlanta, 9/24/00 (3-189) 14 George Taliafesero, vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
50.3 Jack Snow, @ Baltimore, 10/15/67 (3-151) 11 Tom Girard, vs. Green Bay, 12/3/50
49.7 Bob Boyd, @ Green Bay, 10/17/54 (3-149) Gerry Collins, vs. Cleveland, 12/12/65
Bobby Joe Green, @ Chicago, 12/2/73
Game (3 receptions), Opponent Tom Wittum, @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
55.3 Koren Robinson, vs. Seattle, 10/20/02 (3-166) Hermon Weaver, @ Seattle, 11/4/79
49.3 Charley Taylor, vs. Washington, 10/22/67 (3-148) 10 Many times, Last by Tommy Barnhardt,
44.0 Charles Wilson, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/11/94 (4-176) @ New Orleans, 11/26/89
TOUCHDOWNS Longest Punt
Career 88 Bob Waterfield, @ Green Bay, 10/17/48
84 Isaac Bruce, 1994-2007 86 Bob Waterfield, @ Green Bay, 10/5/47
74 Torry Holt, 1999-2008 80 Donnie Jones, @ Seattle, 10/21/07
53 Elroy Hirsch, 1949-57 Parker Hall, vs. Philadelphia 12/3/39
Longest Punt, Opponent RETURNS
76 Sammy Baugh, @ Washington, 11/5/44 Career
75 Sam Baker, vs. Dallas, 9/30/62 146 LeRoy Irvin, 1980-89
74 Jack Jacobs, @ Green Bay, 10/5/47 135 Henry Ellard, 1983-93
112 Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001
AVERAGE GROSS YARDS Season
Career (250 punts) 56 Eddie Brown, 1979
48.0 Donnie Jones, 2007-09 (250-11,996) 53 Alvin Haymond, 1970
44.3 Danny Villanueva, 1961-64 (296-13,009) Todd Kinchen, 1995
44.1 Sean Landeta, 1993-96, 2003-04 (380-16,747) 52 Jackie Wallace, 1978
Season (Qualifiers) Season, Rookie
50.0 Donnie Jones, 2008 (82-4,100) 42 LeRoy Irvin, 1980
47.2 Donnie Jones, 2007 (78-3,684) 29 Darryl Henley, 1989
46.8 Donnie Jones, 2009 (90-4,212) Eddie Kennison, 1996
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers) 27 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949
43.6 John Misko, 1982 (45-1,961) Game
43.2 Dale Hatcher, 1985 (87-3,735) 7 Many times, last by Az-Zahir Hakim, @ Tennessee,
41.8 Will Brice, 1997 (41-1,713) 10/31/99
Game (4 punts) 6 Many times, last by Vernon Turner, vs. New England,
56.3 Donnie Jones, vs. Arizona, (11/22/09) 9/13/92
56.2 Donnie Jones, vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08 (5-281) 5 Many times, last by Danny Amendola, vs. San
56.0 Donnie Jones, vs. Arizona, 10/7/07 (4-224) Francisco, 1/3/2010
Game, Opponent (4 Punts) Game, Opponent
57.3 Fred Morrison, @ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52 (4-229) 8 Kevin Miller vs. Minnesota, 12/2/79
56.8 Sammy Baugh, @ Washington, 10/26/41 (6-341) DeSean Jackson, @ Philadelphia, 9/7/08
55.8 Jug Girard, @ Detroit, 10/10/54 (5-279) 7 Many times, last by Michael Lewis, @ San Francisco,
11/18/07
HAD BLOCKED
Career YARDS GAINED
5 Bob Waterfield, 1945-52 Career
4 Dale Hatcher, 1985-89, 1991 1,527 Henry Ellard, 1983-93
2 Many players, last by John Misko, 1982-84 1,451 LeRoy Irvin, 1980-89
Season 1,278 Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001
2 Bob Waterfield, 1950 Season
Jon Kilgore, 1967 618 Jackie Wallace, 1978
Rusty Jackson, 1976 615 LeRoy Irvin, 1981
Glen Walker, 1978 501 Henry Ellard, 1985
Ken Clark, 1979 Season, Rookie
1 Many times, last by Matt Turk, 2006 427 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949
Most Consecutive Punts, None Blocked 423 Eddie Kennison, 1996
380 Sean Landeta, 1993-96, 2003-04 296 Henry Ellard, 1983
299 Norm Van Brocklin, 1951-57 Game
298 Pat Studstill, 1968-71 *207 LeRoy Irvin, @ Atlanta, 11/14/81
127 LeRoy Irvin, @ San Francisco, 10/9/81
PUNT RETURNS 120 Woodley Lewis, @ Detroit, 10/18/53
Game, Opponent
Most Seasons Leading Team
128 Tyrone Hughes, vs. New Orleans, 10/3/93
5 Henry Ellard, 1983-93
Darrien Gordon, @ San Diego, 11/27/94
4 Jon Arnett, 1957-63
125 Dana McLemore, @ San Francisco, 11/16/80
Jim Bertelsen, 1972-76
122 Robert Brooks, @ Green Bay, 10/9/94
3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-53
Longest Punt Return
Woodley Lewis, 1950-55
*103t Robert Bailey, @ New Orleans, 10/23/94
Alvin Haymond, 1969-71
90t Dick Bass, vs. Green Bay, 12/17/61
LeRoy Irvin, 1980-89
88t Tom Harmon, vs. Detroit, 11/23/47
Eddie Kennison, 1996-98
Longest Punt Return, Opponent
Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001
94t Darrien Gordon, @ Denver, 9/14/97
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team
93t Dana McLemore, @ San Francisco, 1/2/82
5 Henry Ellard, 1983-87
90t Nate Burleson, @ Seattle, 11/12/06
4 Jim Bertelsen, 1972-76
3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-51
Woodley Lewis, 1952-54 AVERAGE YARDAGE
Alvin Haymond, 1969-71 Career (Min. 75 ret.)
LeRoy Irvin, 1980-82 11.4 Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001 (112-1,278)
Eddie Kennison, 1996-98 11.3 Henry Ellard, 1983-93 (135-1,527)
Az-Zahir Hakim, 1999-2001 10.9 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-53 (75-814)
Season (Qualifiers) 2 Woodley Lewis, 1953-54
18.5 Woodley Lewis, 1952 (19-351) Carver Shannon, 1963-64
15.8 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949 (27-427) Ron Smith, 1968-69
15.6 Les Horvath, 1948 (13-203) Vernon Turner, 1991-92
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers) Arlen Harris, 2003-04
15.8 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949 (27-427) Dante Hall, 2007-08
14.6 Eddie Kennison, 1996 (29-423)
14.5 Jim Bertelsen, 1972 (16-232) RETURNS
Game
Career
40.0 Woodley Lewis @ Detroit, 10/18/53 (3-120)
171 Drew Hill, 1979-84
39.3 Jon Arnett vs. Chicago, 11/2/58 (3-118)
169 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991
34.7 Henry Ellard @ Atlanta, 10/22/84 (3-104)
143 Tony Horne, 1998-2000
Game, Opponent (3 returns)
Season
36.0 Art Jones, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/7/41 (3-108)
66 Danny Amendola, 2009
George McAfee, @ Chicago Bears, 10/10/48 (3-108)
60 Drew Hill, 1981
32.0 Tyrone Hughes, vs. New Orleans, 13/3/93 (4-128)
57 Tony Horne, 2000
31.7 Nate Burleson, @ Seattle, 11/12/06 (3-95)
Season, Rookie
56 Tony Horne, 1998
TOUCHDOWNS 51 Arlen Harris, 2003
Career 49 David Thompson, 1997
4 LeRoy Irvin, 1980-89 Game
Henry Ellard, 1983-91 9 Danny Amendola, @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
3 Woodley Lewis, 1950-55 8 Tony Horne, @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
Eddie Kennison, 1996-98 Chris Johnson, @ Indianapolis, 10/17/05
2 Todd Kinchen, 1992-95 Derek Stanley, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07
Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001 Danny Amendola, vs. Green Bay, 9/27/09
Season 7 Many times, last by Danny Amendola, vs. Indianapolis
3 LeRoy Irvin, 1981 10/25/09
2 Woodley Lewis, 1952 Game, Opponent
Henry Ellard, 1984 8 DeRon Jenkins, vs. San Diego, 10/1/00
Todd Kinchen, 1992 Bethel Johnson, @ Minnesota, 12/31/06
Eddie Kennison, 1996 Pierre Thomas, @ New Orleans, 11/11/07
1 Many times, last by Dante Hall, 2007 7 Tim Dwight, @ Atlanta, 10/17/99
Season, Rookie Dino Philyaw, vs. New Orleans, 11/28/99
2 Todd Kinchen, 1992 Dino Philyaw, @ New Orleans, 12/12/99
Eddie Kennison, 1996 Steve Smith, vs. Carolina, 11/11/01
1 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949 Maurice Morris, vs. Seattle, 10/20/02
Henry Ellard, 1983 Kevin Kasper, vs. Arizona, 12/15/02
Game 6 Many times, last by Eddie Drummond, vs. Detroit,
†2 Leroy Irvin, @ Atlanta, 10/11/81 10/1/06
Todd Kinchen, vs. Atlanta, 12/27/92
1 Many times, last by Dante Hall, @ Dallas, 9/30/07 YARDS GAINED
Game, Opponent
Career
2 Jack Christiansen, vs. Detroit, 10/14/51
3,918 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991
1 Many times, last by Nate Burleson, @ Seattle 1/12/06
3,577 Tony Horne, 1998-2000
3,438 Drew Hill, 1979-84
KICKOFF RETURNS Season
Most Seasons Leading Team 1,618 Danny Amendola, 2009
5 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991 1,379 Tony Horne, 2000
3 Fred Gehrke, 1940, 1945-49 1,306 Tony Horne, 1998
Jon Arnett, 1957-63 Season, Rookie
Cullen Bryant, 1973-82, 1987 1,306 Tony Horne, 1998
Drew Hill, 1979-84 1,175 Arlen Harris, 2003
Barry Redden, 1982-86 1,110 David Thompson, 1997
Tony Horne, 1998-00 Game
2 Woodley Lewis, 1950-55 267 Tony Horne, @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
Carver Shannon, 1962-64 229 Derek Stanley, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07
Willie Ellison, 1967-72 217 Danny Amendola, @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
Ron Smith, 1968-69 Game, Opponent
Vernon Turner, 1991-92 304 Tyrone Hughes, @ New Orleans, 10/23/94
J.T. Thomas, 1995-98 294 Wally Triplett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Arlen Harris, 2003-04 252 Steve Smith, vs. Carolina, 11/11/01
Dante Hall, 2007-08 Longest Kickoff Return
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading Team 105t Jon Arnett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/61
5 Ron Brown, 1985-89 Travis Williams, vs. New Orleans, 12/5/71
3 Drew Hill, 1979-81 103t Tom Wilson, @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
Barry Redden, 1982-84 Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta 10/15/00
Tony Horne, 1998-00 102t Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta, 11/29/98
Longest Kickoff Return, Opponent YARDS GAINED
105t Abe Woodson, vs. San Francisco, 11/8/53 Game
104t Travis Williams, vs. Green Bay, 12/9/67 294 Woodley Lewis, @ Detroit, 10/18/53
103t Russ Craft, vs. Philadelphia, 10/7/50 267 Tony Horne, @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
262 Dante Hall, @ Dallas, 9/30/07
AVERAGE YARDAGE Game, Opponent
Career (Min. 75 returns) 347 Tyrone Hughes, @ New Orleans, 10/23/94
26.3 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 91 (149-3,918) 294 Wally Triplett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
24.7 Tony Horne, 1998-2000 (143-3,575) 267 Steve Smith, vs. Carolina, 11/11/01
23.8 Woodley Lewis, 1950-55 (109-2,575)
Season (Qualifiers) TOUCHDOWNS
33.7 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1950 (22-742) Career
32.8 Ron Brown, 1985 (28-918) 4 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-53
31.8 Tom Wilson, 1956 (15-477) Woodley Lewis, 1950-55
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers) LeRoy Irvin, 1980-89
31.8 Tom Wilson, 1956 (15-477) Henry Ellard, 1983-91
28.0 Jon Arnett, 1957 (18-504) Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991
27.1 Ron Waller, 1955 (17-461) Tony Horne, 1998-2000
Game (3 returns) 3 Jon Arnett, 1957-63
51.7 Tommy Wilson, vs. Green Bay, 12/6/59 Cullen Bryant, 1973-82, 1987
51.5 Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta, 11/29/98 Eddie Kennison, 1996-1998
50.3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, vs. Detroit 10/29/50 2 Fred Gehrke, 1940, 1945-49
Game, Opponent (3 returns) Tom Kalmanir, 1949-51
73.5 Wally Triplett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 Todd Kinchen, 1992-95
52.7 Abe Woodson, vs. San Francisco, 11/8/53 Az-Zahir Hakim, 1998-2001
51.8 Joe Scott, @ New York Giants, 11/14/78
COMBINED NET YARDAGE
TOUCHDOWNS Includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, kickoff returns,
Career punt returns, and fumble returns.
