Rams News Recap: May 25

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Carson Raiders Lack Rhyme, Reason
The Raiders are not here. At least I could not find them. Neither are the Chargers. Nor the Rams. Nor a new stadium.

Rams Safety Cody Davis to Once Again Host Free Football Camp
Home grown talent and current NFL football player Cody Davis will once again host his Student of the Game youth football camp in Stephenville on Saturday, June 27, at Stephenville High School.

Army Vet Daniel Rodriguez Talks about Signing with Rams
Memorial Day is a chance for all Americans to take the day to remember and honor on the men and women that haven given their lives for our country around the world.

Fullbacks, a Dying Breed? Zach Laskey Making his Case for Spot on Rams’ Roster –FSMW
This offseason, Rams free-agent signee and recent college graduate Zach Laskey has a bigger hurdle to overcome than the moniker “undrafted.”

NFL Taking Closer Look at Los Angeles Relocation Fees –Wagoner
There are many moving parts to the potential relocation of the St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers to Los Angeles.

St. Louis Deserves to Keep the Rams –Alexander
Last week the NFL owners conducted more meetings and talks really picked up about the ongoing stadium saga.

Morning Ram-blings: Stats Point to Rams’ Improvement –Wagoner
Over at Grantland.com, Bill Barnwell has an annual tradition of diving into some of the previous season’s numbers to search for teams poised to improve or decline the following season.

Can Sam Bradford Match Nick Foles’ Stellar 2013 Season –Video

Chris Long and James Laurinaitis Talk About 2015 –Audio

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Carson gaining steam?
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/18712/morning-ram-blings-carson-gaining-steam

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- At last week's springs owners meetings in San Francisco, there was plenty of discussion about which project had the advantage in the NFL's race to return to Los Angeles.

In this week's mailbag, ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton leads the weekly piece with some whispers that perhaps the Carson project backed by the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders has caught up to or even passed Stan Kroenke's Inglewood stadium.

Clayton writes that the Chargers/Raiders project in Carson "gained plenty of momentum" during the owners meetings and he wasn't the only one to leave with that impression. Over at CBSSports.com, Jason La Canfora posited that the Carson project is in the lead but Inglewood will battle until the very end.

Of course, there are plenty of others who believe the Inglewood stadium is out in front and might not be caught. NFL.com's Albert Breer offered one such take and he's not alone in that feeling.

The reality is that nobody really knows how this is going to play out and there are plenty of twists and turns that still await. I still tend to believe that Kroenke's deep pockets and better proposal will win out but if St. Louis continues to progress toward a stadium on the north riverfront and Carson proves viable, it stands to reason the league could side with Carson.

Just like with everything else involved in this discussion, the wait and see approach remains the way to go.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Monday's Rams-related stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... With the holiday in full swing, we opened the day with the Ram-blings by looking at Bill Barnwell's statistical reasons the Rams could improve in 2015. ... We then offered an early glimpse at what might come of the league's discussions about relocation fees.

Elsewhere:

More trouble for former Niners defensive lineman Ray McDonald, whom the Bears promptly released.

At foxsportsmidwest.com, Elisabeth Meinecke has the story on new Rams' fullback Zach Laskey's pursuit of a roster spot.

Meinecke also has a good read on Chris Long's latest efforts to help out an important cause.

At stltoday.com, Jim Thomas discusses the possibility of relocation fees.

Bernie Miklasz writes that the release of the market study in St. Louis will come with mixed results.