St. Louis Sports

The St. Louis Rams absorbed a double blow to their offensive line with season-ending injuries to Mark Setterstrom and tackle Brandon Gorin. Setterstrom fractured a kneecap in Saturday's exhibition game against the San Diego Chargers and will be placed...

Jackson, who is in the last season of a five-year contract, has not been at camp since the team was scheduled to report at Concordia University last Friday. The former Pro Bowler officially has been listed as a contract holdout. When talking to reporters on Monday, Linehan said he has still not spoken to Jackson but has stayed in contact with him via text messaging. "(Jackson) just says, 'I'm working, I ran today, lifted, how'd practice go,' that kind of stuff," Linehan said. ...

Adeyanju, a fourth-round pick in 2006 who started seven games last year, was sent back to St. Louis on Monday to have pins inserted. Coach Scott Linehan said it could be as short as two weeks and as long as a month before Adeyanju is cleared to return. He is competing for a backup spot at end after the Rams took Chris Long with the second pick of the draft. Adeyanju started nine games his rookie season after the Rams released Anthony Hargrove in a disciplinary move, and is perhaps the team's best run defender. ...

The St. Louis Rams and defensive end Chris Long, the second overall pick in the draft, reached an agreement on a contract Saturday night, according to a published report. Long, the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long, is expected to sign a deal that covers at least five years early next week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on its web site. The Rams report to training camp at Concordia University in Mequon, Wis., on Thursday. ...

Sometimes you need a guy like Jackson to stir things up. Not only is he talented, he's outspoken and intelligent. He says what needs to be said. I think the coaches would still call him a "locker-room guy" despite his rants. He's not saying anything that isn't true, as Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell points out. ...

There are rumors that the owners of the St. Louis Rams are looking at Los Angeles as a destination in about seven years, when an escape clause in the Rams' current 30-year deal kicks in: The Rams have to be in the upper 25% of stadium revenues; otherwise ownership is free to move, despite having 10 years left on the lease....

"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. ...

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. ...

St Louis Rams president John Shaw, who has been the de facto leader of the franchise since Frontiere moved the Rams from Anaheim to St. Louis in 1995, declined to comment on the team's potential sale....

Strengths: Possesses world-class speed. Gets from 0-to-60 mph in a hurry. Is able to consistently get over the top of CB’s in man-coverage. Can be a huge threat after-the-catch if he catches a crease. Is quick, shifty and agile. Possesses soft hands and...

Chris Long was a unanimous All-America selection, winner of the Ted Hendricks Award (given to the nation's top defensive end) and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. Long missed five games in 2004 while suffering from mononucleosis. He is the son of Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...