4 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991 ATTEMPTS
Tony Horne, 1998-2000 Career
3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-53 1,919 Marshall Faulk, 1999-2006
Cullen Bryant, 1973-82, 1987 1,833 Steven Jackson, 2004-
2 Jon Arnett, 1957-63 1,648 Eric Dickerson, 1983-87
Season Season
3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1950 442 Eric Dickerson, 1983
Ron Brown, 1985 436 Steven Jackson, 2006
2 Tony Horne, 1999 432 Eric Dickerson, 1986
1 Many times, last by Chris Johnson, 2005 Season, Rookie
Game *442 Eric Dickerson, 1983
†2 Ron Brown, vs. Green Bay, 11/24/85 320 Jerome Bettis, 1993
1 Many times, last by Chris Johnson, vs. Seattle, 10/9/05 212 Larry Smith, 1969
Game, Opponent Game
2 Tyrone Hughes, @ New Orleans, 10/23/94 44 Jerome Bettis, vs. Chicago, 1/2/94 (ru 39, re 5)
Devin Hester, vs. Chicago, 12/11/06 39 Five times, last by Steven Jackson, vs. Washington,
1 Many times, last by Courtney Roby, vs. New Orleans, 12/24/06 (ru 33, re 6)
11/15/09 38 Jerome Bettis, @ Kansas City, 9/25/94 (ru 35, re 2)
TACKLES
COMBINED TACKLES
Career
915 Merlin Olsen, 1962-76
897 Jack Reynolds, 1970-80
896 David (Deacon) Jones, 1961-71
Season
193 London Fletcher, 2000
189 London Fletcher, 2001
185 Jim Collins, 1984
BLOCKED KICKS
BLOCKED PUNTS
Career
10 Ed Meador, 1959-70
8 Jack Youngblood, 1971-84
David (Deacon) Jones, 1961-71
6 Ivory Sully, 1979-84
Nolan Cromwell, 1977-87
Season
4 Ed Meador, 1964
3 Ed Meador, 1962
Irv Cross, 1966
Tony Guillory 1967
Nolan Cromwell, 1987
TEAM RECORDS
GAMES WON Most Points, Both Teams, Game
Most Consecutive Games Won (Including postseason) 97 Rams 70, Baltimore 27, 10/22/50
11 1969 89 Rams 52, New York Giants 37, 11/14/48
8 1952, 1967. 2001 Rams 65, Detroit 24, 10/29/50
7 1978, 1985, 1999, 2003 88 Rams 57, vs. San Diego 31 10/1/00
Most Games Won, Season (Regular Season) @ Kansas City 54, Rams 34, 10/22/00
14 2001 Fewest Points, Both Teams, Game
13 1999 6 Many times, last @ New Orleans 6, Rams 0, 11/9/86
12 1973, 1975, 1978, 2003 7 vs. Chicago Cardinals 7, Rams 0, 11/23/41
Most Consecutive Games Won, Season (Including postseason) @ Chicago Cardinals 7, Rams 0, 9/13/42
11 1969 9 @ Green Bay 6, Rams 3, 11/14/65
8 1952, 1967, 2001 Rams 9, @ Cleveland 0, 11/27/77
7 1978, 1985, 1999, 2003 Most Points Overcome to Win Game
Most Consecutive Home Games Won (Regular Season) 24 @ Tampa Bay, 12/6/92, (trailed 3-27, won 31-27)
15 2002-04 22 @ Green Bay, 10/12/52, (trailed 6-28, won 30-28)
13 1998-2000 21 @ Green Bay, 11/17/57, (trailed 3-24, won 31-27)
11 1973-74, 1976-78 @ Houston, 11/27/05, (trailed 3-24, won 33-27)
Most Consecutive Road Games Won (Regular Season) Most Points, Opponent, Overcome to Win Game
9 2000-02 23 @ Green Bay, 9/12/82, (trailed 23-0, won 35-23)
7 1967-68 21 vs. Denver, 12/12/82, (trailed 21-0, won 27-24)
1968-69 18 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/01, (trailed 24-6, won 34-31)
1975-76 Most Points Overcome to Tie Game
5 1988 28 vs. Philadelphia, 10/3/48, (trailed 0-28, tied 28-28)
17 @ Chicago Cardinals, 11/15/53, (trailed 17-0,
GAMES LOST tied 24-24)
14 @ Chicago Bears, 10/13/46, (trailed 24-10, tied 24-24)
Most Consecutive Games Lost (Regular Season)
@ Chicago Cardinals, 11/20/49, (trailed 28-14,
17 2008-09
tied 28-28)
12 1937-38, 1959-60
@ Minnesota, 11/25/62 ,(trailed 24-10, tied 24-24)
11 1991-92
Most Points, First Half
Most Consecutive Home Games Lost (Regular Season)
44 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80
13 2008-09
38 vs. Green Bay, 9/24/89
11 1961-63
36 vs. St. Louis, 12/15/85
8 1997-98
Most Points, Opponent, First Half
Most Consecutive Away Games Lost (Regular Season)
42 @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
12 1991-92
40 @ New York Jets, 11/9/08
10 1961-62
38 @ San Francisco, 10/28/51
9 1956-57, 1964-65, 2008-09
Most Points, Both Teams, First Half
55 vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/51 (Rams 34, Yanks 21)
SCORING vs. Detroit, 10/30/60 (Rams 34, Lions 21)
Most Points, Season 51 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80 (Rams 44, Packers 7)
540 2000 50 vs. Atlanta, 10/15/00 (Rams 29, Falcons 21)
526 1999 Most Points, Second Half
503 2001 41 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Most Points, Opponent, Season 38 vs. Chicago, 11/4/51
471 2000 35 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50
465 2008 vs. Green Bay, 12/3/50
438 2007 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76
Fewest Points, Season Most Points, Opponent, Second Half
75 1937 35 vs. Minnesota, 11/17/72
116 1941 @ Green Bay, 9/12/82
131 1938 33 vs. St. Louis, 9/23/60
Fewest Points, Opponent, Season 31 vs. Cleveland, 10/7/51
135 1975 vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83
136 1945 vs. Green Bay, 9/24/89
146 1977 Most Points, Both Teams, Second Half
Most Points, Game 56 vs. Minnesota, 11/17/72 (Vikings 35, Rams 21)
70 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50 55 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 (Rams 41, Lions 14)
65 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 @ New York Giants, 11/19/50 (Giants 28, Rams 27)
59 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76 52 @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 (Rams 31, Giants 21)
vs. Atlanta, 11/10/96 vs. Chicago Cardinals, 11/11/51 (Rams 38,
Most Points, Opponent, Game Cardinals 14)
56 @ Philadelphia, 10/8/50
@ Baltimore, 11/25/56
54 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
*NFL Record
52 vs. Chicago, 10/13/63
† Ties NFL Record
Most Points, First Quarter Fewest Touchdowns, Season
26 vs. Green Bay, 12/12/53 10 1937
24 vs. Seattle, 10/31/76 16 1941
vs. New England, 11/2/80 17 2009
21 Many times, last vs. Dallas, 10/19/08 Most Touchdowns, Game
Most Points, Opponent, First Quarter †10 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50
28 @ Oakland, 10/29/72 9 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
21 @ Tennessee, 10/31/99 8 Five times, last vs. Atlanta 11/10/96
20 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00 Most Touchdowns, Opponents, Game
Most Points, Both Teams, First Quarter 8 @ Philadelphia, 10/8/50
34 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50 (Rams 21, Colts 13) @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
33 vs. Green Bay, 12/12/53 (Rams 26, Packers 7) 7 @ San Francisco, 12/27/87
28 vs. New Orleans, 12/5/71 (Rams 21, Saints 7) @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
@ Oakland, 10/29/72 (Raiders 28, Rams 0) @ Kansas City, 12/8/02
vs. Dallas, 10/19/08 (Rams 21, Cowboys 7) 6 Many times, last @ Arizona, 12/30/07
Most Points, Second Quarter Most Touchdowns, Both Teams, Game
37 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80 14 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50 (Rams 10, Colts 4)
28 @ New Orleans, 10/7/79 12 @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 (Rams 7, Giants 5)
@ Atlanta, 12/9/79 vs. Washington, 12/11/49 (Rams 8, Redskins 4)
vs. Green Bay, 9/24/89 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 (Rams 9, Lions 3)
vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/01 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00 (Chiefs 7, Rams 5)
24 vs. Green Bay, 12/14/58 11 Six times, last vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83
vs. Detroit, 10/30/60 (49ers 6, Rams 5)
vs. Pittsburgh, 9/22/68
Most Points, Opponent, Second Quarter POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWNS
28 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/16/08 Most Points After Touchdowns, Season
24 vs. Arizona, 11/2/08 64 1999
23 @ New York Jets, 11/9/08 59 1950
Most Points, Both Teams, Second Quarter 58 2000, 2001
45 vs. Detroit, 10/30/60 (Rams 24, Lions 21) Most Points After Touchdowns, Game
44 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80 (Rams 37, Packers 7) *10 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50
42 @ Detroit, 10/12/58 (Rams 21, Lions 21) 8 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Most Points, Third Quarter vs. San Francisco, 11/9/58
*41 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 vs. Atlanta, 11/10/96
28 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/11/51 7 Many times, last vs. New York Giants, 11/13/66
21 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 8/31/97 Most Points After Touchdowns, Opponent, Game
Most Points, Opponent, Third Quarter 8 @ Philadelphia, 10/8/50
25 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/01 @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
21 Many times, last @ Dallas, 9/30/07 7 @ San Francisco, 12/27/87
20 Three times, last vs. San Francisco, 10/22/95 @ Kansas City, 12/8/02
Most Points, Both Teams, Third Quarter 6 Many times, last @ Arizona, 12/30/07
48 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 (Rams 41, Lions 7)
31 @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 (Giants 21, Rams 10) TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS
@ Chicago, 11/3/86 (Rams 17, Bears 14) Most Two-Point Conversions, Season
28 Many times, last @ Cleveland, 12/12/90 (Rams 14, 4 1998, 2000, 2004
Browns 14) 2 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005
Most Points, Fourth Quarter Most Two-Point Conversions, Opponents, Season
28 vs. Chicago, 10/26/52 7 1997
vs. San Francisco, 12/30/02 3 1994, 2000
24 @ Green Bay, 10/12/52 2 1988, 2007
@ Green Bay, 10/18/59 Most Two-Point Conversions, Game
@ Atlanta, 11/19/67 *4 vs. Atlanta, 10/15/00
21 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 10/23/05 1 21 times, last vs. Arizona, 10/7/07
Most Points, Opponent, Fourth Quarter Most Two-Point Conversions, Opponent, Game
28 vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83 2 @ New Orleans, 11/11/07
23 @ Oakland, 12/18/82 1 Many times, last vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08
22 vs. Arizona, 11/20/05 Most Two-Point Conversion Attempts, Season
@ New Orleans, 11/11/07 9 2000
Most Points, Both Teams, Fourth Quarter 6 1995
38 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 (Yanks 21, Rams 17) 5 1994
35 vs. Minnesota, 11/17/72 (Vikings 21, Rams 14) Most Two-Point Conversion Attempts, Opponent, Season
vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83 (49ers 28, Rams 7) 8 1997
34 @ San Francisco, 10/4/92 (Rams 17, 49ers 17) 6 2000
4 1994, 2007
TOUCHDOWNS FIELD GOALS
Most Touchdowns, Season Most Field Goals Attempted, Season
67 2000 †49 1966
66 1999 47 1973
64 1950 45 1970
Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent, Season vs. Minnesota, 12/10/00 (Rams 32, Vikings 23)
39 2007 Fewest First Downs, Game
37 1993 2 vs. Washington, 11/21/37
36 2004 3 Four times, last @ Detroit, 9/24/40
Most Field Goals Attempted, Game 4 Four times, last @ Detroit, 12/14/69
7 vs. Detroit, 12/9/51 Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Game
vs. Denver, 9/10/06 1 @ Seattle, 11/4/79
6 Many times, last @ New Orleans, 11/26/72 2 vs. Atlanta, 9/23/73
5 Many times, last @ Cleveland, 12/8/03 4 vs. Chicago Cardinals, 9/17/38
Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent,Game vs. Chicago Cardinals, 10/22/39
7 vs. Baltimore, 12/4/54 Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game
vs. Minnesota, 11/5/89 12 vs. Chicago Cards, 10/3/37 (Rams 3, Cardinals 9)
6 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 9/26/04 13 @ Detroit, 10/15/44 (Rams 7, Lions 7)
5 Many times, last @ Baltimore, 10/14/07 15 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
Most Field Goals Made, Game (Rams 8, 49ers 7)
6 vs. Denver, 9/10/06 Most First Downs, Rushing, Season
5 vs. Detroit, 12/9/51 177 1973
vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 148 1983
4 Many times, last vs. Miami, 11/3/08 144 1980
Most Field Goals Made, Opponent, Game Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Season
†7 vs Minnesota, 11/5/89 †36 1942
5 vs. Dallas, 12/21/87 51 1944
vs. New Orleans, 9/26/04 61 1982
@ Baltimore, 10/14/07 Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent, Season
4 Many times, last @ Tennessee, 12/13/09 53 1999
63 1966
SAFETIES 64 1966, 1970
Most Safeties, Game Most First Downs, Rushing, Game
*3 vs. New York Giants, 9/30/84 21 @ New Orleans, 11/25/73
2 vs. Green Bay, 10/21/73 19 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76
1 Many times, last vs. Seattle, 11/25/07 18 Three times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79
Most Safeties, Game, Opponent Most First Downs, Rushing, Game, Opponent
2 @ San Francisco, 9/8/96 20 @ Washington, 11/25/51
1 Many times, last vs. Seattle, 12/14/03 18 vs. New Orleans, 12/16/79
vs. Detroit, 9/7/80
FIRST DOWNS 17 @ Detroit, 10/12/58
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game
Most First Downs, Season
0 @ San Francisco, 12/6/64
380 2000
vs. New York Jets, 11/15/70
357 2001
@ Detroit, 11/17/91
335 1999, 2003
@ Kansas City, 12/8/02
Most First Downs, Opponent, Season
1 Many times, last @ Jacksonville, 10/18/09
333 1994
2 Many times, last vs. San Francisco, 1/3/2009
2009
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent, Game
329 1996
0 Many Times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79
321 2000
1 Many Times, last @ San Francisco, 11/18/07
Fewest First Downs, Season
2 Many times, last vs. Green Bay, 12/16/07
88 1937
Most First Downs, Passing, Season
101 1938
247 2000
103 1942
236 2001
Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Season
219 2002
116 1944
Most First Downs, Passing, Opponent, Season
124 1939
198 1944
129 1945
195 2000
Most First Downs, Game
191 1996
38 vs. New York Giants, 11/13/66
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Season
34 vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
23 1937
vs. Arizona, 9/28/03
43 1944
33 vs. Green Bay, 12/16/56
44 1941
Most First Downs, Opponent, Game
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Opponent, Season
36 vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
28 1937
32 @ San Francisco, 11/20/94
41 1938, 1944
30 vs. Phoenix, 10/2/88
43 1939
Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game
Most First Downs, Passing, Game
58 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/24/54 (Rams 30, Bears 28)
22 @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
57 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 (Rams 32, Yanks 25)
21 Many times, last vs. San Diego, 10/1/00
55 vs. Buffalo, 12/10/95 (Bills 28, Rams 27)
20 Many times, last @ New Orleans, 11/11/07
Fewest Yards Gained, Opponent, Game
Most First Downs,Opponent, Passing,Game *-7 @ Seattle, 11/4/79
24 vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96 63 vs. Green Bay, 10/21/73
20 @ San Francisco, 10/3/04 68 @ Chicago Cards, 10/22/39
18 @ Arizona, 12/30/07 Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Yards
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Game 30 2000-02
0 @ San Francisco, 10/10/71 29 1949-51
1 Many times, last vs. Detroit, 10/19/86 22 1999-2000
2 Many times, last @ New Orleans, 9/15/91
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Opponent, Game RUSHING
0 @ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 ATTEMPTS
vs. Atlanta, 9/23/73 Most Rushing Attempts, Season
1 Many times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79 659 1973
2 Many times, last vs. Atlanta, 10/26/86 621 1977
Most First Downs, Penalty, Season 615 1980
36 1998 Most Rushing Attempts, Game
31 1990 65 @ Minnesota, 9/19/76
1994 63 @ Seattle, 11/4/79
29 1981 61 vs. New Orleans, 10/16/77
Most First Downs, Penalty, Opponent, Season
35 1997 YARDS
33 1969
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Season
32 1981, 1994
2,925 1973
Fewest First Downs, Penalty, Season
2,864 1984
5 1953
2,799 1980
6 1938
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent, Season
7 1940, 1942
2,475 2008
Fewest First Downs, Penalty, Opponent, Season
2,440 1961
4 1938, 1940
2,397 1981
5 1937
Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Season
6 1944
798 1938
875 1942
NET YARDS GAINED RUSHING/PASSING 929 1941
Most Yards Gained, Season Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent, Season
*7,075 2000 1,119 1967
6,690 2001 1,189 1999
6,412 1999 1,202 1982
Most Yards Gained, Opponent, Season Most Yards Gained Rushing, Game
5,965 2009 371 @ New York Yanks, 11/18/51
5,950 2008 340 @ New Orleans, 11/25/73
5,602 2005 337 vs. Carolina, 11/11/01
Fewest Yards Gained, Season Most Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent, Game
1,794 1937 352 @ Washington, 11/25/51
2,253 1938 330 @ Cleveland, 11/24/57
2,286 1941 vs. Detroit, 9/7/80
Fewest Yards Gained, Opponent, Season 307 vs. New Orleans, 11/18/81
2,519 1945 Most Yards Gained Rushing, Both Teams, Game
2,717 1937 *595 vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/50 (Rams 371, Yanks 224)
2,785 1939 548 vs. Minnesota 11/5/61 (Rams 295, Vikings 253)
Most Yards Gained, Game 506 @ Green Bay, 10/22/44 (Packers 294, Rams 212)
735 vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51 Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Game
614 vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 -29 @ Washington, 10/11/42
613 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 6 vs. Arizona, 11/20/05
