Rams News Recap: May 26

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Rams: Going Rogue Would Be Senseless if Carson Chosen –Gray
Following last week’s NFL Spring meetings, CBS Sports Insider Jason La Canfora cited several high-ranking ownership sources in reporting the co-spearheaded Carson stadium proposal of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders has overtaken the Inglewood based venue plan of St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

Rams Lose Scout to New York Jets –Wagoner
It’s common practice in the time after the NFL draft for scouting departments to go through a series of changes.

Why the Rams Went All In on Todd Gurley –King
In part because NFL news is never-ending, and in part because you just can never read enough about allegedly deflated footballs, one off-season story has gotten a small fraction of the attention it would have gotten during a quieter May.

Morning Ram-blings: Carson Gaining Steam? –Wagoner
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.

Rams Offseason Roster Review: A Revamped QB Room –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams don’t start organized team activities until June 3, but with most of the offseason heavy lifting complete, the current roster likely will make up the vast majority of players come the start of the regular season.

Rams Offseason Roster Review: Status Quo at Tight End –Wagoner
The St. Louis Rams don’t start organized team activities until June 3, but with most of the offseason heavy lifting complete, the current roster likely will make up the vast majority of players come the start of the regular season.

Todd Gurley, Sean Mannion to Attend 2015 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
The Rams will have two rookies in LA this week. The National Football League Player Association is hosting its 21st annual rookie premiere later this week in Los Angeles, California.

Rams: Players Most Likely To Break Out
The fans have spoken, and they believe the following players are the most likely to break out, with one more likely than the others.

Relocating to Los Angeles Could Cost Rams Half a Billion Dollars
The National Football League has hired an outside consulting firm to help determine what the league might charge an existing owner who wants to relocate a team in Los Angeles.

Player Spotlight: Rams RB Tre Mason
With the addition of running back Todd Gurley in 2015 NFL draft, second year running back Tre Mason has been looked at as if he isn’t capable of leading the St. Louis Rams.

Most Likely Super Bowl Matchups –Video

St. Louis Rams’ First Ever Home Game in ’95: Sights & Sounds –Video

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Plan 'B' for St. Louis
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/18743/morning-ram-blings-plan-b-for-st-louis

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Whether the proposed football stadium on the north St. Louis riverfront gets built or not, there's no doubting that the area for which it's intended is in desperate need of some sort of a makeover.

By now, we've gone over the plan to redevelop that area by way of building a new stadium and surrounding it with new industry and green area. It's the plan the St. Louis stadium task force is diligently pursuing in hopes of keeping the Rams in town and improving a blighted area.

So what happens if the stadium doesn't get built?

That's a question answered by David Hunn of stltoday.com, in his latest piece for the Post-Dispatch.

According to Hunn's report, there have already been discussions about possible alternatives if the stadium doesn't get built. Those plans include many of the things included in the initial plan save for the stadium and the parking. Those plans include residential towers, hotels, shops, possible business startup locations and green space and parks.

In all, the plan is intended to revitalize 180 acres of land that undoubtedly needs revamping.

Whether or not you believe the Rams should stay in St. Louis or go to Los Angeles, it shouldn't be hard to get on board with any plan intended to make a once thriving city better.

I.C.Y.M.I.�

A roundup of Tuesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we opened the day with the possibility of the Carson project gaining steam. ... The Rams lost a scout to the New York Jets recently. ... We closed the day by beginning our offseason roster review in advance of organized team activities, first with quarterbacks then with tight ends.

Elsewhere:

The NFL Nation TV guys talk about Ray Rice, Ray McDonald and how teams are handling domestic violence situations.

ESPN Insider columnist Mike Sando breaks down the effect Insider of Ryan Tannehill's contract on other quarterback deals that are forthcoming.

Michael Sam discussed his journey to the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

At 101sports.com, Randy Karraker turns a critical eye toward the Bears for the McDonald situation.

At TheMMQB.com, Peter King recounts his reasons for why the Rams went all in on running back Todd Gurley.

 

[Zaphod]

Holy smokes, if the city of St. Louis doesn't realize how beneficial an NFL team is, then downtown deserves to remain on the downtrodden.