Rams News Recap: Feb. 10

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St. Louis football again in the not-always-great outdoors? –PD
On the early evening of Sunday, Jan. 23, 2000, light snow fell. It was 19 degrees, with a biting 13 mph wind from the north.

How Coveted Would Bradford Be on the FA Market? –Audio

Rams Seem Unlikely to Draft Kevin White at Number 10 –Stalter
In his latest mock draft for ESPN, Todd McShay had the Rams selecting West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White at No. 10. Would he be a fit?

Rams Should Move on from QB Sam Bradford –Schein
Sam Bradford has become the Bigfoot of the NFL. I’ve heard rumors that the St. Louis Rams have a franchise quarterback, but there’s no real evidence to support this notion.

St. Louis Moving Swiftly to Stay an ‘NFL City’ –Wagoner
Over the course of the next year, there will be plenty of talk about timelines, with catchphrases such as “exhausting all opportunities” and “abiding by relocation guidelines” bandied about when it comes to the future of the Rams in St. Louis.

Barksdale Among Prisco’s Off-the-Radar Free Agents to Know –Video

La Canfora: Why Saints and 49ers Have Tough Roads Ahead –Video

Power Lines, Railroad, to Move for New Stadium, Nixon Says –PD
Utility companies have agreed to move power lines and railroad tracks to accommodate a new downtown football stadium, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today, leaping a significant hurdle in the effort to cobble together land on the north riverfront.

2014 Offseason in Review: WR Kenny Britt –Wagoner
The 2015 edition of NFL free agency is set to begin on March 10 with a new batch of players set to hit the market and teams in pursuit of those players.

St. Louis’ Plan to Keep the Rams is a $400 million Mistake
Last month, St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced plans to build an 80,000-seat stadium in Los Angeles, presumably in order to move the team there — the city in which it played from 1946 to 1994.

Morning Ram-blings: The Sam Bradford Market –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams and quarterback Sam Bradford have not yet seriously begun discussions on finding a compromise to bring Bradford back in 2015.

NFL Combine: 5 Players to Watch –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Votes in place for L.A.?
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/16145/morning-ram-blings-votes-in-place-for-l-a

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- After news broke Monday that the NFL has officially formed a committee to work on the prospect of bringing football back to Los Angeles, plenty of stories with the details were written.

All of those stories, including one right here on ESPN.com by yours truly, touched on who is on the committee and what their attempting to accomplish. But one story offered a tidbit that hadn't previously been reported or at least one I hadn't seen yet.

The Orange County Register's Scott M. Reid had this interesting nugget in his story on the subject:

"Kroenke and Rams officials believe they have enough votes to move the team to Inglewood if they choose to relocate, said a person familiar with the situation."

Perhaps that should be no surprise. It's worth remembering here that the Rams almost certainly would have filed for relocation this year had they been allowed (heck, they still could surprise us all and try to anyway later this week) but it's interesting to note given that Chargers owner Dean Spanos has made it clear he believes he has the votes necessary to block such a move.

Either way, only time will tell how it all plays out, but there's no doubt that the race for Los Angeles is in full swing.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... The Ram-blings opened the day with a look at the potential market for Sam Bradford. ... Taking a look back at last year's offseason with an examination of receiver Kenny Britt's production. ... The NFL officially formed a committee on relocation for Los Angeles. ... Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced some progress on the St. Louis stadium plan. ... While St. Louis is moving swiftly to get a stadium built, it guarantees nothing for football staying in St. Louis.

Elsewhere:

This week's edition of NFL Nation TV hits on a wide variety of NFL topics.

Good read from Kevin Seifert on takeaways from the quarterback survey.

At 101sports.com, Kevin Wheeler discusses some options for the Rams to save money.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas writes about the Los Angeles committee.

Thomas also participated in his weekly chat.

 

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NFL Combine: 5 Players to Watch –Video

This is very interesting, to me, if for no other reason than I respect Charles Davis' analysis of players!