There is a growing rift between Rams fans and RB Steven Jackson over some comments he made about the hometown fans who sold their tickets last year to visiting Steelers and Packers fans. He's an outspoken young man, and I admire him for speaking out against what he perceives to be wrong. The Rams were putrid last season, and I haven't seen a lot of fire coming out of anyone else's nostrils.

If St. Louis loses its NFL team after the 2014 season, it can be pinned on the new stadiums being built by the Cowboys and Jets/ Giants. Since these facilities will utilize every sort of revenue-building device available to them, cities such as St. Louis will either have to scramble to find funding to upgrade its football facility or build a new stadium entirely.

The St. Louis Rams on Thursday signed quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who was released last week by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."We wanted to go into training camp with four quarterbacks," coach Scott Linehan said. "With Bruce's talent and experience, we will have four quality quarterbacks competing in camp this year."In addition to starter Marc Bulger, the Rams also have veterans Trent Green and Brock Berlin on the roster.

The rival San Francisco 49ers have beaten out the Rams for the services of veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims. On Monday, Sims agreed to a two-year free-agent deal with the Niners. Financial terms were not disclosed.Sims, 33, started 119 games, mostly at left tackle, in nine seasons with Oakland before the Raiders released him Feb. 29. He met with coach Scott Linehan, offensive coordinator Al Saunders and offensive line coach Steven Loney on June 13 at Rams Park.

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After entertaining trades with other teams wanting to move up, the Rams held on to their No. 2 overall pick and selected Virginia defensive end Chris Long.While the Rams debated between Long and LSU's Glenn Dorsey, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long won over the team.

The restructuring of the St. Louis Rams hierarchy continued Saturday with the hiring of veteran executive Billy Devaney, who will head player personnel.The Rams also named a new secondary coach, Ron Milus. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant secondary coach for St. Louis.

The Miami Dolphins began preliminary talks Tuesday with a representative of Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long on a contract to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, according to two sources close to the discussions. However, Miami’s early move could be used as leverage to put pressure on Long or one of the other top prospects to get a deal done before the draft.

The Vikings finally made it official Tuesday, announcing the signing of veteran quarterback Gus Frerotte. The Vikings announced today what had been expected for more than a week – they have signed veteran quarterback Gus Frerotte. Frerotte played two of his 14 NFL seasons for the Vikings – in 2003 and 2004 – and has been credited as being a positive influence on the development of former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper.

The St. Louis Rams have had quite a fall from the greatest show on turf days when Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, and Isaac Bruce roamed the field catching and running past everybody in sight.Now, only Torry Holt remains from those days.  Faulk retired, Warner is a Cardinal, and Bruce just left the team over the off-season and signed with the San Fransisco 49ers.

The St. Louis Rams have formed a six-person ticket sales department, coming off a 2007 season that featured the fewest sellouts and the team's worst season since it moved to St. Louis prior to the 1995 season. Michael O'Keefe was named vice president of sales and will oversee the team of six. He has worked with the Rams for 10 years, was previously the team's director of corporate sales and has been responsible for team sponsorships, suite sales and club seats in the past.

The Rams signed Billy Devaney as the Rams' executive vice president of player personnel. Devaney comes to the Rams from Atlanta, where he has worked as the Falcons' assistant general manager in 2006 and '07. Previously, Devaney worked as an analyst for CBS Sports television's pre-game show from 2004-05.He was pro personnel assistant in San Francisco from 2001-03, and was director of player personnel for the San Diego Chargers for 11 seasons from 1990-2000. Devaney's first full-time NFL job was as a scout for the Washington Redskins from 1983-90.

  ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams hired Al Saunders as offensive coordinator on Wednesday, another step in a coaching staff overhaul following a three-win season.

Georgia Frontiere has the distinction of being one of the very few women owners of a major sports franchise, the St. Louis Rams football team. She is not only recognized for her enthusiastic support and commitment to the team, but also for her generous charitable contributions and numerous activities in a wide range of worthy causes.