Most Yards Gained, Opponent, Game 10 @ Chicago Bears, 11/29/42
582 vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90 Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Opponent, Game
574 @ Baltimore, 11/25/56 1 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/26/52
541 @ Green Bay, 10/18/42 6 vs. New York Giants, 11/12/89
Most Yards Gained, Both Teams, Game 8 vs. New York Giants, 9/30/84
*1,113 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 (Rams 636, Yanks 497) Fewest Yards Gained Rushing, Both Teams, Game
995 vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 (Rams 614, Chargers 381) 62 @ San Francisco, 12/6/64 (Rams 15, 49ers 47)
937 vs. Denver, 9/4/00 (Rams 514, Broncos 424) 78 @ Detroit, 11/7/99 (Rams 57, Detroit 21)
Fewest Yards Gained, Game 82 vs. New Orleans, 9/6/98 (Rams 47, New Orleans 35)
58 @ Chicago Bears, 11/29/42 TOUCHDOWNS
81 vs. Chicago Cards 10/3/37 Most Touchdowns Rushing, Season
86 vs. Washington, 11/21/37 28 1950
26 2000
24 1954
Most Touchdowns Rushing, Opponent, Season COMPLETIONS
26 1961, 2008 Most Passes Completed, Season
24 2009 408 2002
22 1992, 1996, 2005 392 2005
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Game 380 2000
7 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76 Most Passes Completed, Game
6 vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/51 40 @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
5 vs. Chicago, 10/24/54 36 vs. San Diego, 11/10/02
@ Detroit, 10/12/58 35 vs. San Francisco, 10/27/85
vs. Minnesota, 12/10/00 @ Seattle, 9/10/00
Most Touchdowns, Rushing, Opponent, Game @ Green Bay, 11/29/04
6 vs. Cleveland, 11/24/57 Most Passes Completed, Opponent, Game
5 vs. Detroit, 10/30/60 37 @ New York Jets, 9/25/83
vs. Detroit, 9/7/80 vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
@ Pittsburgh, 11/3/96 @ Arizona, 9/29/96
4 Many times, last @ Indianapolis, 10/17/05 36 vs. New England, 11/16/86
Most Touchdowns Rushing, Both Teams, Game 34 @ St. Louis, 11/4/84
8 vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/51 (Rams 6, Yanks 2) Most Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game
7 @ Cleveland, 11/24/57 (Rams 1, Browns 6) 60 @ Philadelphia, 9/9/01 (Rams 28, Eagles 32)
@ Detroit, 10/12/58 (Rams 5, Lions 2) 59 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99 (Rams 27, Bears 32)
vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76 (Rams 7, Falcons 0) @ New York Giants, 10/2/05 (Rams 40, Giants 19)
vs. Detroit, 9/7/80 (Rams 2, Lions 5) 57 @ Baltimore, 10/27/96 (Rams 26, Ravens 31)
6 Many times, last @ Tampa Bay, 12/18/00 (Rams 3, Fewest Passes Completed, Game
Buccaneers 3) 1 Many times, last @ New York Giants, 11/10/40
2 @ San Francisco, 10/10/71
PASSING 3 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
ATTEMPTS Fewest Passes Completed, Opponent, Game
†0 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/13/49
Most Passes Attempted, Season
2 Many times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79
635 2002
3 Many times, last @ Chicago, 9/24/72
632 1995
Fewest Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game
600 2003
1 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 (Rams 1, Lions 0)
Fewest Passes Attempted, Season
4 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/9/38 (Rams 1, Bears 3)
168 1937
6 vs. Chicago Cards, 10/3/37 (Rams 3, Cardinals 3)
199 1945
vs. Pittsburgh, 10/29/39 (Rams 1, Steelers 5)
208 1944
Most Passes Attempted, Game
62 @ New York Giants, 10/2/05 YARDS
61 vs. Buffalo, 12/10/95 Most Yards Gained, Passing, Season
56 @ San Francisco, 9/11/05 *5,492 2000
Most Passes Attempted, Opponent, Game 4,903 2001
64 vs. Philadelphia, 11/6/49 4,480 2002
58 @ Arizona, 9/29/96 Most Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Season
vs. Atlanta, 12/2/07 4,085 2000
55 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99 4,024 1989
Most Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game 3,913 2009
97 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99 (Bears 55, Rams 42) Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Season
@ New York Giants, 10/2/05 (Rams 62, Giants 35) 839 1937
93 vs. Atlanta, 12/2/07 (Rams 35, Atlanta 58) 1,261 1944
91 @ Baltimore, 10/27/96 (Rams 40, Ravens 51) 1,352 1941
Fewest Passes Attempted, Game Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Season
4 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 883 1937
6 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/5/39 1,248 1938
@ New York Giants, 11/10/40 1,249 1939
8 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/9/38 Most Yards Gained, Passing, Game
@ San Francisco, 11/21/76 541 vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
Fewest Passes Attempted, Opponent, Game 506 vs. Chicago, 12/26/82
†0 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 453 vs. San Diego, 11/10/02
@ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 Most Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Game
6 @ Brooklyn, 9/20/39 483 vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90
7 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/5/39 475 vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93
vs. Baltimore, 12/18/65 439 vs. San Francisco, 12/11/89
Fewest Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game Most Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game
4 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 (Rams 4, Lions 0) 847 vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90 (Rams 364, Bengals 483)
24 vs. Atlanta, 9/23/73 (Rams 15, Falcons 9) 784 vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 (Rams 451, Chargers 333)
25 Many times, last @ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 (Rams 25, 769 vs. Chicago 12/26/82 (Rams 506, Bears 263)
Steelers 0)
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Game SACKS
-18 @ San Francisco, 10/10/71 TOTAL SACKS
-5 @ Dallas Texans, 11/9/52 Most Sacks, Season
18 vs. Pittsburgh, 10/29/39 57 1999
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Game 56 1980, 1985, 1988
-30 @ Seattle, 11/4/79 53 1970
-1 @ Green Bay, 10/13/74 Fewest Sacks, Season
0 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 17 1991
@ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 18 1982
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game 21 20XXXX
20 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 (Rams 20, Lions 0) 26 1994
28 @ Dallas Texans, 11/9/52 (Rams -5, Texans 33) Most Sacks, Game
44 @ San Francisco, 11/21/76 (Rams 26, 49ers 18) 10 vs. Atlanta, 9/28/69
vs. San Diego, 10/4/70
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 9 Many times, last @ Buffalo, 9/20/98
Highest Completion Percentage, Season 8 Three times, last vs. Minnesota, 11/30/03
68.8 2001 Most Sacks, Opponent, Game
65.4 2005 11 @ Baltimore, 11/22/64
64.7 1999, 2000 10 @ San Francisco, 12/6/74
Highest Completion Percentage, Opponent, Season vs. San Francisco, 10/11/76
63.3 2002 9 @ New Orleans, 12/1/85
62.6 2008 Most Sacks, Both Teams, Game
62.3 1982 16 @ Baltimore, 11/22/64 (Rams 5, Colts 11)
Highest Completion Percentage, Game (10 att.) 14 @ New Orleans, 10/24/76 (Rams 9, Saints 5)
88.9 @ San Francisco, 11/7/54 13 vs. Tampa Bay, 11/5/78 (Rams 9, Buccaneers 4)
87.0 vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99
85.7 vs. New York Giants, 10/18/92 INTERCEPTIONS
Highest Completion Percentage, Opponent,Game (10 att.)
TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
91.3 vs. Cleveland, 12/26/93
Most Interceptions, Season
81.8 vs. Green Bay, 12/17/60
38 1952
81.0 vs. San Francisco, 11/18/62
32 1967, 1976
vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07
31 1950, 1955
Most Interceptions, Game
HAD INTERCEPTED
7 vs. Detroit, 11/26/44
Fewest Passes Had Intercepted, Season
vs. Green Bay, 11/11/45
7 1969
@ Chicago Bears, 10/9/49
8 2006
vs. San Francisco, 10/18/64
11 1971, 1973, 1977
6 @ Pittsburgh, 12/4/38
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season
@ New York Yanks, 11/19/50
35 1941
@ Dallas, 11/9/52
34 1938
@ Kansas City, 10/20/85
32 1981
@ Atlanta, 12/15/96
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game
5 Many times, last @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
7 Many times, last vs. Detroit, 10/26/58
6 Many times, last @ Carolina, 12/12/04
YARDS GAINED
5 Many times, last @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
Most Yards, Season
712 1952
TOUCHDOWNS
567 1999
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Season
546 1980
42 1999
Most Yards, Opponent, Season
37 2000, 2001
518 1952
31 1950, 1980, 1988
497 1995
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Game
492 2002
6 vs. New York Bulldogs, 11/27/49
Fewest Yards, Season
vs. Washington, 12/11/49
5 1959
vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
15 1938
5 Many times, last vs. San Diego, 10/1/00
24 1939
4 Many times, last vs. Washington, 12/24/06
Fewest Yards, Opponent, Season
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Opponent, Game
27 1938
5 vs. St. Louis, 9/23/60
40 1969
vs. Chicago, 10/13/63
61 1939
vs. Miami, 12/14/86
Most Yards, Game
@ San Francisco, 12/27/87
314 vs. San Francisco, 10/18/64
4 Many times, last @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
225 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80
3 Many times, last vs. Indianapolis, 10/25/09
177 vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
Most Yards, Opponent, Game
182 vs. Dallas Texans, 11/2/52
171 @ San Francisco, 11/26/95
149 @ Chicago, 10/11/64 23 1999
Most Yards, Both Teams, Game Most Punt Returns, Game
338 vs. San Francisco, 10/18/64 (Rams 314, 49ers 24) 8 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 10/25/81
308 vs. Dallas Texans, 11/2/52 (Rams 126, Texans 182) 7 Many times, last @ Tennessee, 1031/99
244 vs. Detroit, 11/1/53 (Rams 129, Lions 115) 6 Many times, last vs. San Francisco, 9/7/97
Most Punt Returns, Opponent, Game
TOUCHDOWNS 9 vs. Baltimore, 11/22/64
Most Touchdowns By Interceptions, Both Teams, Game vs. Minnesota, 12/2/79
3 vs. Detroit, 11/1/53 (Rams 2, Lions 1) @ Philadelphia, 9/7/08
@ Arizona, 12/30/07 (Rams 1, Cardinals 2) 8 @ Detroit, 9/27/42
2 Many times, last @ Arizona, 11/23/03 (Rams 1, @ Chicago Bears, 11/29/42
Cardinals 1) 7 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/18/07
Most Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game
PUNTING 15 @ Detroit, 9/27/42 (Rams 7, Lions 8)
TOTAL PUNTS @ Baltimore, 11/27/66 (Rams 8, Colts 7)
14 @ Atlanta, 9/12/76 (Rams 7, Falcons 7)
Most Punts, Season
13 vs. Chicago, 11/23/75 (Rams 7, Bears 6)
98 1986
@ Atlanta, 9/18/77 (Rams 8, Falcons 5)
95 1979, 1997,1998
@ Tampa Bay, 9/23/79 (Rams 7, Buccaneers 6)
90 2009
vs. Minnesota, 12/2/79 (Rams 4, Vikings 9)
Most Punts, Opponents, Season
108 1979
104 1978 FAIR CATCHES
96 1986 Most Fair Catches, Season
Most Punts, Game 25 1998, 1999
12 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/9/38 24 1989
vs. Green Bay, 11/26/39 23 1997, 2005
@ New York, 11/10/40 Most Fair Catches, Opponent, Season
@ San Francisco, 11/21/76 30 1968, 1986
11 Many times, last @ vs. San Francisco, 1/3/2010 22 1985, 2006
10 Many times, last @ Philadelphia, 9/7/08 21 1984, 1988, 1991
Most Punts, Opponent, Game Most Fair Catches, Game
14 vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51 4 Many times, last @ Atlanta, 12/28/08
12 Three times, last vs. Chicago Cardinals, 11/23/41 3 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 10/4/09
11 Many times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79 2 Many times, last vs. Indianapolis, 10/25/09
Most Fair Catches, Opponent, Game
5 Four times, last vs. New England, 11/16/86
AVERAGE YARDAGE
4 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 9/17/06
Highest Average Distance, Punting, Season
3 Many times, last vs. Detroit, 10/1/06
49.6 2008
Most Fair Catches, Both Teams, Game
47.2 2007
8 @ Baltimore, 11/8/71 (Rams 3, Colts 5)
46.8 2009
7 Many times, last vs. New York Jets 12/17/89
Highest Average Distance, Punting, Game (4 punts)
(Rams 4, Jets 3)
56.2 vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08
6 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 9/17/06 (Rams 2,
55.7 vs. New York Giants, 9/14/08
49ers 4)
56.0 vs. Arizona, 10/7/07
Highest Avg. Distance, Punting, Opponent, Game (4 punts)
57.3 @ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52 YARDS GAINED
55.8 @ Detroit 10/10/54 Most Yards, Punt Returns, Season
55.3 @ Washington, 10/26/41 711 1978
676 1981
640 1947
PUNT RETURNS Most Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent, Season
TOTAL RETURNS 681 1963
Most Punt Returns, Season 652 1998
67 1978 637 1994
62 1970 Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Season
58 1969, 1979 102 1993
Most Punt Returns, Opponents, Season 129 1960
60 1963, 1997 143 2004
59 1979 Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent, Season
58 1998 55 1972
Fewest Punt Returns, Season 67 1971
14 1961 116 1977
19 1993 Most Yards, Punt Returns, Game
22 1982 219 @ Atlanta, 10/11/81
Fewest Punt Returns, Opponent, Season 166 @ San Francisco, 10/25/81
17 2001 147 @ Cincinnati 10/3/99
22 1972
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Opponents, Game Fewest Yards, Kickoff Returns, Season
155 vs. Washington, 9/21/63 448 1945
148 @ Buffalo, 11/21/04 690 1949
141 @ Green Bay, 10/9/94 705 1977
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Both Teams, Game Fewest Yards, Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season
*282 @ Atlanta, 10/11/81 (Rams 219, Falcons 63) 463 1941
198 @ Chicago Bears, 10/10/48 (Rams 69, Bears 129) 545 1942
189 @ Kansas City, 12/8/02 (Rams 94, Chiefs 95) 671 1940, 1991
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Game
TOUCHDOWNS 267 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Season 254 vs. Chicago, 10/13/63
3 1981 239 vs. St. Louis, 11/14/76
2 1947, 1949, 1952, 1984, 1992, 1996 Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Game
1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007 362 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Opponent, Season 304 @ New Orleans, 10/23/94
3 1951, 1994 263 @ New York Giants, 11/11/48
2 1993, 2002, 2003 Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Both Teams, Game
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Game 560 vs. Detroit, 10/29/50 (Rams 198, Lions 362)
†2 @ Atlanta, 10/11/81 501 @ New Orleans, 10/23/94 (Rams 197, Saints 304)
vs. Atlanta, 12/27/92 384 @ New York Giants 11/14/48 (Rams 121, Giants 263)
Most Touchdowns, Punt Returns, Game, Opponent
2 @ Detroit, 10/14/51 TOUCHDOWNS
1 Many times, last @ Buffalo 11/21/04 Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Season
3 1950, 1985
KICKOFF RETURNS 2 1999
Most Kickoff Returns, Season 1 1998, 2000, 2005
84 2004 Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season
82 2007 2 1950, 1964, 1967, 1981, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003,
80 2008 2006, 2007
Most Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season 1 Many times, last in 2009
86 2001 Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Game
85 1999 2 vs. Green Bay, 11/24/85
84 1989 1 Many times, last vs. Seattle, 10/9/05
Fewest Kickoff Returns, Season Most Touchdowns, Kickoff Returns, Game, Opponent
26 1945 2 @ New Orleans, 10/23/94
33 1977 vs. Chicago, 12/11/06
34 1975 1 Many times, last vs. Seattle, 11/25/07
Fewest Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season
19 1941 FUMBLES
27 1942 TOTAL FUMBLES
35 1955 Most Fumbles, Season
Most Kickoff Returns, Game 42 1996
9 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/01 40 1964, 1965
@ Tennesse, 12/13/09 39 1978, 1986
8 Many times, last vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07 Most Fumbles, Opponent, Season
7 Many times, last @ Arizona, 12/30/07 42 1996
Most Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Game 40 1964, 1965
9 vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 39 1978, 1986
8 Many times, last vs. Green Bay, 9/27/09
7 Many times, last vs. Indianapolis, 10/25/09 Fewest Fumbles, Season
Most Kickoff Returns, Both Teams, Game 17 1960
15 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/01 (Rams 9, Saints 6) 18 2008
14 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/24/54 (Rams 7, Bears 7) 20 1942, 1993, 2006
@ San Francisco, 11/7/54 (Rams 7, 49ers 7) Fewest Fumbles, Opponent, Season
@ New Orleans, 10/23/94 (Rams 7, Saints 7) 13 1956
vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 (Rams 5, Chargers 9) 15 1974, 1982, 1994
@ Kansas City, 10/22/00 (Rams 8, Chiefs 6) 16 1998
Most Fumbles, Game
YARDS GAINED 8 vs. Detroit, 10/31/65
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Season 7 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 12/16/79
1,938 2007 6 Many times, last @ New York Giants, 9/7/03
1,764 2009 Most Fumbles, Opponent, Game
1,761 2008 8 @ Chicago Cards, 11/27/38
Most Yards, Kickoff Returns, Opponent, Season 7 Many times, last @ Pittsburgh, 9/16/84
2,194 2001 6 Many times, last @ Green Bay, 9/4/88
2,115 1999
1,888 2000
Most Fumbles, Both Teams, Game Most Penalties, Both Teams, Game
