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Rams wrap up work week
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12100/rams-wrap-up-work-week
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams officially began their time off Thursday after completing afternoon practice.
It was a mostly uneventful practice but Rams coach Jeff Fisher didn't hesitate to mix things up a bit to start the day. During the individual portion of practice, Fisher mixed and matched position groups with different position coaches.
For example, the wide receivers worked on defensive line drills under the guidance of line coaches Mike Waufle and Clyde Simmons. Linebackers coaches Frank Bush and Joe Bowden worked with the running backs. And so on.
Fisher said that's something he likes to do over the bye just to change things up a bit.
"We do that every bye week the last practice where you just switch positions where the receivers will go down and learn some of the tricks of the trade of the defensive line," Fisher said. "So it's a nice way to start off the last practice of the bye week."
As for the practice itself, the Rams continued to find extra reps for a variety of players as they went through the workout. Once again, cornerbacks Trumaine Johnson (knee) and Brandon McGee (foot) did not practice.
Offensive lineman Barrett Jones (back) also did not practice but again did some extra work on the side with the team's training staff. Receiver Tavon Austin (knee) did some limited work and defensive end William Hayes also sat out though it's not believed to be injury-related.
Elsewhere, defensive end Chris Long did away with the large cast on his left leg as well as the scooter he used to get around. He's now in a walking boot with crutches.
The Rams also made a small roster move, tweaking the practice squad by releasing tight end Brad Smelley and re-signing receiver Justin Veltung.
From here, Rams players are off until Tuesday as mandated by the collective bargaining agreement. They play next on Oct. 5 at Philadelphia.
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12100/rams-wrap-up-work-week
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams officially began their time off Thursday after completing afternoon practice.
It was a mostly uneventful practice but Rams coach Jeff Fisher didn't hesitate to mix things up a bit to start the day. During the individual portion of practice, Fisher mixed and matched position groups with different position coaches.
For example, the wide receivers worked on defensive line drills under the guidance of line coaches Mike Waufle and Clyde Simmons. Linebackers coaches Frank Bush and Joe Bowden worked with the running backs. And so on.
Fisher said that's something he likes to do over the bye just to change things up a bit.
"We do that every bye week the last practice where you just switch positions where the receivers will go down and learn some of the tricks of the trade of the defensive line," Fisher said. "So it's a nice way to start off the last practice of the bye week."
As for the practice itself, the Rams continued to find extra reps for a variety of players as they went through the workout. Once again, cornerbacks Trumaine Johnson (knee) and Brandon McGee (foot) did not practice.
Offensive lineman Barrett Jones (back) also did not practice but again did some extra work on the side with the team's training staff. Receiver Tavon Austin (knee) did some limited work and defensive end William Hayes also sat out though it's not believed to be injury-related.
Elsewhere, defensive end Chris Long did away with the large cast on his left leg as well as the scooter he used to get around. He's now in a walking boot with crutches.
The Rams also made a small roster move, tweaking the practice squad by releasing tight end Brad Smelley and re-signing receiver Justin Veltung.
From here, Rams players are off until Tuesday as mandated by the collective bargaining agreement. They play next on Oct. 5 at Philadelphia.
