Sam Bradford impressed the defense of the Redskins, who were on the losing end of their Week 3 matchup. "He made a lot of plays to help them," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "He came up with some plays to keep some drives going for them, did some stuff to keep us on the field and keep us working. So, yeah, if you can get that from your rookie quarterback ... the Rams probably pretty happy about that." Bradford completed 62.2 percent of his passes for 235 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He made many timely throws on third downs. "He definitely made some plays, definitely did some good things, but a lot of it was what we didn't do," cornerback Carlos Rogers said. "We just have games like that sometimes. It's just hard to figure out why we do that. ... But he helped them."

Rams running back Steven Jackson has left St. Louis? game against the Washington Redskins to have medical tests after injuring his groin. The team says his return was questionable, according to an Associated Press report.

Rolando McClain was fined $5,000 by the NFL for a body slam of St. Louis Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola in last Sunday's game in Oakland. Amendola caught a pass for a 6-yard gain on the play, which occurred in the fourth quarter.

Steven Jackson was limited in practice Thursday for the St. Louis Rams as he rested a tender knee. "My knee is good," Jackson said following Thursday?s practice. "It was a little swollen after the game Sunday (in Oakland). It took a whack early in the second quarter. So we?re just nurturing it, nothing serious. But Coach (Steve Spagnuolo) is allowing me time to allow it to heal, and that?s why I?ve been limited these last two days. But nothing to worry about."

Calais Campbell was fined $5,000 for a roughing the passer penalty on Sam Bradford. The play occurred on the second possession of the second half, on what looked like a helmet-to-helmet hit by Campbell on Bradford.

The Rams have traded for Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Clayton was a No. 22 overall pick by Baltimore in 2005. He caught a career-best 67 passes for 939 yards in 2006, scoring five touchdowns.

The Rams have named rookie Sam Bradford their starting quarterback to begin the 2010 season. St. Louis will begin the season against Arizona next weekend. "We're confident. The staff's confident. The team's confident," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "It's well deserved." Bradford signed a six-year, $78 million contract with $50 million in guaranteed money -- the most ever in the NFL.

The Rams will announce by Monday whether rookie quarterback Sam Bradford will begin the season as the team's starter or the backup to A.J. Feeley. "Right now, there won't be any in-depth starting 22 announcements until we get through these final evaluations," coach Steve Spagnuolo said Friday. "I realize the quarterback position is high profile, I respect that." Bradford moved to first string when Feeley, who had been the starter through training camp, sprained the thumb on his throwing hand.

The Rams aren't interested in adding free-agent running back Derrick Ward. St. Louis flirted with signing Ward as a free agent last offseason. Ward was released by the Buccaneers earlier this week.