14 @ Chicago Bears, 11/24/40 (Rams 7, Bears 7) 31 vs. New Orleans, 11/26/00 (Rams 14, Saints 17)
12 @ Chicago Bears, 9/15/39 (Rams 6, Bears 6) 27 vs. Chicago Bears, 11/10/46 (Rams 9, Bears 18)
@ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52 (Rams 7, Bears 5) 26 vs. New Orleans, 11/8/81 (Rams 13, Saints 13)
11 @ New York Giants, 9/7/03 (Rams 6, Giants 5) vs. Cincinnati, 9/1/96 (Rams 11, Bengals 15)
@ New Orleans, 10/24/76 (Rams 4, Saints 7) @ Buffalo, 11/21/04 (Rams 11, Bills 15)
@ New York Giants, 12/1/46 (Rams 6, Giants 5) Fewest Penalties, Game
@ Chicago Cardinals, 11/27/38 (Rams 3, Cardinals 8) 0 vs. New Orleans, 12/9/90
vs. Baltimore, 12/18/65
FUMBLES LOST @ Chicago, 11/29/42
Most Fumbles Lost, Season @ New York, 11/16/41
24 1983 1 Many times, last vs. Atlanta, 1/6/02
23 1958 2 Many times, last @ Tampa Bay, 12/18/00
22 1953, 1965, 1978, 1986, 2001 Fewest Penalties, Opponent, Game
Most Fumbles Lost, Opponent, Season 0 @ New England 10/26/08
24 1947, 1948 vs. Chicago, 9/24/95
22 1984, 2003 vs. Minnesota, 11/19/72
20 1966, 1983 vs. New York, 9/27/41
Most Fumbles Lost, Game 1 Many times, last @ Seattle, 9/10/00
6 vs. New England, 12/11/83 2 Many times, last vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07
vs. Detroit, 10/31/65 Fewest Penalties, Both Teams, Game
@ Detroit, 9/29/40 1 vs. New York Yanks, 9/27/53 (Rams 1, Yanks 0)
5 Many times, last vs. Phoenix, 9/1/91 2 vs. Green Bay, 12/16/62 (Rams 1, Packers 1)
4 Many times, last vs. Tampa Bay, 11/26/01 vs. Baltimore, 12/18/65 (Rams 0, Colts 2)
Most Fumbles Lost, Opponent, Game 3 Many times, last @ Phoenix, 12/5/93 (Rams 1,
5 @ New Orleans, 10/24/76 Cardinals 2)
@ Green Bay, 9/25/66
@ Detroit, 10/15/44 YARDS PENALIZED
@ Chicago Cardinals, 11/27/38 Most Yards Penalized, Season
4 Many times, last vs. Baltimore, 11/9/03 1,169 1978
3 Many times, last @ Washington, 10/12/08 1,065 1997
Most Fumbles Lost, Both Teams, Game 1,015 1996
9 @ Chicago Bears, 9/15/39 (Rams 5, Bears 4) Most Yards Penalized, Opponent, Season
8 Many times, Last vs. New England, 12/11/83 (Rams 6, 1,066 2005
Patriots 2) 1,064 1997
7 @ Philadelphia, 12/1/02 (Rams 3, Eagles 4) 1,028 1951
@ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52 (Rams 4, Bears 3) Fewest Yards Penalized, Season
@ Detroit, 9/29/40 (Rams 6, Lions 1) 195 1938
@ Chicago Cardinals, 11/27/38 (Rams 2, Cardinals 5) 220 1939
218 1937
PENALTIES Fewest Yards Penalized, Opponent, Season
TOTAL PENALTIES 220 1939
Most Penalties, Season 249 1938
142 1997 318 1939
133 1978, 1996 Most Yards Penalized, Game
127 2004 162 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50
Most Penalties, Opponent, Season 149 @ Dallas, 11/6/60
142 1997 145 @ Chicago Bears, 10/19/58
133 1978, 1996 Most Yards Penalized, Opponent, Game
118 1980 177 vs. San Francisco, 9/18/94
Fewest Penalties, Season 173 vs. Minnesota, 9/22/67
29 1941 150 vs. Detroit, 10/3/52
45 1942 Most Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game
51 1959 269 vs. Green Bay, 12/3/50 (Rams 123, Packers 146)
Fewest Penalties, Opponent, Season 267 vs. Minnesota, 9/22/67 (Rams 94, Vikings 173)
43 1945 253 @ Atlanta, 11/19/67 (Rams 135, Falcons 118)
46 1942 Fewest Yards Penalized, Game
47 1941, 1958 0 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 12/9/90
Most Penalties, Game 5 Many times, Last @ Arizona, 12/7/08
15 Five times, last vs. Philadelphia, 12/18/05 7 @ New Orleans, 10/30/88
14 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 11/26/00 @ Detroit, 10/12/58
13 Many times, last vs. Green Bay, 12/16/07 Fewest Yards Penalized, Opponent, Game
Most Penalties, Opponent, Game †0 Three times, last @ New England, 10/26/08
18 vs. Chicago Bears, 11/10/46 5 Many times, last @ Atlanta, 10/14/93
vs. Cleveland, 10/7/51 7 @ New Orleans, 10/30/88
17 vs. New Orleans, 11/26/00 @ Green Bay 12/20/92
16 @ Chicago Bears, 10/10/48
Fewest Yards Penalized, Both Teams, Game
10 vs. Green Bay, 12/16/62 (Rams 5, Packers 5)
15 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/23/41 (Rams 5, Cardinals 10)
vs. New York Yanks, 9/27/53 (Rams 15, Yanks 0)
20 Many times, last @ Phoenix, 12/5/93 (Rams 10,
Cardinals 10)
RAMS BIG DAYS
Bold denotes player active with Rams
Italics denotes rookie
RUSHING
247 Willie Ellison vs. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 5, 1971 (26 carries, 1 TD)
223 Tom Wilson vs. Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 16, 1956 (23 carries, 0 TD)
221 Greg Bell vs. Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 24, 1989 (28 carries, 2 TD)
220 Marshall Faulk @ New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 2000 (32 carries, 2 TD)
215 Eric Dickerson vs. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 9, 1984 (27 carries, 2 TD)
213 Charles White @ St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 15, 1987 (34 carries, 1 TD)
212 Jerome Bettis @ New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 12, 1993 (28 carries, 1 TD)
210 Greg Bell @ New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 1989 (26 carries, 1 TD)
208 Eric Dickerson @ St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 4, 1984 (21 carries 0 TD)
208 Marshall Faulk vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 15, 2000 (25 carries, 1 TD)
207 Eric Dickerson vs. Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 5, 1986 (30 carries, 2 TD)
205 Dan Towler @ Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 22, 1953 (14 carries, 1 TD)
202 Marshall Faulk @ Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 23, 2001 (30 carries, 2 TD)
199 Ollie Matson @ Chicago Bears . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 11, 1959 (31 carries, 3 TD)
199 Eric Dickerson vs. Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 2, 1983 (30 carries, 2 TD)
195 Trung Canidate @ New York Jets . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 21, 2001 (23 carries, 2 TD)
193 Eric Dickerson @ St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 7, 1986 (38 carries, 2 TD)
192 Eric Dickerson @ New York Jets . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 25, 1983 (28 carries, 2 TD)
191 Eric Dickerson @ Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 25, 1984 (28 carries, 3 TD)
183 Marshall Faulk vs. Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 11, 2001 (15 carries, 2 TD)
183 Marshall Faulk vs. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 20, 2002 (32 carries, 3 TD)
181 Marshall Faulk @ Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 17, 1999 (18 carries, 1 TD)
179 Steven Jackson vs. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . .Oct. 30, 2005 (25 carries, 0 TD)
178 Marshall Faulk @ Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 3, 2002 (27 carries, 1 TD)
170 Eric Dickerson vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 26, 1986 (30 carries, 0 TD)
169 Dick Bass @ Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 9, 1962 (20 carries, 1 TD)
168 Marshall Faulk vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 6, 2002 (20 carries, 1 TD)
166 Ron Waller vs. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 30, 1956 (20 carries, 1 TD)
166 Charles White vs. Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 11, 1987 (33 carries, 1 TD)
164 Eric Dickerson @ New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 14, 1984 (20 carries, 0 TD)
161 Steven Jackson @ Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 28, 2008 (30 carries, 2 TD)
160 Steven Jackson vs. Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 10, 2008 (25 carries, 3 TD)
159 Charles White vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 13, 1987 (29 carries, 2 TD)
158 Greg Hill, @ Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 20, 1998 (19 carries, 2 TD)
158 Marshall Faulk vs. Oakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 13, 2002 (26 carries, 0 TD)
155 Charles White @ Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 18, 1987 (31 carries, 0 TD)
155 Dan Towler vs. New York Yanks . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 18, 1951 (13 carries, 1 TD)
154 Marshall Faulk @ New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 12, 1999 (29 carries, 1 TD)
154 Dan Towler vs. Chicago Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 25, 1953 (24 carries, 1 TD)
152 Lawrence McCutcheon @ New Orleans . . . . .Nov. 25, 1973 (20 carries, 0 TD)
152 Lawrence McCutcheon @ Chicago . . . . . . . . .Dec. 2, 1973 (24 carries, 0 TD)
152 Lawrence McCutcheon vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 11, 1977 (17 carries, 0 TD)
150 Eric Dickerson @ Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 23, 1985 (31 carries, 3 TD)
150 Eric Dickerson vs. Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 24, 1985 (31 carries, 1 TD)
150 Steven Jackson vs. Washington . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 2006 (33 carries, 1 TD)
PASSING
554 Norm Van Brocklin vs. New York Yanks . . . . . .Sept. 28, 1951 (30 / 46, 0 TD, 0 Int)
509 Vince Ferragamo vs. Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 26, 1982 (30 / 46, 3 TD, 2 Int)
454 Jim Everett @ New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 26, 1989 (29 / 51, 1 TD, 2 Int)
453 Marc Bulger vs. San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 10, 2002 (36 / 48, 4 TD, 0 Int)
450 Marc Bulger vs. New York Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 2, 2005 (29 / 39, 3 TD, 2 Int)
448 Marc Bulger @ Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 29, 2004 (35 / 53, 2 TD, 1 Int)
442 Marc Bulger @ New York Giants . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 2, 2005 (40 / 62, 2 TD, 3 Int)
441 Kurt Warner vs. Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 4, 2000 (25 / 35, 3 TD, 3 Int)
436 James Harris @ Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 3, 1976 (17 / 29, 2 TD, 1 Int)
431 Trent Green vs. Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 5, 2000 (29 / 42, 2 TD, 0 Int)
406 Jim Hardy vs. Chicago Cardinals . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 31, 1948 (28 / 53, 3 TD, 2 Int)
401 Tony Banks @ Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 2, 1997 (30 / 42, 2 TD, 1 Int)
401 Kurt Warner @ New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 18, 2001 (23 / 34, 3 TD, 2 Int)
394 Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 17, 2000 (23 / 34, 2 TD, 2 Int)
390 Kurt Warner vs. San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 1, 2000 (24 / 30, 4 TD, 0 Int)
388 Marc Bulger vs. Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 2006 (25 / 38, 4 TD, 0 Int)
385 Kurt Warner vs. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 28, 2001 (29 / 47, 1 TD, 4 Int)
378 Marc Bulger @ San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 2, 2003 (26 / 42, 1 TD, 2 Int)
377 Jim Everett @ Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 6, 1988 (24 / 45, 2 TD, 4 Int)
375 Marc Bulger @ Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 26, 2003 (22 / 37, 1 TD, 0 Int)
372 Billy Wade @ Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 16, 1958 (19 / 42, 1 TD, 2 Int)
372 Jim Everett vs. Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 7, 1990 (25 / 46, 2 TD, 0 Int)
372 Mark Rypien vs. Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 10, 1995 (31 / 55, 1 TD, 2 Int)
368 Jim Everett vs. Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 17, 1989 (28 / 35, 3 TD, 1 Int)
368 Marc Bulger vs. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 19, 2007 (24 / 41, 1 TD, 0 Int)
366 Trent Green vs. Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 20, 2000 (23 / 38, 2 TD, 1 Int)
365 Jim Everett @ Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 27, 1988 (25 / 47, 2 TD, 1 Int)
365 Jim Everett vs. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 9, 1990 (31 / 50, 1 TD, 2 Int)
362 Marc Bulger @ San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 11, 2005 (34 / 56, 2 TD, 1 Int)
360 Marc Bulger vs. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 15, 2006 (26 / 39, 3 TD, 1 Int)
359 Kurt Warner vs. Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 30, 2001 (23 / 30, 3 TD, 1 Int)
358 Marc Bulger vs. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 26, 2004 (32 / 49, 1 TD, 0 Int)
356 Billy Wade @ Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 23, 1958 (24 / 41, 0 TD, 2 Int)
356 Marc Bulger vs. Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 11, 2006 (34 / 55, 3 TD, 0 Int)
354 Jamie Martin vs. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 24, 2005 (33 / 41, 1 TD, 2 Int)
354 Marc Bulger vs. Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 5, 2006 (31 / 42, 1 TD, 0 Int)
353 Tony Banks @ Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 27, 1996 (26 / 40, 1 TD, 1 Int)
352 Marc Bulger vs. Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 13, 2003 (23 / 34, 2 TD, 2 Int)
351 Kurt Warner @ Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 5, 1999 (22 / 31, 3 TD, 2 Int)
“Sam Bradford creates a buzz for St. Louis Rams ” / By Bryan Burwell ....................................................................................................... 5
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STLtoday.com / August 8, 2010
For the first time in several years, probably since the last hurrah of the "Greatest Show" era in 2004, the Rams are generating a positive
buzz around town.
There are no expectations of the Rams making the playoffs in 2010, no hope of competing for a Super Bowl, no delusions about where the
Rams are and how far they must go to become an elite franchise. Only a hair-on-fire optimist would predict a winning record for the 2010
Rams.
But it's been a while since fans had something to look forward to. It's been a while since the customers were motivated to spend a Sunday
afternoon at the dreary Edward Jones Dome. It's been a while since the franchise's loyal band of supporters could rally around the belief
that better days are ahead.
If nothing else, even among skeptics the curiosity level is up because of the presence of rookie starting quarterback Sam Bradford, the
obvious symbol of change.
Sunday at 3:15 p.m, the Rams will kick off the 2010 NFL season with a home game against the Arizona Cardinals. And finally, there is
something to watch. There's a compelling story. The template is fresh and different. And a probable sellout crowd will file into The Ed for
a new reason: The fans really want to be there instead of feeling obligated to be there.
"While I was in church Sunday morning, a couple of people there told me, 'Hey, Steve, you have no idea how excited the town is.' And
that's when I picked up on it," Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "I hope our players feel it. And I hope we give the fans a reason to
feel good about what we're doing."
One by one, pieces are being put into place. New owner Stan Kroenke. Sam the Ram joins running back Steven Jackson, who ranks No. 2
in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage over the last five seasons. There are two talented young offensive tackles, Rodger Saffold and
Jason Smith, to anchor a potentially rugged offensive line. And new prospects at tight end. There's a dedicated young middle linebacker,
James Laurinaitis. Third-year defensive end Chris Long should be more disruptive. A physical second-year cornerback, Bradley Fletcher,
could develop into something special. And active safety Oshiomogho Atogwe, who has 19 interceptions, 14 forced fumbles and eight
fumble recoveries in 60 NFL starts.
There's a sense that the Rams are actually building something rather than throwing a mish-mash of talent together and hoping to get lucky.
There is also a long way to go as Spagnuolo and the new regime continue to pay for the hopelessly incompetent personnel mistakes of the
recent past.
The Rams selected 18 players in the 2006 and 2007 drafts. After final cuts were made Saturday only one of the 18, backup defensive
tackle Clifton Ryan, remained on the 53-man roster. When two draft classes are wiped out within five years, it creates roster voids that
take time to restock. But slowly a core nucleus is forming. Kroenke will be able to speed up the process by making some free-agent
investments.
"I think the potential of the youthful talent is what is exciting," Spagnuolo said. "But let's face it, with Sam and all of these young guys
that we talk about on both sides of the ball, we're all very hopeful and rightly so. We're hopeful that the youthful talent will blossom into
good NFL talent. It's exciting.
"We like our last two drafts. And you knew it was going to have to be done that way. There was no way to fast-fix it with things going on
(with ownership) and the financial landscape of the league. It had to be done this way."
The Rams are still missing substantial components. They do not have a true No. 1 wide receiver, an established pass-rush force or a
recognized shutdown cornerback. They lack depth, and injuries will be especially damaging. And the Rams have been curiously cautious
in reaching for roster solutions — at No. 2 running back and at wideout, for example. Perhaps that will change under Kroenke's direction.
