Rams Report http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns Updates the St. Louis Rams from the locker room, training camp, Rams Park and the field. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en 1 Rams Report http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns 143 50 STLtoday.com Rams assure sellout, local TV for Sunday’s game http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-assure-sellout-local-tv-for-sundays-game/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-assure-sellout-local-tv-for-sundays-game/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:13:28 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2273 Local St. Louis Rams fans — and those St. Louisans who still embrace Kurt Warner and/or the former St. Louis Cardinals — will be able to watch Sunday’s game on television after all.

A TV blackout was averted when the Rams bought…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-assure-sellout-local-tv-for-sundays-game/feed/ Rams safety fined for roughing the kicker penalty http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-safety-fined-for-roughing-the-kicker-penalty/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-safety-fined-for-roughing-the-kicker-penalty/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:05 +0000 Jim Thomas http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2272 Safety Craig Dahl’s rougher the kicker penalty last week against New Orleans cost the St. Louis Rams only five yards. But it cost Dahl $5,000. Dahl was fined by the NFL for running into Saints punter Thomas Morstead in the…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-safety-fined-for-roughing-the-kicker-penalty/feed/ Spagnuolo won’t tell, but WR Gibson looks to be starter http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/spagnuolo-wont-tell-but-wr-gibson-looks-to-be-starter/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/spagnuolo-wont-tell-but-wr-gibson-looks-to-be-starter/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:15 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2270 Tight-lipped head coach Steve Spagnuolo refused to tip his hand, but based on the reps at practice this week, it appears as if rookie wide receiver Brandon Gibson will start Sunday vs. the Cardinals alongside Donnie Avery. Danny Amendola will be on…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/spagnuolo-wont-tell-but-wr-gibson-looks-to-be-starter/feed/ Rams lose DE Ah You for season with knee injury http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-lose-de-ah-you-for-season-with-knee-injury/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-lose-de-ah-you-for-season-with-knee-injury/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:52:12 +0000 Jim Thomas http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2268 Season-ending practice injuries are rare once the regular season starts, but that’s what happened to defensive end C.J. Ah You.

Ah You suffered damage to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo,…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-lose-de-ah-you-for-season-with-knee-injury/feed/ Rams request blackout extension again http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-request-blackout-exemption-again/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-request-blackout-exemption-again/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:57 +0000 Jim Thomas http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2265 For the second week in a row, the Rams have asked for a 24-hour extension to the NFL’s sellout deadline. Without the extension, games must meet sellout requirements 72 hours before kickoff to be televised locally. The extension gives the…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-request-blackout-exemption-again/feed/ Big Red alumni to gather Sunday at dome http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/big-red-alumni-to-gather-sunday-at-dome/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/big-red-alumni-to-gather-sunday-at-dome/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:34 +0000 Jim Thomas http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2263 In what has become a recent tradition at the Edward Jones Dome, alumni of St. Louis’ past pro football franchise will gather at Sunday’s Rams-Cardinals game _ with Bill Bidwill picking up the tab.

Bidwill, owner of the Arizona Cardinals, rents out…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/big-red-alumni-to-gather-sunday-at-dome/feed/ Blackout could be looming for Rams-Cardinals http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/blackout-could-be-looming-for-rams-cardinals/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/blackout-could-be-looming-for-rams-cardinals/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:57:39 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2259 So many tickets remain for Sunday’s home game vs. the Cardinals — about 4,500 as of late Wednesday — that St. Louis Rams officials aren’t even sure they’ll request an extension of the NFL deadline to fulfill sellout requirements. That…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/blackout-could-be-looming-for-rams-cardinals/feed/ Several Rams defensive linemen are nursing wounds http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/several-rams-defensive-linemen-are-nursing-wounds/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/several-rams-defensive-linemen-are-nursing-wounds/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:32 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2257 All of a sudden, the St. Louis Rams’ defensive line is looking pretty banged-up. Chris Long sat out practice Wednesday because of soreness in his knee. Fellow defensive ends James Hall (back) and Leonard Little (knee) were limited, as was defensive tackle…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/several-rams-defensive-linemen-are-nursing-wounds/feed/ Rams name weekly captains http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-name-weekly-captains/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-name-weekly-captains/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:54:23 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2255 The St. Louis Rams’ captains for this week are:

*Donnie Avery, offense: Avery had two touchdown catches in Sunday’s 28-23 loss to the unbeaten Saints.

*Justin King, defense: Playing most at nickel back, King recorded three tackles.

*Chris Chamberlain, special teams: Chamberlain had four…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/rams-name-weekly-captains/feed/ Bills sign former Rams TE Klopfenstein http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/bills-sign-former-rams-te-klopfenstein/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/around-the-horns/2009/11/bills-sign-former-rams-te-klopfenstein/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:33 +0000 Bill Coats http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/around-the-horns/?p=2250 Nearly three months after the St. Louis Rams let him go, tight end Joe Klopfenstein has found employment. The Bills have signed Klopfenstein to take TE Derek Fine’s spot on the active roster. Fine is out for the season with a knee…

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