Rams News Recap For April 25

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Rams Busy With Prospect Visits –PD

Rams Prospect Profile: Lamarcus Joyner –Wagoner

Rams Prospect Profile: Connor Shaw –Wagoner

Rams Offseason Program Underway –St.LouisRams.com
While players remain weeks away from stepping on a football field, the team’s offseason workouts commenced this week, to the delight of Rams veterans.

Greg Reid First To Arrive At Rams Volunteer Workouts –RamblinFan.com
Just under a month after signing his three year deal with the St. Louis Rams, Greg Reid arrived to the team’s voluntary workouts earlier than most.

Nick Wagoner’s Rams Chat Highlights: April 25

A St. Louis Rams reality show? –Wagoner
While speaking at the Associated Press Sports Editors meetings in New York on Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made it known that “several” teams have expressed interest in appearing on the HBO reality show “Hard Knocks” in 2014.

Morning Ram-blings: Draft Trends –Wagoner
With so much misdirection and subterfuge at this time of year when it comes to teams’ plans for the NFL draft, it’s often instructive to use a team, coach or general manager’s history as a way of seeking out clues for how things might play out.

Rams Offseason Program Underway –St.LouisRams.com
While players remain weeks away from stepping on a football field, the team’s offseason workouts commenced this week, to the delight of Rams veterans.

NFL Draft Needs: Rams Could Use Greg Robinson –Video

ESPN’s Sports Science Lab: Watkins and Evans –Video

Rams Among Sleeper Teams for 2014 –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: The 'other' trade
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/7808/morning-ram-blings-the-other-trade

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Much has been made of the St. Louis Rams' preference to trade the No. 2 overall selection in May's NFL draft. Seemingly by the day, the chances of a deal there seem to be dwindling.

By most accounts, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is going to go No. 1 overall whether it's to Houston or another team moving up to secure his services. Either way, if Clowney is off the board, there doesn't appear to be another player that can move the needle to garner the Rams a nice return in trade. Sure, they might be able to find a dance partner, but they would likely have to settle for less than usually required and would have to be OK with settling for what's left rather than taking their pick of the players not named Clowney.

However, that doesn't mean the Rams won't make a trade in the first round. On Friday afternoon, ESPN Insider Mark Dominik provided some draft trade ideas Insider that would make sense for both teams.

Without giving away the farm, Dominik sees a potential fit for the Rams to move down, but from No. 13 not No. 2. The idea is that a team, such as Cleveland, could be looking to make a move to secure the quarterback it wants in the middle of the round rather than rolling the dice in the top 10.

To me, a move like that could make a lot of sense. It would allow the Rams to accumulate some more picks in the second or third round (depending on how far they would have to move down) and still get a good player for the secondary, offensive line or wherever they so choose. It could also be a reason why recent leaks have the Rams connected to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel as a possible choice at No. 13. Perhaps a way to coerce a team to consider moving up with the Rams to take him?

We have no way of knowing that now, but make no mistake, it's worth watching that 13th pick as a possible trade spot just as much as No. 2.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Friday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we began the day with a look at some recent and distant draft trends involving the Rams. ... Next, we took part in the weekly chat, discussing all things Rams for two-plus hours. ... From there, we continued the prospect profiles with a look at South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw. ... Finally, we examined the chances of the Rams appearing on HBO's Hard Knocks this summer.

Elsewhere:

At stltoday.com, columnist Bernie Miklasz writes that a tough schedule is no excuse for the Rams in 2014.

Jim Thomas writes about another gathering of the group working to keep the Rams in St. Louis.

NFL Network's Michael Silver tabs the Rams as a potential sleeper this year.

NFL.com believes the Rams got a raw deal with their 2014 schedule.

Fox Sports Midwest with the requisite Sam Bradford update.