And Spagnuolo and the coaching staff must also show growth and improvement. As Spags enters his second season, he clearly has a
better handle on his roster. He's also more comfortable in dealing with the all-purpose, time-consuming challenges of the job.
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It's pretty silly to attempt to quantify the Rams' progress through preseason predictions. Personally, I believe they'll win between four and
six games. And that can be OK under the right circumstances, particularly with a rookie quarterback having to learn his trade without a
complete offense around him.
"Hopefully and God willing, it's the playoffs and you're playing more than 16 games," Spagnuolo said. "If it's not that, then you'd like to
be able to look back and have the feeling that we're on our way. We're heading in the right direction. That we're better than we were a year
ago in multiple areas. And if it's that, I'm OK with it. I certainly want to be working to make the playoffs, but aside from that you want to
look back and know that there were all of these improvements from year one to year two."
Practice resumes today. The new adventure begins Sunday. Retired quarterback Kurt Warner won't be playing for Arizona, so does that
provide an opening for an upset? Would we even be talking about the potential of upsets a year ago?
"Inside you suffer and die a little," Spagnuolo said, in reflecting on the end of last year's brutal 1-15 season. "And now we want to play a
game and get out there and prove that what we're doing is right, and that things are beginning to fall into place. That doesn't guarantee a
win, but I sure feel a lot better about it. And I want to go play. Let's go play."
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When asked recently who impressed him in training camp, Rams running back Steven Jackson had a surprising name on his list: coach
Steve Spagnuolo.
"I would say Coach, his first year last year being a head coach, he didn't really quite know what to expect or how to go through a training
camp and get the team ready," Jackson said. "I've seen a difference in his coaching style and the way he's treating the guys and the way
he's taking care of us."
Jackson mentioned a lighthearted punt-catching competition featuring the team's coordinators before the Cleveland preseason game.
Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, defensive coordinator Ken Flajole and special teams coordinator Tom McMahon took turns fielding
punts. Depending on which coordinator was the most sure-handed, that side of the ball had no meetings that night.
The offense screamed with delight with each ball Shurmur fielded. Ditto with the defense and Flajole. It wasn't that loud for McMahon,
because only punter Donnie Jones, kicker Josh Brown and long snapper Chris Massey were affected.
The competition ended up in a tie — probably intended by Spagnuolo all along — meaning the entire team got the night off.
"That was something that would've never happened last year," Jackson said. "Normally with Coach Spags if something is scheduled to
happen it was going to happen regardless, because he'd already made up his mind that it was going to happen."
A few hours off may not seem like a big deal, but players love getting thrown a bone every now and then.
"Once you get that bone, you go the extra mile for Coach," Jackson said.
There were a few bones tossed out over the course of training camp and the preseason. The last two days of scheduled two-a-day practices
were canceled. Earlier in camp, the entire team took a field trip to the movies to watch "Invictus."
"That type of stuff is great for camaraderie," offensive lineman Adam Goldberg said. "And it's great to keep you fresh mentally. Having
night meetings off doesn't make your legs feel any better, but ... you feel rejuvenated the next day. You feel like you just had a good time,
and now you're ready to get back to work."
It would be a mistake, however, to think Spagnuolo has been running Club Med for the past five weeks at Rams Park. Far from it. The
Rams still have more two-a-day sessions than several clubs. And in the midst of the broiling heat wave a couple of weeks ago, the team
practiced in 100-degree temperatures.
And then there were the "Oklahoma drills." One blocker, one ball carrier, one defensive player — and live tackling. May the best man
win. Live tackling of any kind is almost unheard of in NFL practices. Most Rams hadn't taken part in an Oklahoma drill since college, or
in some cases since high school.
"It was kind of an awakening, but you know, it was good," cornerback Ron Bartell said. "It helped us get the mindset that we do need to
be physical."
Bartell said Spaguolo talked to some veterans the night before the first Oklahoma drill to let them know what was coming.
Even so, there was less live tackling than a year ago, particularly after the first week or so of camp. There were more "thud" tempo drills
as opposed to the live tackling.
"We're still getting the physical play, but we're not going to the ground like we were last year," Jackson said. "We felt like the team, going
into Seattle Week 1 (last season), we felt like we were sluggish and tired, beat up still from training camp."
It doesn't look like that will be the case this season. The Rams looked fresh in preseason victories over New England and Baltimore.
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"I can really see that (Spagnuolo) has made a concerted effort to make sure we still play physical football, but he's making sure that we're
still going to be able to go out and compete at a fast tempo," Jackson said.
Spagnuolo said there has been method to his madness, dating back to his first Rams camp in 2009. He added that any "bones" thrown to
the players have been earned. Reminiscent of Dick Vermeil's first Rams camp 12 years earlier, Spagnuolo had to test the mettle of his new
team in '09.
"You need to see what the team was made of," Spagnuolo said. "I don't think you want to beat your team up in training camp. You want
to try not to, yet you want to get some physical things done because you've got young guys in there that don't know the speed of the NFL
game, so you weigh that balance."
But even with a lot of new faces competing for roster spots this year, Spagnuolo still knows this team better than he did a year ago. Much
better.
"It was his first year as a head coach, so he kept pushing, pushing, pushing," Bartell said. "Now he knows when to push and when to scale
back a little bit. He's done a great job of that. The big picture is being prepared for Week 1."
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It was just a little before noon, and already the Rams' marketing department worker bees were busy scrambling about in a focused fury,
transforming one corner of the parking lot in front of Rams Park into a makeshift, interactive football carnival.
Over there, they were scurrying about stocking the shelves of the merchandising trailer with new Sam Bradford jerseys. And over there,
they were pounding a life-sized color cutout of their new rookie quarterback into the soft green grass just in front of the entrance gate.
Why step right up and get your digital photo taken in an authentic Bradford game jersey and regulation Rams helmet.
If you didn't know any better, you'd think going to Rams Park on Saturday afternoon was a pretty big deal or something. More than three
hours before the franchise unveiled its nouveau riche No.1 draft pick in his first official practice of training camp, Rams fans were already
lining up just outside the facility gates, eager to be among the first to get an up-close-and-personal glimpse of the kid with the newly
minted $78 million contract and the outsized professional expectations. Eventually, nearly 1,300 spectators would walk through the Rams
Park gates, buzzing with an excitement that isn't often felt around a team coming off a 1-15 season.
They would come in their Bradford Rams jerseys and their Bradford Oklahoma jerseys. They would come clutching photographs and
mini footballs and helmets and small scraps of paper and just about anything else with a flat surface for young Mr. Bradford to autograph.
But all of that was three hours away, and right now the only thing that was of the utmost concern to Rams executive vice president of
football operations Kevin Demoff was those dark and ominous storm clouds that were gathering over Earth City, threatening to ruin the
show.
"I told (coach Steve Spagnuolo) this morning, 'I don't care if it's a torrential downpour and lightning bolts are striking the goal posts.
We're practicing outside today, OK?'" Demoff joked.
OK, now based on the consistently wretched recent history of this ill-fated franchise, this is where we would honestly expect storm clouds
to gather, a twister to come rolling over the horizon and lifting Rams Park into the air like a scene out of "The Wizard of Oz," then have it
come crashing down right on top of our young QB phenom, crushing him like he was the wicked witch, and Demoff would be left to
curse his fate and mutter, "Ohhh, what a world!"
But if you are looking for signs that the fortunes of the woebegone Rams might actually be turning, maybe this was it. A gentle wind blew
the clouds off to the north, and the largest crowd in recent years to watch a Rams practice poured into the facility and got to see exactly
what they were looking for. All Sam, all the time.
Really, the best sign that things were changing around here was the simple fact that Demoff delivered Bradford to camp with a
complicated six-year deal that makes Bradford's contract the richest rookie deal in NFL history, and he did it without a protracted holdout.
When the full squad of rookies and veterans walked onto the field shortly before 3 p.m., Bradford was with them.
That nothing bad or crazy or weird or goofy or tragic or just plain stupid cropped up at the 11th hour to keep Bradford from reporting on
time might not seem like a miracle to anyone who doesn't follow the Rams closely. But to long-suffering Rams loyalists who have spent
an eternity hoping for the best but always, always expecting the worst, this was a refreshing change of pace.
And that explains why one particularly excited and grateful fan approached Demoff in the parking lot, and upon discovering that he was
the Rams executive who was responsible for Bradford being signed, sealed and delivered, the fan actually bent down on one knee,
clutched the VP's hand and shouted "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" much to the obvious embarrassment of Demoff.
Eventually, all the clever marketing and skillful negotiations in the world won't matter nearly as much as a team delivering victories on
football Sundays. But for the time being, doing things the right way, the smart way and the sensible way off the field can't hurt. History
shows that far too often in the past, good things happened to the Rams in spite of their efforts, not because of them.
When things like this happen, when you see the franchise find a way to not only get the Bradford deal done on time, but also without any
unnecessary trepidation about the blow back of giving the kid the sort of money that the current market bears for a quarterback drafted
No.1 overall, it makes me think that I can lose that reflex action that expects something bad to always happen to the Rams.
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And it helps that there are some legitimately hopeful signs on the field, too. Bradford just might be as good as advertised.
"How 'bout that bleepin' kid?" eight-year veteran offensive tackle Adam Goldberg said as he watched Bradford walk off the field after
practice. "I mean, how 'bout him, huh? He's so cool and calm for a rookie. Doesn't act like anything gets to him. I couldn't believe how
even-keeled he was out there. Walked into the huddle like he'd been there all his life. Now we'll have to see how that all works when
another team's blitz package is thrown at him. But man, today he walked right into the huddle and took control. (Veteran center Hank)
Fraley and I looked at each other and both of us said, 'Hmmmmm.' We noticed right away how the kid had immediate command as soon
as he came into the huddle."
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Out of the mouth of babes, they call it. It's the perfectly innocent moment when an uncensored child speaks without the benefit of any
social filter.
So here we are under the sweeping roof of the indoor practice facility at Rams Park just two days before Sam Bradford's first NFL
preseason game. The National Football League's first overall draft pick is doing his normal Thursday post-practice whirl. First he meets
with the media for several minutes, chatting up about the buildup to playing in his first pro football game. A few minutes later, he is
escorted away from the microphones by the team's lead publicist Ted Crews, who quietly whispers in his ear a few important details about
some visitors to camp who were eager to meet him.
The young quarterback is laughing. None of this appears to be drudgery to him. He works the room easily, as if he is a charming politician
in a fund-raiser reception line, graciously shaking hands, posing for photographs and engaging in polite small talk, all while running the
autograph gauntlet.
And there, arms draped over the four-foot-tall metal barrier, is young Max Arnone, an eager, gabby 7-year-old sporting a gold
personalized football jersey. He is armed with a Sharpie pen in one hand, a Rams poster in another, and enough giddy enthusiasm to fuel a
blast furnace.
"Sam, St. Louis sure is lucky to have you... because you're famous AND good!"
Well when it comes right down to it, isn't that the essence of how Sam The Young Man's new football life will ultimately be measured?
Bradford needs to be famous AND good.
When you are a No.1 overall draft pick, a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback with a face the school girls love and with an arm that the
pro football wise guys gasp and swoon over, in order for this tale to have a happy ending, you will have to achieve both — social celebrity
and athletic greatness.
Snooki, J-woww and The Situation from "Jersey Shore" are famous. Lots of people know who JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf are too.
But when you come into the NFL with a contract worth a guaranteed $50 million, when the St. Louis Rams have tied their entire future to
your predicted success, when everyone in the NFL is already anticipating that you will be a face-of-the-franchise quarterback on the scale
of the ultimate contemporary athletic icon Peyton Manning, don't you carry the burden to be both famous and good?
That's how much is riding on Bradford and he has to know that, even as he bristles at those "face of the franchise" references. If the Rams
are wrong about Bradford — and the pages of NFL history are cluttered with cautionary tales of first-round QB busts — he could set this
franchise back another five years. If that happens, a lot of people are going to lose their jobs. If that happens, it's no exaggeration to
suppose that the attendance at the Edward Jones Dome will continue to dwindle, local TV blackouts will become routine and new owner
Stan Kroenke will come to the uncomfortable realization that he will be forced to seek greener economic pastures elsewhere (hello Los
Angeles?).
But if general manager Billy Devaney and coach Steve Spagnuolo are correct — and the walls in Canton are lined with those first-round
QB success stories — then Bradford's face, personality and golden arm could launch the Rams back into NFL prosperity, providing the
spark that will make this moribund franchise a big money maker again.
That's not an overstatement. That's a fact. If this all goes according to plan, the Rams can ride Bradford not only all the way to another
Super Bowl, but just as important, re-energize a listless fan base enough to make Kroenke's ultimate profit motive sky rocket, too.
Right now St. Louis is reticent about the idea that the Rams will need a new and improved playground to romp in by 2014. But a
If he didn't know that back in April when the Rams made him the No.1 overall pick, he figured it out quickly. Once the draft day hoopla
subsided and serious football began last spring, the 22-year-old began seeing clearly what was being placed on his shoulders. Shortly after
mini-camps and organized off-season workouts had been completed and all the veterans had departed, Bradford and his other fellow
rookies spent every morning for at least a week and a half at Rams Park religiously working out. Yet no sooner than he could get out of
the shower, Bradford found himself being dragged off every afternoon or evening to some meet-and-greet event with corporate sponsors
or ticket holders.
"It definitely was one of the first times I realized it wasn't college any more," he said one afternoon at Rams Park. "I think that week really
showed me, 'Okay, this is a business. I am now part of this business.' Obviously playing football is my main job, but I am going to be used
for other things than just that."
Ask the young QB how he thinks he's doing in his main job and he does not hesitate to let you know in his own quietly confident way that
things are going just fine. This was more than a week before he lit up the New England Patriots in the third preseason game. He prefers
not to worry about all those big-picture things beyond his immediate control, instead concentrating on the baby steps he must master in
his NFL apprenticeship.
Talk to him about the playbook. Ask him about how he has been able to distill the complex hieroglyphics of the West Coast offensive
playbook into real-life production on the football field, and he smiles easily.
"I think it's gone well. I'm happy with it," he says. "The coaches told me from Day One they do have a plan to get me ready to become a
starting quarterback. They told me that it's going to be a process, and so far I think I have progressed every day. They have thrown a little
more at me each week and I have been able to handle it. They've seen that I've been able to handle what they throw at me. I don't know
what their plan is for the future, but if it continues like this, I'll be where I want to be."
Where he wants to be, of course, is right behind starting center Jason Brown on September 12th in the Edward Jones Dome against the
Arizona Cardinals as the Game 1 starter. From the first regular season game and beyond, he wants to prove to himself, the coaches, his
teammates and the entire NFL that he is as good as advertised.
And he has taken all the necessary steps to get there, too.
"You know he's a quiet young man, but you can tell he has a confidence about him," says Steven Jackson, the Pro Bowl running back.
"When you see him on the football field, he's not caught off guard. This stage is not too big for him. He's very respectful, but you can tell
he knows that this is going to be his team one day, but he's not forcing the issue. He's letting it happen naturally, let it all take its course. I
think that's the best way to go and he's handling it well. He knows if he came out being vocal right away, it might be a little backlash. ...
He's just letting it happen through his play. And that's the best way in this league, if you play well, people will always respect you."
Gaining respect
That respect is already there in the locker room, and that's a huge first step. One by one, veteran players have offered unsolicited
compliments about everything from his temperament to his obvious talent.
Starting guard Adam Goldberg: "I mean the kid's a player, as if NFL Nation didn't already know. Okay the secret's out. Let me be first to
say that the kid can do some things with the football. (But) Sam is super impressive at everything. He's super impressive in the huddle,
super impressive in the meeting room. He's obviously super impressive with the ball in his hands, in the pocket, outside the pocket,
handing the ball off, following through with his fakes after he hands off. He just does everything right. His (voice) volume is right. He's
loud enough and clear enough so we can all hear him, but he's not nervous and yelling so the defense can hear him. He's calm and
composed and nothing really shakes him."
Steven Jackson: "I saw it in the way he ran our two-minute drills in practice. He's aware of the play clock, he corrects some of the plays if
they come into the huddle from the coaches wrong. If they send in a play and we have the wrong personnel in the huddle, he steps out and
lets the coaches know, 'Hey, that's not going to work with (this group of players). And you know what that tells me? He knows his play
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Starting safety Oshiomogho Atogwe: "He asks questions. Whenever you have a young guy who goes out of his way to ask questions, that
means it's coming from his heart, that he really wants to be better. No one is telling him to do it. ... He has something inside him that says,
'I need to want more, I need to know more.' He'll ask me during practice what the defense is trying to show out there. If we're showing this
look, what does that mean? If the safety does this, what does that mean? It's like he's not waiting for it to happen before he learns. ... He
takes the initiative and that's a very good thing."
