St. Louis Rams OT Rodger Saffold (pectoral) has been cleared for full practice, completing his recovery from a torn pectoral muscle. He is a player which needs to step up and return to the form of his rookie season of 2010.
Rams | Rodger Saffold cleared for full practice
The St. Louis Rams have a wide-open battle at the left guard position. The coaching staff likes the potential of OG Rokevious Watkins. However, he didn’t participate in the team’s three-day rookie camp after reporting overweight and out of shape. That means three competitors – OLs Bryan Mattison, Robert Turner and Quinn Ojinnaka – are in the mix for the starting job.
Rams | LG is a wide-open battle
St. Louis Rams TE Matthew Mulligan is tentatively consider the No. 3 tight end on the depth chart, but he is anything but a lock. He is trying to hold off challengers TEs Jamie Childers, Brody Eldridge, Cory Harkey, Mike McNeill and DeAngelo Peterson for a roster spot. His familiarity with the system of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, from their days with the New York Jets, is expected to help his cause.
Rams | Matthew Mulligan trying to hold off challengers
St. Louis Rams WRs Danario Alexander, Brandon Gibson, Austin Pettis, Greg Salas and Steve E. Smith are not considered locks for the team’s final roster out of training camp and the preseason. Smith showed progress as offseason workouts went on, and he might be a sleeper if healthy. Pettis has two games remaining on his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Rams | Five might be battling for roster spot
St. Louis Rams WRs Danny Amendola, Chris Givens and Brian Quick are considered locks for the final roster.
Rams | Three WRs considered locks for roster
St. Louis Rams rookie RB Daryl Richardson is the favorite for the No. 3 running back job behind starter RB Steven Jackson and primary backup RB Isaiah Pead.
Rams | Daryl Richardson is favorite for No. 3 RB job
St. Louis Rams rookie RB Isaiah Pead is considered the top backup to starting RB Steven Jackson. The second and third preseason games are expected to show exactly how the team will use Pead.
Rams | Isaiah Pead considered top backup
If St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher elects to keep three quarterbacks, there will be a battle between undrafted rookie QB Austin Davis and veteran QB Tom Brandstater for the job.
Rams | Two battling for roster spot
St. Louis Rams QB Kellen Clemens is considered the odds-on favorite for the No. 2 quarterback job due to his familiarity with the system of offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The two worked together with the New York Jets.
Rams | Kellen Clemens is favorite to win backup QB job
The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with free-agent QB Kevin O’Connell (Jets) Sunday, July 29. The agreement is still pending a physical, but he is expected to sign Monday, July 30.
Chargers | Kevin O’Connell agrees to terms