Rams News Recap: May 18

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Rams’ Lamarcus Joyner Eager to Make His Mark –PD
Lamarcus Joyner’s football mantra — Everybody has a plan until they get hit — was forged on the sandlots near the Victory Homes projects in Liberty City, one of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.’s rougher neighborhoods.

The Light Went on for Rams Rookie Michael Sam –Pat Kirwan
The Sam reality show/documentary series has been postponed and that’s a good thing for a young man trying to battle the odds of a seventh-round pick making a team.

Kevin Demoff Talks Rams Draft –Radio Interview

Circling Back on Rams and Hard Knocks –Wagoner
As the news came Friday that OWN was postponing its plans for a docuseries on St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam, it seemed to kill any chance of a distraction in the form of reality television for the team in 2014.

One on One with Rams Top Draft Pick Greg Robinson –Video

What It All Means: NFC Draft Breakdowns –MMQB
The 2014 NFL draft went down in unpredictable fashion. Now it’s time to look at what each team’s haul means going forward

NFC West Draft recap: Rams’ Haul Grades Highest –FSMW
Let’s take a quick look at how the NFC West’s potentially fearsome foursome fared on Thursday, Friday and Saturday:

Jeff Gordon’s Rams Chat Highlights: May 17

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Richardson to Jets
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/8581/morning-ram-blings-richardson-to-jets

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Although the writing was clearly on the wall, some were surprised when the St. Louis Rams released running back Daryl Richardson last week.

After all, Richardson was the team's starting running back to open 2013 and had dealt with injuries most of the season. Meanwhile, Isaiah Pead had been relegated to a special teams role and remained on the roster.

But Richardson wasn't available for long and never even cleared waivers. The New York Jets claimed Richardson on Friday and added him to an already crowded stable of backs.

It was unlikely Richardson would make the roster in St. Louis after the team spent a third-round pick on Auburn back Tre Mason. Mason joins Zac Stacy and Benny Cunningham as the team's primary backs with Pead also still around. But he didn't exactly find an easy landing spot in terms of making the Jets' roster, either.

New York added Chris Johnson in free agency and also has Chris Ivory, Bilal Powell, Mike Goodson and Alex Green under contract.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of the weekend's Rams stories on ESPN.com. ... In Saturday's Ram-blings, we began the weekend with a look at what some NFL Hall of Famers had to say about Michael Sam and the NFL. ... We followed by wrapping up Friday's Rams chat in which we covered plenty of topics. ... Finally, we wrapped up the weekend with a look at the possibility of the Rams appearing on HBO's Hard Knocks.

Elsewhere:

Darren Rovell reports on the postponement of the Sam documentary.

Good read from Skip Bayless on the Browns and quarterback Johnny Manziel.

Jim Trotter does the same with his focus on the double standards of punishment around the NFL.

At stltoday.com, Joe Lyons takes a look at a local product looking to make the Rams as an undrafted free agent.

Jim Thomas writes about the other Mizzou Tiger the Rams drafted last weekend, cornerback E.J. Gaines.

At 101sports.com, Anthony Stalter provides his take on Sam.