Part of that initiative has been to take advantage of picking the brains of the men who have already walked the road he is just beginning.
Bradford has talked to both future Hall of Famer Manning and present Hall of Famer Troy Aikman about the expected trials and
tribulations he's about to experience.
Much of what they talked about, Bradford politely refuses to reveal. "But I will say that both of them told me that it's a process," he says.
"You're going to make mistakes. Don't expect to come in and understand everything and execute everything right away. It's just not going
to happen. If you expect to (be perfect) and you aren't and then you let it affect your play, that's when you're going to have problems. They
told me if you end up starting as a rookie quarterback, you're going to end up taking your lumps and you're going to have to deal with it
and move on. But at the same time, you have to rebound, you have to get better. If you can get better each week, by the end of the season,
you have a shot."
No prima donna
Watching him in practice every day, you can tell how seriously Bradford is taking this process. He is a maniacal student of the game,
exhausting every possible resource for information. He does ask a lot of questions, but he also listens. Spagnuolo says his ability to listen
just might be his greatest quality as a student of the game because you don't have to tell him something twice.
"He has a great way of letting things sink in and you know they are going in, that he is getting it," Spagnuolo says. "To me it's impressive
for a guy his age and the situation he is in and I think if he continues to handle himself that way we will be okay."
A few weeks ago in the midst of that horrid heat wave, the Rams were on the field on the most grueling day of training camp. Just two
days after his breakout performance at the Lindenwood scrimmage, Bradford did not look particularly sharp on this Monday on the Rams
Park practice fields. The morning practice temperatures topped 100 degrees and the 95-percent humidity made things almost unbearable.
By the evening practice, everyone was dragging. The tempo was so sluggish that it seemed like the players were stomping through wet
sand in combat boots.
At one point during that evening workout, Bradford was called for an illegal procedure penalty. He was in shotgun formation and he
lurched forward before the snap of the ball, causing the penalty. The whistle blew and Spagnuolo barked for the offense to run the play
again. They got it right this time, but as soon as the play was over, Bradford darted out of the clutter of players and began jogging around
the football field, running a lap as a player-imposed penance for committing the pre-snap penalty.
That's one of the many small things that Bradford has done to make an impression around here. He's no prima donna looking for special
treatment. He works as hard as the lowest man on the depth chart.
The other thing you notice is he never stops talking football. All summer long, if you saw Bradford on the football field for practice,
warming up before a game, or standing on the sidelines during a game, it wouldn't take long to notice his new multiple shadows lurking
close beside. The constant shadow is quarterbacks coach Dick Curl. They have become almost inseparable since the day Bradford first
arrived at Rams Park. In fact, if you see Bradford on the field or in the classroom, there's a good chance that either Curl, offensive
coordinator Pat Shurmur or veteran QB A.J. Feeley — or all of the above — are going to be no farther than two steps away. It is all part
of the process of total West Coast offense immersion Bradford is experiencing.
"I think the conversations have changed a lot since I first got here," Bradford says. "They've now gotten past the big concepts of how the
offense works and now it's down to the little details. I think they understand now that I've been in this offense long enough to know where
people are going and what we're looking for."
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The carefully orchestrated teaching that is going on has been borrowed from several sources, but mostly from Shurmur's experience with
Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia. But unlike the McNabb tutorial, which did not put him in the starting lineup until the middle of the
season, the Bradford process seems to have accelerated.
On Thursday night, Bradford took full advantage of the thumb injury that sidelined Feeley and provided the rookie with his first NFL
start. Completing 15 of 22 passes for 189 yards, two TDs and no interceptions while leading the Rams to a 20-14 halftime lead against
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, it now seems highly unlikely that Spagnuolo can keep him under wraps much longer. He has
taken on every challenge to the point where Spags just grins when asked about how soon it will be before he declares that Bradford has
earned the No.1 QB job.
But if you listen to the head coach's praise, you have to know that the process is moving along at a much quicker pace than Spagnuolo
imagined.
"I am real interested in watching (game film of the Patriots game)," Spagnuolo said after Thursday's performance. "(I want to see) when
they did pressure (him), how did he handle it? Did he go to the right place with the ball? ... With a young quarterback, you really want to
see how he handles when people come at him. ... In this league defensive coaches are going to find ways to bring people together in all
different kinds of ways that (he's) never seen before and that's where a rookie quarterback has to get to and after I watch the tape I will
have a better idea if he handled those situations real well."
But the coach didn't need to consult the tape for everything and neither did several NFL scouts who attended the game. Bradford made
some outstanding throws against New England's defense, the sort of throws that every NFL personnel guy saw when he was standing so
tall in the pocket at Oklahoma ripping up the Big 12.
Spagnuolo was practically giddy as he remembered watching one of Bradford's best throws, a particular dart that he zinged into the thick
of the Patriots defense that went between three New England defenders and right into the hands of a Rams receiver. "I remember Steven
Jackson was (standing) on my right at the time and I asked him if he saw the same thing I did and he nodded his head," Spagnuolo said
with delight.
A few minutes later as reporters crowded around Jackson in the visitor's locker room, someone asked Jackson his version of the moment
the coach described, and the big running back shrugged his shoulders and apologized for being unable to recall the moment with the same
clarity as Spagnuolo.
"You know I vaguely remember what you're talking about," Jackson said, "but not really."
As he began apologizing, it almost felt like this story was about to fall flat. But then Jackson's apology took a rather eventful turn.
"I don't know the (specific) play because he had so many of those tonight," Jackson said with a big laugh. "He was putting the ball on the
money when he had pressure in his face, he made smart decisions and got rid of it so he didn't take the sack. When the blitz was coming
he was putting it on the hot receiver. He knows where the ball needs to go. You can tell that he really knows the offense. I'm really
impressed with how far he's come in such a short time."
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St. Louis Rams' running back Steven Jackson runs intervals following practice after training camp at the Russell Training Center at Rams'
Park in Earth City, Mo. Saturday, July 31, 2010. This was Jackson's first practice since April back surgery. Photo by Sid Hastings .
When you're face to face with an 18-foot great white shark, suddenly the prospect of NFL defenders slamming into you at full speed
doesn't seem quite so daunting.
Not to play down the hard knocks that running back Steven Jackson takes while toting the ball for the Rams. But he saw a different kind
of violence during a shark-cage dive last month off the coast of Capetown, South Africa.
"It was pretty amazing, to see great whites up close and personal," Jackson said. "I actually witnessed one hunting and devouring a seal.
That was pretty nerve-wracking. ... It makes you forget about the cold, icy water, I'll tell you that."
Jackson said only one thought went through his mind when the 18-footer appeared. "I was hoping that he didn't ram the cage," he said.
"But I think the scariest thing is not seeing the shark; it's when he disappears into the murky water.
"It didn't help that I was watching 'Shark Week' the whole week going into it."
Jackson's trip also included a safari in Botswana, side trips to Namibia and Zambia, plus three World Cup soccer games. He brought home
three vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that fans tooted throughout the contests, creating a ubiquitous buzz.
Jackson said he never mastered them. "Those things are hard to blow," he said.
Vacation time is over now, though. Jackson and his 79 teammates were put through their paces for 1 hour, 45 minutes Saturday afternoon
in the first full-squad practice of training camp.
Jackson, who had surgery in April to repair a herniated disc in his back, was nearly a full participant. On the first snap of 11-on-11 "team"
drills, he took a handoff from quarterback A.J. Feeley and burst around left end for a nice gain.
"We don't want to jump out there too quick and have him set back," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "But I was encouraged."
Jackson was injured Nov. 22 against Arizona. He was held out of practice for the rest of the season, but he still managed to play in five of
the last six games for the 1-15 Rams.
"The last five, six weeks of the season was pretty painful," Jackson acknowledged. "But being able to fight through that pain and still be
somewhat productive, I think I proved a lot to myself."
Jackson finished with 1,416 rushing yards, the second-highest total of his six NFL seasons. He also caught 51 passes for 322 yards and
was named to his second Pro Bowl.
Because he missed all the spring drills while rehabbing, Jackson hadn't stepped onto a football field since the season finale vs. San
Francisco on Jan. 3. He weathered Saturday's practice without problems.
"I felt good," Jackson said. "I've been working really, really hard with my trainer all offseason to make sure that when today came, I'd be
ready to practice and be able to pretty much participate in everything."
His back, he reported, "feels good. We're going on three months now (since the surgery), and still have another month to go (until the
regular season). If I had to have the surgery, I think we did it at the right time.
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Career backup quarterback A.J. Feeley knows his job with the St. Louis Rams is to get Sam Bradford ready for the NFL.
"I want to help him out as much as he wants to be helped out," Feeley said of Bradford, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft. "But
everybody wants to play. If you don't want to play, you shouldn't be in this position. It's what you do."
The Rams are starting to increase the percentage of snaps Bradford is taking in practice. Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Bradford took 31
percent of the snaps in practice until the Saturday night scrimmage. He took 45 percent of the snaps in the scrimmage.
Now, the plan to grow those figures in Bradford's favor, Spagnuolo said, with Feeley and backups Keith Null and Thaddeus Lewis
sharing the rest.
Bradford threw four touchdown passes in all the drills combined during St. Louis' intrasquad scrimmage at Lindenwood University.
"In some throws, even beyond it," Spagnuolo said. "He sees the field really well, and the practices are slowing down for him."
On Tuesday, Spagnuolo announced that Feeley will start when the Minnesota Vikings visit St. Louis on Saturday for the preseason opener
for both teams. Freeley will start, but Bradford also will be seeing time with the first unit.
The fans are clamoring for Bradford, and Spagnuolo said he understands that.
"Everybody should have an opinion," Spagnuolo said. "That's what keeps the NFL game interesting, but we'll do what we think is right."
For now, Feeley is the tutor. He has been a mentor for Bradford so far in minicamps, OTAs and now training camp.
"Feeley has been something like a big brother to Sam, that's the best way I can put it," Rams rookie wide receiver Mardy Gilyard said.
"He's the leader of the bunch. He's the No. 1 guy. He knows his checks, he is confident in this throws. He is telling our receivers exactly
where he is going to put the ball and how we should run our routes.
"Sam has a lot to learn, and that's why I am glad we have A.J. here so Sam will be able to cling onto his leg in a sense and learn anything
he can."
Feeley pointed out quarterbacks stick together. It's just how the position is, he said.
"The nature of playing quarterback is you help each other out in the meeting room," Feeley said. "Those guys that don't have good
meeting rooms, where the guys don't get along, that's where bad things happen. But we have a great group."
Feeley, who turned 33 in May, was a backup for Carolina in 2009. Feeley has spent most of his career as a backup, starting 15 games and
appearing in 23.
In 10 seasons, he has completed 372 of 665 passes for 4,070 yards, 27 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. His lifetime quarterback rating is
69.6.
Feeley was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round out of Oregon in 2001, and spent his early career in Philadelphia at a time when Andy
Reid's staff included Spagnuolo as a defensive assistant and Pat Shurmur as an offensive coach. Now, he's joined both Spagnuolo and
Shurmur at St. Louis.
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Lead them.
St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo delivered that message to second-year linebacker James Laurinaitis this summer.
"I told him before the first preseason game that there had to be a moment where he grabbed the huddle and said, 'This is my show now,' "
Spagnuolo says. "He has to let the huddle know when it needs to step up and play with a little more juice. He's starting to do that."
"I was that way in high school (Plymouth Wayzata High School in Minnesota). I was that way at Ohio State," he says. "I'd rather be the
person making calls and getting yelled at if I screw up than the one blaming somebody else."
Laurinaitis served as a team captain at Ohio State in 2007-08, the seventh member of the Buckeyes to be elected captain twice in a career.
He says he grew immeasurably under coach Jim Tressel.
"Coach Tressel said to me, 'The best way to become a leader is to be someone who can be trusted to make plays and be accountable,' " he
says.
The second-round draft choice, taken 35th overall, was all of that and more as a rookie. He started all 16 games and set a franchise record
for a first-year player by making 146 tackles, 98 unassisted, to go with seven passes broken up, two sacks, two interceptions and a forced
fumble.
There were times when he wanted to say more in the huddle. Then he remembered his place.
"As a rookie, it's hard," he says. "You don't want to step on toes of guys who are 10 years older."
Laurinaitis learned the ways of professional sports from his father. Joe was never afraid to step on toes — or heads — as he pounded out a
living as a wrestler known as "The Animal."
His son, who ranked seventh with 375 career tackles when he graduated from Ohio State, quickly developed a reputation in the NFL as
someone who relishes contact almost as much as his no-holds-barred father. The advances he made in understanding offensive and
defensive schemes are equally impressive.
"He's got a football mind," Spagnuolo says. "He'll probably be a coach someday."
Laurinaitis barely allowed himself — or anyone on the coaching staff — an offseason in his determination to help St. Louis rebound from
a league-worst 1-15 record.
"This guy is one of the more passionate guys about the game of football," Spagnuolo says. "Even during the offseason, vacation time, he's
texting me about what film he can watch.
"At the position he's playing, that can permeate through the defense and the rest of your team."
Laurinaitis understands the link between preparation and performance. He might not always make the play, but he is intent on being in
position to make it.
"You are going to make physical mistakes. That is part of the game," he says. "There are going to be times when you try to get off your
block and it doesn't happen or you try to make a tackle and miss.
"But it's a lot easier to play football when you are doing the right thing."
As well as Laurinaitis performed as a rookie, Spagnuolo knows he suffered from information overload.
"His head was spinning, thinking about which way he was going, right or left," the coach says.
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St. Louis, reeling from a series of poor drafts until recently, ranked 31st in allowing 27.3 points a game. The Rams were 25th in yielding
an average of 235.2 passing yards. They finished 29th in surrendering 372.8 yards a game.
Although no one player can fix all of that, Spagnuolo now trusts Laurinaitis to implement everything the coaching staff wants. That
includes critical in-game adjustments that he views as being even more important than the game plan.
"(During) the game, when you have to make changes and you convey it to the linebacker who gets it done on the field, that is when you
know you have a chance to have a good defense," Spagnuolo says.
Does Laurinaitis ever act anymore as if the coach is speaking a different language?
They are the eyes of an emerging young leader who wants to excel.
"I hold myself to a high standard. You have to," Laurinaitis says. "You have to aim for perfection."
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As the St. Louis Rams struggled to a 1-15 finish last year on their way to the No. 1 pick in the draft, one bright spot was the improved
play of defensive end Chris Long.
In his second season, the former No. 1 pick struggled along with his team in the first half of the season. But after not recording a sack in
the first seven games, Long had five of them in the last nine games and was noticeably more active from his defensive end spot.
"I was just kind of letting things go; not worrying about it so much and just playing," Long said of his play in the second half of 2009. "I
think that's just me getting better. I don't think it's a flash in the pan thing. I hope not."
Long, who starred at Virginia, was the Rams' first round pick in 2008 and the second overall selection. As if that weren't enough pressure,
Long is the son of Hall of Fame defensive lineman Howie Long, who played 13 seasons in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders.
He admits that the expectations can be a burden, but also refuses to use that as an excuse.
"I can't lie; you think about that stuff all the time," Long said. "Everybody puts pressure on themselves in different ways. It's just how you
handle it.
"But I don't think I'm any different than anybody else. A guy signed as a free agent might have the same amount of pressure as the guy
who was drafted second. We're football players. We all have to deal with it."
One thing that should help is after learning three different defensive schemes in three years, Long will be in the same system for the
second straight year under head coach Steve Spagnuolo and defensive coordinator Ken Flajole. Spagnuolo believes that the 6-foot-3, 276
pound Long should be even more of a factor this season.
"He did come on toward the end of the year," Spagnuolo said. "We talked to him a lot. He's talked a lot about his first two years being in
new systems. That's not the case this year. Now, it's not so much the mind as it is the body and he just goes because he should know what
he's doing. Hopefully, he'll be more productive."
"It helps a lot," he said. "It's the first year I've been able to repeat schemes. I'm not the only one going through that; there's a couple of
guys in my class who have been through a couple coaches. It's a great scheme, and the more we have time to learn it and master it, the
better."
