Rams News Recap: May 17

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Undersized Trinca-Pasat looks to make an impact with the Rams –PD
Shortly after signing as an undrafted rookie free agent, Rams defensive tackle Louis Trinca-Pasat posted the following tweet: “Officially signed with the St. Louis Rams. Thank God Rams have given me one more opportunity. Those who overlooked me will regret it.’’

Gray: Rams Remain The Task Force’s Focus –InsideSTL.com
Some folks took it as some sort of new revelation when Stadium Task Force co-head Dave Peacock spoke both of St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke’s apparent interest in Los Angeles and the potential of the franchise being retained minus Silent Stan.

Chris Long to Launch Foundation, Waterboys Initiative –Simmons
If you take a look at any of Chris Long’s social media feeds, you can tell that the Rams defensive end is an avid outdoorsman.

Best and Worst 2015 Draft Picks for NFC West Teams –NFL.com
The gems of a draft class aren’t always first-round picks, and the picks that disappoint aren’t always the third-day fliers.

Nick Foles Is the QB the Rams Has Been Waiting For
In recent years, the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers have ruled the NFC West. Even the Arizona Cardinals have found success in the stacked division, earning a postseason berth.

Rams: First 5 Games Will Make or Break Them
It is always key to have a good start to a season in the NFL. Any team can win on any given Sunday, but the first five games to start the season for the Rams are crucial.

Could The St. Louis Rams Inexperience on the O-Line Torpedo Their Season?
If the St. Louis Rams season started next week, they would only have one proven starter on the offensive line, Rodger Saffold (who has an extensive injury history).

Rams Mailbag: Previewing the Owners Meetings –Wagoner

Boudreau Works Out Rob Havenstein at Wisconsin’s Pro Day –Video

Rewind: Todd Gurley Shines in NC High School Shrine Bowl

Gurley in Top 10 Would Be One of ‘Dumbest Picks in History of NFL Draft’ –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: The owners meetings agenda
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/18530/morning-ram-blings-the-owners-meetings-agenda

SAN FRANCISCO -- This week's NFL spring owners meetings will again run the gamut of topics for the league to discuss with the Los Angeles situation at the forefront of the minds of many in St. Louis, Los Angeles, Oakland and San Diego. Of course, it will also cover much more than that.

Recent happenings on the deflated balls and New England Patriots situations as well as continued rule change discussions are also expected to be on the docket. Over at LATimes.com, Sam Farmer has a comprehensive look at what to expect over the next few days when the owners get together.

On the Los Angeles and relocation situation, NFL executive Eric Grubman minces no words about the importance of these meetings in helping to shape the future of football in Los Angeles as well as St. Louis, San Diego and Oakland.

"This is an important meeting," Grubman told the Los Angeles Times. "We've made a tremendous amount of progress, and we really need to lift the veil on the key process steps, so that membership can go into the summer comfortable with where this might be headed."

Among the other topics expected to be discussed here are three extra point proposals, potential future Super Bowl sites and more. The meetings are set to begin Tuesday and wrap up early Wednesday afternoon.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of the weekend's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... The Rams made a pair of minor roster moves, bringing in undrafted center David Wang. ... Don't expect the Rams to rush into signing their drafted rookies. ... In part 1 of the weekend mailbag, we talked about whether the Rams are closer to contention. ... In part 2 of the mailbag, we previewed these owners meetings and looked at some other hot topics around the Rams. ... Finally, in case you missed it, Rams running back Steven Jackson says he wants to keep playing but when the time comes, he hopes to retire a Ram.

Elsewhere:

Eagles reporter Phil Sheridan asks whether the team adding quarterback Sam Bradford is a bad thing for them in 2015.

As usual, a great read from ESPN The Magazine Senior Writer David Fleming on Bo Jackson and Brian Bosworth.

At 101sports.com, the possibility and impact of a Major League Soccer team coming to St. Louis in helping the NFL stay is discussed.

At stltoday.com, Bernie Miklasz writes that Dave Peacock is keeping St. Louis' options open on having a team play in a proposed new stadium.

Nine of the St. Louis city alderman are calling for a public vote on funding the new stadium idea.