The St. Louis Rams have released Kellen Clemens.
Clemens was important in helping Sam Bradford learn Brian Schottenheimer's offense.
April 2012 - Los Angeles Rams Wiretap
Patriots, Packers, Giants, Steelers Have Been NFL's Smartest Spenders
The New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints have been the smartest spenders in the NFL over the past five seasons, according to a study by Bloomberg.
Bloomberg calculates how much teams spent per win and added bonuses for playoffs wins and championships.
1. New England Patriots
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New York Giants
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. Indianapolis Colts
8. San Diego Chargers
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Arizona Cardinals
12. Tennessee Titans
13. New York Jets
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Chicago Bears
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. San Francisco 49ers
19. Houston Texans
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. Denver Broncos
22. Cincinnati Bengals
23. Seattle Seahawks
24. Carolina Panthers
25. Kansas City Chiefs
26. Miami Dolphins
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Cleveland Browns
29. Washington Redskins
30. Oakland Raiders
31. Detroit Lions
32. St. Louis Rams
Ranking The NFL's Oldest, Youngest Starters By Team
The Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens have the three oldest collections of starters in the NFL.
The Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals are the youngest.
Former Vikings head coach Bud Grant had a popular saying that "for every young guy you start, you lose a game."
Pete Carroll worked for Grant early in his coaching career, but has had one of the youngest teams in the NFL during his tenure with the Seahawks.
"I was of that mindset in classic fashion until I had to be in charge of calling all the shots and then it just flipped in me that we don't know where we're going unless we find these guys out," Carroll said. "One of the really exciting things about playing guys early is ... by the middle and to the end of the season, you’ve developed players that fit into your rotations now that add to your depth and also add to the opportunity to not over-play your older guys."
Below is a full list with the rank in offense/defense in parenthesis.
1. Atlanta Falcons (2/5)
2. San Diego Chargers (7/3)
3. Baltimore Ravens (1/15)
4. Chicago Bears (11/4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (25/1)
6. New York Jets (23/2)
7. New York Giants (9/2)
8. Detroit Lions (3/20)
9. New Orleans Saints (6/13)
10. San Francisco 49ers (8/8)
11. Denver Broncos (14/7)
12. Houston Texans (4/23)
13. Oakland Raiders (13/11)
14. Buffalo Bills (12/17)
15. Arizona Cardinals (16/14)
16. Washington Redskins (21/9)
17. Dallas Cowboys (18/16)
18. New England Patriots (5/28)
19. Green Bay Packers (17/21)
20. Jacksonville Jaguars (24/19)
21. Miami Dolphins (26/18)
22. Carolina Panthers (15/26)
23. Indianapolis Colts (28/10)
24. Philadelphia Eagles (19/25)
25. Tennessee Titans (10/31)
26. Minnesota Vikings (30/12)
27. St. Louis Rams (22/27)
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20/30)
29. Cleveland Browns (31/24)
30. Cincinnati Bengals (32/22)
31. Seattle Seahawks (29/29)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (27/32)
Rams Will Measure Success Of RG3 Trade By Their Own Players
The St. Louis Rams made traded the second overall pick to the Washington Redskins in exchange for first rounders in 2012, 2013 and 2014, along with a second round pick.
Regardless of how Robert Griffin III performs in his NFL career, Rams' GM Les Snead is focused on how his own picks progress.
“The players you acquire during you reign, and how they produce, is what you are going to be measured by, not really one particular player another team picked,” he said. “I think our mantra here in this building is we are going to stack good decisions and I think as we stack good decisions, good things will happen for this organization.”
St. Louis selected Michael Brockers with the 14th overall pick.
Jets To Acquire Jason Smith From Rams For Wayne Hunter
The Jets will trade Wayne Hunter to the Rams in exchange for Jason Smith.
Hunter was recently demoted by New York at right tackle in favor of Austin Howard.
Smith, the second overall pick by the Rams in 2009, has lost his starting job to Barry Richardson.
Bears, Packers, Steelers, Raiders Rated As Having Best Uniforms
The Bears have the best uniforms in the NFL, according to Paul Lukas of Uni Watch.
"True, the helmet design is starting to look a tad dated," writes Lukas. "But the striped sleeves, striped socks (now a rarity in the NFL, alas), unique number font, and even the perma-memorial to Papa Bear all score major points, and the Bears may be the only team in the league who look as sharp on the road as they do at home. The cream of the NFL crop."
The Packers, Steelers, Raiders and Eagles round out the top-five.
"Just suit up, baby," writes Lukas about the Raiders. "Silver and black look just as good today as they did when Al Davis came up with them. There's probably some marketer out there who wants the team to dress up like the fans in the Black Hole (and hey, that actually could be fun as a one-off thing), but you don't mess with something this elemental. Also: The Raiders are among the few NFL teams that wisely have declined to adopt the new Nike collar format."
6. Cowboys
7. Bills
8. 49ers
9. Dolphins
19. Buccaneers
11. Chiefs
12. Chargers
13. Jets
14. Colts
15. Patriots
16. Browns
17. Redskins
18. Giants
19. Titans
20. Texans
21. Rams
22. Saints
23. Ravens
24. Broncos
25. Falcons
26. Lions
27. Seahawks
28. Jaguars
29. Cardinals
30. PAnthers
31. Vikings
32. Bengals
Vernon Gholston Signs With Rams
Vernon Gholston has signed with the Rams.
Gholdson projects as playing defensive end for the Rams, though he was drafted sixth overall by the Jets at linebacker.
Gholston is still just 26 despite not playing in the NFL last season.
Colts Acquire CB Josh Gordy
The Colts have acquired Josh Gordy from the Rams in exchange for a future draft pick.
St. Louis has enough depth at the cornerback position to make Gordy expendable.
Gordy played collegiately for Central Michigan.
Long Headlines Five Rams In ESPN's Top-200
Chris Long headlines Rams' players in ESPN's Top-200 at No. 75.
Cortland Finnegan (101), Steven Jackson (116), James Laurinaitis (151) and Scott Wells (195) were also in the Top-200.
Sam Bradford was rated by ESPN as the No. 17 quarterback in the NFL.
Rams Helping Janoris Jenkins Fulfill Parental Obligations
The Rams have instituted a special program to help Janoris Jenkins fulfill his parental obligations.
Jenkins, the 39th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft out of Florida, has fathered children with three different women.
St. Louis has a consultant manage child support payments for the five children.
Bradford Denies He'll Eventually Need Ankle Surgery
Sam Bradford has denied a report that he'll need ankle surgery after the season.
Rams Won't Play London Games In 2013, 2014
The Rams announced Monday that it is withdrawing its commitment to play overseas in 2013 and 2014.