However, Long will be in a new spot on the defensive line, as he moves over from right end to the left. He is looking forward to the
switch.
"There's a lot more looks, with tight ends and it's a little more complicated," Long said. "I do like it. I think there's some stuff I can do
over there I couldn't do on the right."
As a defensive end, Long plays in a position that usually takes a few years to master. Now heading into his third season, he's hoping for
the break out year.
"A lot of things have to come together," Long said. "You need to work hard, you need to get better technically and be in the right
situations and things got to come together. God willing, that will all happen this year.
"But individual stats are not my No. 1 goal; I want to win. If I can get that stuff done along with it, that would be great."
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Though he didn't need to be there until the start of practice at 8:15 a.m., St. Louis Rams defensive end James Hall showed up nearly two
hours early for work Sunday morning.
"I was walking through the building this morning at 6:30 and he's walking through the door," Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "That's
James. That's the way he was during the entire regular season. He's up early. He knows how to take care of his body, and he's a great
example for these young guys.''
At 33 years and almost six months, Hall is the oldest player on the Rams' roster.
Hall said starting early was his way of keeping up with the younger players.
"It's better to just come out swinging, man," Hall said. "The older you get, the more you have to do to get ready for the season. Take care
of your body, and things like that. Just wake up early and get your day going."
Despite being in the twilight of his career, Hall clearly still enjoys his job.
"I love what I do for a living," Hall said. "The bad thing about it is, unfortunately, it has to come to an end. I'm trying to stretch that out as
long as I can."
Hall is entering his 11th season in the NFL, and his fourth season with the Rams. He fought through injuries to start 14 games and register
59 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks last season.
Hall is going against rookie left tackle Rodger Saffold in practice, and school has been in session during pass-blocking drills.
"I know one good thing for (Saffold) -- well good or bad, however he wants to look at it -- he's going against James Hall a lot," Spagnuolo
said. "I mean there's a veteran (who has) been in this league a long time who's still skilled. I told James he's doing a heck of a job, and
he'll make Rodger better."
Hall knows the Rams are counting on Saffold being a starter this season.
"He's a real athletic kid, and I am going to get him ready," Hall said. "I'm going to be physical with him. I'm going to make him tough.
He's a Big Ten guy, so he has a lot of toughness with him already."
Hall isn't a vocal player, but he's still one of the Rams' leaders.
"I've never been a rah-rah guy," Hall said. "I've always been a guy who tries to lead by example. If I say something, it is going to come
from the heart and I mean it."
The Rams donned full pads for the first time during their practice Sunday morning.
Spagnuolo ran the Oklahoma drill -- an old school drill involving a defensive player, a blocker and a ballcarrier. The defender must shed
the block and tackle the ballcarrier.
"High school," Hall said of the last time he'd run the Oklahoma drill before Sunday. "It was fun, though. Coach told us yesterday evening
that he was going to put it in, and guys were pretty jacked up about it.''
"We call it the Ram drill,'' he said. "We've got (Sam) Bradford. We don't need to be calling drills 'Oklahoma' drills.''
Bradford, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft out of the University of Oklahoma, has received plenty of teasing after the
quarterback signed his record-setting contract Saturday.
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Bradford was forced to sing in front of the team Saturday night, and he was placed back as a punt returner during a special teams period
during practice Sunday.
"For $50 million, I think you should do a little more than just play quarterback," Hall joked.
Reminded that Bradford didn't actually catch any punts, Hall said, "We don't want him to catch it. Stay away from those hands, those
fingers."
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When last seen in pads, Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe was being worked on by team trainers in the middle of Soldier Field while the
rest of his teammates were running off the field at halftime.
Some halftime show, eh? Atogwe suffered what turned out to be a season-ending shoulder injury in that game Dec. 6, but not before
forcing two fumbles against the Chicago Bears.
Now, after nearly eight long months away from football — and away from Rams Park — Atogwe is sweating out training camp with the
rest of his teammates. Rust? What rust?
"I'm like stainless steel, man," Atogwe joked. "Rustproof. But playing football is definitely something where muscle memory has to be re-
acclimated. That's what I'm doing right now."
Atogwe is re-acclimating himself to his teammates as well. Locked in a contract impasse with Rams management for much of the
offseason, Atogwe did not attend any of the team's offseason program, including the full-squad minicamp.
"It was tough," Atogwe said. "I've been playing football all my life. Never missed a game. Never missed any time. So to be completely
away from it for so long was hard on me. But during that time I used it to improve myself, and just continue to develop as a man and
develop as a person. So that when I did come back to the game, I'd be better off."
Atogwe signed a five-year, $31.6 million deal June 25, just two days after his 29th birthday. It could turn out to be a one-year, $4.1
million deal if the Rams are unwilling to pay an $8 million roster bonus due next February.
Atogwe wasn't the only Rams safety to re-up during the offseason. Craig Dahl, who performed well as an injury replacement for James
Butler and then Atogwe, signed a three-year, $3.6 million deal.
"I feel like I found a home," Dahl said. "I love the guys I'm playing with here. We battled through some adversity here, and it made us a
better team this year. You guys (reporters) can already see it in camp that we're light-years ahead of where we were last year — just the
communication and the overall flow of the game is a lot better on defense."
Dahl made it a point to report in the best shape possible. Last season, he suffered a hamstring injury in training camp that sidelined him
for the first two games of the regular season. It was a frustrating time, especially when you consider that as a New York Giant, Dahl
missed the entire '08 season with a torn ligament in his right knee. And he missed the tail end of the '07 campaign — as well as the Giants'
Super Bowl run — with a torn ligament in his left knee.
But Dahl, 25, played in the final 14 games of '09 for St. Louis, starting 10 times and finishing fifth on the squad in tackles with 70.
"Getting out there and playing football is what I love to do," Dahl said. "And just being able to do that, especially after coming off two
serious injuries, is just a blessing. I thank the Rams' organization for allowing me to come down here."
Dahl's emergence has helped make safety the closest thing to a position of strength on the roster. In fact, neither Atogwe at free safety or
Butler at strong safety can rest easy because Dahl is nipping at their heels for a starting spot.
"Having O.J. (Atogwe) back, it creates some competition for us at safety," defensive coordinator Ken Flajole said last week. "Craig Dahl
played (Atogwe's) position during the (workouts) in the spring, and in my mind I consider Craig a starter — as well as James Butler.
"So it gives us a lot of competition there, and we'll just go through the course of the preseason and let it shake itself out. But we're very
happy to have O.J. back. He's a great leader. He's been productive for us, and he's another true professional. He knows how to prepare and
how to practice."
So far in camp, Dahl has gotten a lot of work with the starting unit during team periods when the Rams have been in full pads. But that
may be merely a decision by the coaching staff to hold Atogwe out of the heaviest contact situations while working himself — and his
shoulder — back into the flow.
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"I'm not sure what the coaches' plans are," Dahl shrugged. "If they send me in during the game, I'm going to play as hard as I can. We'll
see what happens come the season."
While not discounting the potential role of newcomer Kevin Payne, who was acquired in a late April trade with Chicago, Spagnuolo
lumps Atogwe, Butler and Dahl together.
"That's a good thing to have in the NFL, three guys that have had experience and you can rely on," Spagnuolo said.
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St. Louis Rams rookie wideout-returner Mardy Gilyard keeps a snapshot in his wallet of the green 2002 Pontiac Grand Am that helped
deliver him to the NFL.
Talk about a hurt locker. Gilyard lived in one, spending long, cold nights in the borrowed car, sometimes sleeping in the driver's seat
during a six-and-a-half-month stretch in 2006. That humbling reality check helped transform an immature former University of Cincinnati
defensive back without a roof over his head into a hardworking, potential home run-hitting NFL playmaker.
Gilyard had his scholarship revoked after his freshman season for academic reasons and worked four jobs to pay back the five-figure debt
he owed the school. He could have dropped out and turned his back on his obligations. But Gilyard kicked hard and surfaced with a
vengeance.
When the Rams drafted him with the 99th overall pick last month, it capped quite the improbable comeback route by the 6-foot, 187-
pound wide receiver who racked up 3,003 receiving yards and 25 touchdown catches, both Cincinnati career records.
"You can say I came to the Rams from the green Grand Am instead of the green room," Gilyard said with a prideful laugh.
"I was homeless, living in a car, working four jobs. Now I'm a Ram.
Gilyard paid his dues, working a construction job, cooking and delivering pizzas and selling cutlery door to door before coach Brian Kelly
took over the program at the end of the 2006 season and gave Gilyard another chance with the Bearcats, this time as a wide receiver.
"I was working hard to get my real job back, my football job," Gilyard said. "I had to get back to school.
"It just showed I'm a hard worker and that I could fight through adversity. That's all the game of football is: It's about fighting through
adversity."
When Rams general manager Billy Devaney called on the morning of April 24 to inform Gilyard the Rams were poised to select him with
the first overall pick of the draft's fourth round, well you better believe that Gilyard broke down.
"I was on my way to go crabbing, and I had stopped at McDonald's when my cell rang, and Billy Devaney told me, 'Hey, we're going to
take you,' " Gilyard said from his Bunnell, Fla., home. "I cried a river.
"I'm blessed."
Blessed wasn't what he felt four years ago after he'd been kicked out of school and his apartment. He wanted to return home to Florida.
Except that his mother and older brother, Otis, wouldn't let him.
"I had to find faith and myself," Gilyard said. "I had to grow up. I was a real knucklehead kid, arrogant, cocky, immature. I had to grow
up."
Gilyard showed the resolve no NFL scouting combine or pro-day drill can measure.
"Most guys would have folded," Devaney said. "You flunk out of school, you say, 'Well, OK.' You go back to Florida."
As a junior, he earned 2008 all-Big East honors with 81 receptions for 1,276 yards.
He finished as Cincinnati's all-time leader in receptions (204) while piling up nearly 6,000 all-purpose yards.
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He brings a needed dynamic to a feeble Rams offense that averaged fewer than 11 points a game in 2009.
Gilyard ran a 4.51-second, 40-yard dash at his pro day. But his fluid quickness in and out of breaks impressed scouts nearly as much as
his candor.
"There's no one perfect in this world," Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "But what Mardy has shown is he can go through a tough
time, persevere.
"He showed a lot of resolve in what he did, failing out of college and then coming back and working those jobs. He obviously wanted it
bad enough."
Gilyard returned punts and displayed what Spagnuolo termed "a smoothness" in his route running while catching passes from quarterback
and fellow rookie Sam Bradford during last weekend's rookie minicamp.
Gilyard was given No. 81, former Rams star Torry Holt's number. And he certainly stands a fair chance of quickly making his mark
among an inexperienced collection of wideouts.
"I'm going to do everything I can in my power to make the game exciting and bring back 'The Greatest Show on Turf' to St. Louis,"
Gilyard said.
NFLDraftScout.com senior analyst Rob Rang projected Gilyard as a third-rounder and considers him a steal, given St. Louis got him one
round later.
"He and the Rams are a perfect fit," Rang said. "He can come in and play in the slot immediately and be a return man. He's a better route
runner than you expect from a guy coming from a traditional spread offense."
And Rang also notes that Gilyard has shown an ability to cope with pressure.
"He has a history of playing his best when the lights are on," he said.
"And I don't know if there's a better story from the 2010 draft in terms of Mardy realizing he made some mistakes, fighting through
adversity. And then doing it at the level he did, speaks to his toughness."
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St. Louis rookie offensive tackle Rodger Saffold is not allowed to drive the Rams' Ferrari, otherwise known as $78 million dollar
quarterback Sam Bradford.
Saffold, the Rams' second-round pick in the NFL draft, has turned heads with solid performances during the first three days of training
camp. The Indiana graduate is spending almost all of his time with the first-team offense.
With a starting spot available, Saffold realizes that his future performance could be just as important to the franchise as that of the highly
celebrated Bradford.
"I don't want to be the guy that lets somebody get through where (Bradford) he could get injured or something like that," Saffold said.
"That would stay with me the rest of my career.
Saffold, the 33rd overall pick, took most of his reps on Monday at the left tackle spot, which was supposed to be held by Jason Smith, the
Rams' No. 1 pick a year ago. Smith is out with a toe injury and has seen limited action. Saffold, who was originally thought to fit in at
right tackle, has been so impressive on the left side that coach Steve Spagnuolo could have a decision to make when Smith returns.
"Both guys in my mind are interchangeable," Spagnuolo said. "They're all tackles. But I'm happy with what I'm seeing."
The 6-foot-5, 323-pound Saffold started 41 of 42 games at Indiana. The Hoosiers rushed for more than 100 yards 29 times, running
almost exclusively behind Saffold.
The Rams felt strongly about selecting Saffold to guard their treasure.
"No pressure, I've just got to go out there and do what I'm capable of doing," said Saffold. "The biggest thing is making sure that I'm
prepared. There aren't too many people that start right out with the (first team) and they kind of threw me into the fire.
Saffold butted heads with St. Louis veteran defensive end James Hall throughout most of Monday's two-hour 30-minute practice session
held in 91-degree heat. Saffold more than held his own and got the better of Hall on several occasions during a full contact activity.
"He's definitely making me the type of tackle I want to be," said Saffold. "I've got a lot of appreciation for what he's doing for me."
Saffold is a gentle giant, a teddy-bear type that does his job in a businesslike manner. His hard-work and dedication make him a perfect fit
in the Rams' young offense.
Like most rookies, Saffold has been forced to undergo a little first-year hazing from the veterans. He has done so with a smile on his face.
"I've already carried my share of helmets, brought towels to people, brought out snacks and stuff," he said. "That's fine with me."
Saffold says the heat has forced him to make a few adjustments. The heat index hit 100 on Monday according to the National Weather
Service.
"The humidity is tough," he said. "But right now, there's no place I'd rather be."
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Aware that two of his better seasons came under the tutelage of Steve Spagnuolo, 10-year NFL veteran Fred Robbins didn't let the Rams'
three-year slide cloud his judgment when deciding where to play in 2010.
"Things happen in this business, but I feel like St. Louis is a good fit for me," Robbins said. "I knew what to expect coming in here,
having played for (Spagnuolo). I just felt comfortable."
The Rams went 1-15 last year, Spagnuolo's first as the team's head coach. Overall, they've slumped to 6-42 since cobbling together a .500
mark in 2006.
Robbins, a 6-foot-4, 325-pound defensive tackle, picked up a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants, where Spagnuolo was the
defensive coordinator for two seasons before coming to the Rams. Robbins totaled 78 tackles, including 11 sacks, during that span.
"Spags is a great guy, well respected," said Robbins, 33. "He has that player-coach relationship where he doesn't have to filter it down
through assistant coaches. If he sees something wrong, he'll come and address it to you himself. ...
"It's hard to come out here on hot days and everybody's screaming and yelling, especially with young guys. But Coach has fun with it and
makes it competitive, and that makes you want to come out and play."
Steamy weather enveloped the practice fields at Rams Park for Monday's two-hour workout. While the temperature rose, the team's effort
dropped, Spagnuolo noted.
"I thought it was a good opportunity to kind of get that feel, a little pre-training camp deal, and see which guys would fight through it.
Some did and some didn't," he said. "There were some lulls in there that you wouldn't expect. Guys didn't pick it up."
But Spagnuolo is glad that the Rams picked up Robbins during free agency. He figures to be part of a tackle rotation that includes Clifton
Ryan, Darell Scott, Gary Gibson and Leger Douzable.
Robbins, who was signed to a three-year contract that with incentives could top out at about $12 million, has "done a great job in the
offseason as far as what he's doing with his body; he looks in good shape," Spagnuolo said. "He's a quality veteran and I think a guy that
can come in ... and show the younger guys how to be a pro.
"And I'm not just talking about practicing. All the things that you do in between. That's as important as anything."
"That's what he expects from me, to come in with my overall knowledge and lead by example, and I have no problem with that," Robbins
said. "We've got a bunch of young guys, a lot of guys with a lot of energy. And that's a good thing. Being someone who's been successful
with the system, I feel like I can bring a lot to the table in letting guys know how the coaches want things done up front."
During their three-year downturn, the Rams have slipped gradually downhill defensively. They were 21st in total defense in 2007, 28th in
'08 and 29th last year. They've been particularly vulnerable vs. the run, an area in which Robbins believes "I've proven that (I can help)."
"In the NFL, you've got to be able to stop the run; if you can't stop the run, you're not going to be successful at all," he added. "Once we
get everybody playing on the same page, being gap-sound, then we'll start becoming a good defense."
And once the line comes around, the defense as a whole will prosper, Robbins pointed out.
"It all starts up front. The linebackers feed off the defensive line and the secondary feeds off the linebackers," he said. "So, if everything
goes well up front, then you know that everything's good."
Robbins said he kept a close eye on the Rams — and Spagnuolo — last season.
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"The Rams were 1-15, but there were a lot of games last year they could've, and should've, won, just a few plays here and there," he said.
"That's what it comes down to in the NFL."
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Eager to improve their pass-rush off the edge, the Rams grabbed a trio of defensive ends in April's draft. The one picked the latest has
made the earliest impression.
George Selvie, a two-time All-American at South Florida, was a seventh-round pick (No. 226 overall). He said he initially was
"distraught" that he wasn't taken higher.
But that emotion has passed, he said. "I'm just glad to be here, glad to be a Ram," Selvie said. "I'm just going out there and having fun,
just doing my thing, just playing football."
Though a bit undersized at 257 pounds, the 6-foot-4 Selvie has been giving the offensive linemen fits during one-on-one drills at training
camp with his ability to slither past them and into the backfield. Selvie was credited with a team-high two sacks in Saturday night's
scrimmage at Lindenwood University.
"I could've done more stuff, played the run a little bit better," Selvie said. "But overall, I think I had a decent scrimmage."
Running down quarterbacks is nothing new for Selvie. He had 29 sacks in college, including a stunning 14½ his sophomore season, when
the Touchdown Club of Columbus named him college football's top defensive lineman.
Bothered by a high-ankle sprain the following season, Selvie dropped to 5½ sacks. He got just 3½ as a senior, when he regularly was
double- and triple-teamed.
Selvie's stock plummeted, but his pass-rush skills apparently remained intact.
"He's a long guy that's got really good get-off," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "On those plays he had (at the scrimmage), it was all getting
off the ball. He's obviously been taught well. That's the first thing for a defensive end, to get a good jump on the ball. He has that."
Once he engages a blocker, Selvie relies on a variety of moves to get past him.
"I try to have a little bit of everything ... be versatile," he said. "If I need to bull-rush, I'll bull-rush. But ... I'm a small guy; I don't want too
many hands on me."
In addition to the veterans, Selvie is competing with fellow draftees Hall Davis of Louisiana-Lafayette (fifth round) and Eugene Sims of
West Texas A&M (sixth).
According to Spagnuolo all three have flashed pass-rush ability but need to improve vs. the run.
"We're just taking our turns and showing what we've got," Selvie said. "It's good competition, and I think we're handling it pretty well."
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It was February 2008, and New England wide receiver Wes Welker was tearing up the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. On the
sideline, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo got a visit from second-year cornerback Kevin Dockery.
"He grabbed me in the middle of the game and said, 'Coach, let me out there. I can cover him,'" Spagnuolo, now the Rams' head coach,
recalled this week during a break in training camp. "I've never forgotten that. Those are the kind of guys you want."
Although Spagnuolo didn't take Dockery up on his offer, the defense stiffened and the Giants stunned the unbeaten Patriots 17-14.
"That was very special," Dockery said. "To get it so early in my career — most guys play their whole career and don't get a ring."
When Dockery became available this past offseason, Spagnuolo brought him to St. Louis. Dockery, 26, appears to be the front-runner to
man the nickel-back spot on passing downs.
"I feel like I'm having a pretty good camp, making a few plays," Dockery said. "I try to make a play a day. So far I've been on pace to
keep that up."
At Saturday morning's practice, Dockery positioned himself deftly so that wideout Dominique Curry was unable to get to a long pass on
the left sideline. The play was even more impressive considering that the 5-foot-8 Dockery was giving up 6 inches to Curry.
"It's a challenge for guys like that when they go against big wide receivers, but he's learned to compensate for it," Spagnuolo said. "There
was a great one in this league, (5-9 Hall of Famer) Darrell Green, back with the Redskins, that was similar in size. They find ways. They
learn."
All his life, Dockery has had to convince coaches that his size wasn't a deterrent. "It's not about size; it's all about fight and will and want-
to," he said. "I think I'm faster and quicker than most guys in this league, so that's a big advantage for me. …
"When I get up against a guy, I make sure he knows he's in for a dog fight all day long."
A two-way star at Hernando (Miss.) High, Dockery went on to start 37 games at Mississippi State. The Giants signed him as an undrafted
rookie in 2006. He got into 14 games that year, then started 10 times over the following three seasons.
As he tries to carve out a role with the Rams, Dockery likes to remind his new teammates that the journey from the bottom to the top can
go quickly under the right circumstances. The Giants, after all, had put together just one winning season in the four years preceding their
Super Bowl run.
"It's definitely out there," Dockery said. "You've just got to come out every day and work and play like a champion."
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St. Louis Rams rookie tight end Michael Hoomanawanui attributes his soft hands to some tough pass-catching drills with his father.
"I remember in my younger days when me and my dad would play catch in the backyard, he would beam it at me," Hoomanawanui said.
"When I was younger, I would cry. I would tell him to slow down. I guess it paid off in the long run."
Hoomanawanui's father, Isy, was a former linebacker at Illinois State. So not all of those rocket throws hit off the younger
Hoomanawanui's hands.
"The chest, face, you name it," Hoomanawanui said. "Being 5 years old trying to catch a fastball isn't that easy. Like I said, I guess it paid
off."
The 6-foot-4, 264-pound Hoomanawanui (pronounced Ho-of-muh-now-wa-new-e) was a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft out of the
University of Illinois. He went by the nickname "Uh-oh" in college.
Hoomanawanui's receiving skills caught the attention of Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo on the first day of training camp.
"I was watching (film) last night, and he's a very natural catcher, I think," Spagnuolo said. "He has done a lot of that at Illinois, and
obviously he was very successful at it. That sticks right out, but there is a lot going in to playing tight end in the NFL, so he has a lot to
learn. He's an eager guy."
The Rams are counting on having both Hoomanawanui and rookie Fendi Onobun, a sixth-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft, contribute
this season.
"We're very hopeful with those two guys, Mike and Fendi," Spagnuolo said. "They flashed. They do some good things. Like every rookie,
they made some mistakes, but up to this point, (tight ends coach) Frank (Leonard), offensive coordinator Pat (Shurmur) and myself have a
little bit of excitement about those two guys. We'll see where they go from here."
Hoomanawanui said he realizes that the competition for the starting job at tight end is wide open. The other candidates are Daniel Fells
and Billy Bajema, who both saw playing time last season for the Rams, and Darcy Johnson, who played in 13 games last season for the
New York Giants.
"Coach let's us know that every day," Hoomanawanui said. "It definitely is in the back of our minds. You just have to worry about
yourself and do what you're supposed to do and everything will fall into place."
Hoomanawanui caught 40 passes for 490 yards and four touchdowns over his final three seasons with the Illini.
He was known for his blocking in the running game, and he was looking forward to the Rams putting on full pads.
"Football is a game played with pads and helmets. You have to use them," Hoomanawanui said.
On his left hand, Hoomanawanui has a tattoo of "4-24-10," the date he was drafted by the Rams.
Hoomanawanui said the tattoos serve as a reminder of how fortunate he has been.
"I pinch myself every day when I wake up, and that's no exaggeration," Hoomanawanui said. "There are people all around the world who
would like to be in our position right now."
Hoomanawanui's parents live in Bloomington, but his family originally hails from Hawaii. He visited relatives on the Island of Oahu
during his summer break from the Rams.
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"I've tried it, it's hard," Hoomanawanui said. "I boogie board, that's about it."
Hoomanawanui may be the first Rams player to bring a ukulele to training camp.
"Am I? Nobody else? Manumaleuna?" Hoomanawanui said, referring to former Rams tight end Brandon Manumaleuna. "Well, mark me
down."
Hoomanawanui might incorporate the ukulele into any rookie song that he's forced to sing in the traditional NFL hazing.
"We're thinking about it," Hoomanawanui said. "We're trying to get some other guys involved in it and see if we can come up with
something kind of cool."
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With a total of two receptions in his one season of college football, tight end Fendi Onobun arrived at Rams Park in late April about as
raw as rookies come.
"I just remember coming in after the draft for the rookie minicamp. I was like, 'Man, what'd I get myself into?'" Onobun said Monday
after the Rams' first official regular-season practice.
That Onobun was still around for that practice is the culmination of what he described as an "unexplainable" journey. "It's an unbelievable
story, and it's just the beginning," he said. "I'm really, really excited."
The 6-foot-6, 249-pound Onobun played basketball at the University of Arizona, mostly as a reserve forward behind future NBA
performers Jordan Hill and Chase Budinger.
After completing his degree, Onobun was considering continuing basketball in Europe. But recalling an overture he received from the
football staff at Arizona during his sophomore year, Onobun decided to "roll the dice and see what happens."
He enrolled at the University of Houston and joined the football team. He hadn't played football since he was a seventh-grader at
O'Donnell Middle School in Houston.
Onobun got into 11 games, mostly on special teams, for the Cougars. His two receptions netted 33 yards. But the Rams were blown away
by his athletic ability during a private workout and took him in the sixth round of the draft (No. 170 overall).
That gave Onobun about four months to make enough progress to prove that he was worth keeping, at least on the practice squad. He did
more: He made the 53-man roster, despite some worrisome moments Saturday, the day the majority of cuts were made.
Players who are let go get a phone call; those who are sticking don't.
"I was a little worried. Family was calling me, friends were calling me: 'Hey, did you make the 53?'" Onobun said. "Every time the phone
rang, I jumped. I was like, 'It's no secret. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.' ... But no news was good news."
Ultimately, the Rams decided the Onobun could contribute now, at least on special teams, and kept four tight ends. The others are Billy
Bajema, Daniel Fells and fifth-round draftee Michael Hoomanawanui.
"It was pretty evident that (Onobun) has some skills; he's an athlete," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "Then when you said, 'OK, let's see
when he gets the pads on,' he showed enough in pads that he deserved and earned his way on the 53.
"Now, he still has a long way to go. He knows that. ... We'll just keep on pushing and hopefully at the end there we have a refined tight
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ST. LOUIS -- The last few weeks of Organized Team Activities have been more than just light practices for St. Louis Rams wide receiver
Laurent Robinson.
They've been an extension of his rehab from leg injuries that prematurely ended his promising 2009 season.
"I think he'd tell you the same, but I don't think he's 100 percent back yet," Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "I think it's like Reggie
Scott, our trainer, has said. This is the best rehab he can get. He's healthy enough where he can go out there to do this. Your body does the
things you have to do on the football field when you're out there practicing.
"He's fighting through it. Really, he and Keenan (Burton, patella injury), they're basically still in rehab."
Robinson vowed to be 100 percent by the start of training camp later this summer.
"They said the best thing for me is to go out there and do actual football drills and stuff just to get through the soreness and get back used
to the cutting and stuff," Robinson said. "It's working out good. I'm pushing through it, and I'm getting better every day.
Robinson missed the final 13 games of the 2009 season after suffering a fractured leg and a sprained ankle in Week 3 against the Green
Bay Packers.
Robinson was injured when the pile rolled up on him from behind on a run by Steven Jackson with 1:41 left in the third quarter of the
Rams' 36-17 loss to the Packers.
Robinson walked off the field at the Edward Jones Dome after the injury, but then was taken by cart to the locker room. He underwent
surgery and then began the rehab process that is finally getting closer to a conclusion.
"Honestly, I didn't know it was that bad," Robinson said. "I walked off with a little bit of a limp. I didn't think it was going to be that bad.
It was a frustrating injury watching from the sideline, but that's in the past now, and I'm ready to move forward and get back on the same
track as last year."
The Rams acquired Robinson from the Atlanta Falcons in a trade on April 6, 2009.
They swapped fifth-round and sixth-round picks with the Falcons in the 2009 NFL Draft -- moving 22 spots in the fifth round and 20
spots in the sixth round -- to get Robinson.
Robinson had 11 catches for 132 yards and one touchdown after two games last season, putting him on pace for 88 catches and 1,056
yards.
Entering his fourth NFL season, Robinson has the most experience of any of the 10 wide receivers on the Rams' roster.
Robinson feels like the Rams' receivers -- many of whom got valuable playing time last year due to the wave of injuries that hit the unit --
are better than people are giving them credit for being.
"People are going to talk because we don't have a big-name receiver, but we're all working hard and getting better every day," Robinson
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In one of those twists of fate, Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney bumped into Baltimore wide receiver
Mark Clayton at the Sam Bradford workout last March in Norman, Okla.
It was just small talk among the droves of people who attended Bradford's highly anticipated throwing session.
"We were in the middle of the field talking to him, never thinking that he was going to wind up with the Rams," Devaney said. "I
remember, I told Spags, 'That's a good kid.' He's a classy, classy kid — the way he presented himself and the way he carried himself."
A little more than five months later, Clayton is in fact heading to St. Louis. He was acquired in a trade Monday, with the Rams and
Ravens exchanging draft picks — believed to be late-round draft picks — to complete the deal.
"He's got good hands; smart guy," Devaney said. "He'll pick things up quickly. So I think it was a good move."
Like Bradford, Clayton attended the University of Oklahoma. But their college careers never overlapped; Clayton has never caught a pass
from Bradford. That's about to change.
Why wouldn't he be? Lost on the depth chart of a suddenly deep Baltimore wide receiver corps, Clayton could immediately find himself
in the top three with the Rams. A first-round draft pick by the Ravens in 2005 — No. 22 overall — Clayton brings much-needed
experience to a Rams wide receiver corps that remains young and largely unproven.
"That's what we were looking for," Devaney said. "We have some young guys that we're really high on. But we're looking for a guy that's
played and lined up and has made plays in the NFL."
In five NFL seasons, Clayton has averaged 47 catches for 623 yards a year. His career totals are 234 catches for 3,116 yards and 12
touchdowns.
"He's been in big games," Devaney said. "Comes from a great organization. So I think that's an added bonus. He's got a great work ethic
so he'll fit in good. And that's not an indictment against the guys we have here. Because they all have the same kind of work ethic."
But after a breakout 2006 season, in which he caught 67 passes for 939 yards and five TDs, Clayton's production dipped. He had 48
receptions in '07, then 41 in '08 and just 34 last season.
Clayton was a little injury-prone in Baltimore, specifically hamstring and ankle problems. But when healthy, he played pretty well. Small
but compact at 5-10, 190 pounds, Clayton has pretty good hands, a little bit of deep speed and a reputation as a polished route runner.
Those who followed his career in Baltimore say his declined production may cmoe from nothing more than quarterback Joe Flacco
preferring Derrick Mason as a target. Steve McNair was the Ravens' QB in '06 when Clayton had his best season.
Always accountable, Clayton will own up to a bad play and doesn't make excuses. He wants to be a preacher when his playing days are
done. The last Rams receiver known to have such aspirations was Isaac Bruce.
The offseason trade for Anquan Boldin, coupled with Monday's signing of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, made Clayton expendable. He was
called into a meeting Monday morning in Baltimore and told the Ravens were either going to trade him or release him.
Since he was traded, the Rams inherit his contract. Playing on a one-year tender he signed as a restricted free agent, Clayton is under
contract only for this season, and will make $2.3 million.
"It's a business, you always know that going into anything," Clayton told the Carroll County (Md.) Times. "I'm excited. It's a great
opportunity. I want to take advantage of it and contribute right away."
As for his time in Baltimore, Clayton said, "I enjoyed it, I enjoyed the organization. I had so many great relationships. I did a lot of
growing up and maturing (there). Now, it's time for me to move on. I'm going to miss everybody."
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Is it realistic to think that Clayton could be on the field Sunday for the Rams against the Arizona Cardinals?
By all accounts, Clayton had a good camp and preseason for Baltimore. He was actually holding off yet another Baltimore offseason
pickup — Donte' Stallworth — for the Ravens' No. 3 receiving job before Stallworth was injured. Clayton suffered a concussion in the
Ravens' third preseason game, Aug. 28 against the New York Giants. Like almost every other Ravens veteran, he was held out of the
team's preseason finale last Thursday against the Rams.
"They told us he was back practicing," Devaney said. "But everything will be checked out (Tuesday)."
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