Rams coach Scott Linehan said the signing of free-agent running back Tony Fisher is unrelated to Marshall Faulk's status with the team. Linehan remains under the impression that Faulk is coming back for his 13th NFL season. "I think he is," Linehan said Friday. "He has never given me any indication that he's not. "That signing is really not for any other reason other than we need a third guy that if called upon can do the job," Linehan said. "That's really more Fisher's fit for us right now."

The St. Louis Rams signed free-agent cornerback Fakhir Brown to a five-year contract on Tuesday. Brown played in 12 games for the New Orleans Saints in 2005, starting four. He had 31 tackles and six passes defended, along with four special teams tackles.

The St. Louis Rams agreed to a three-year, $15 million deal with Isaac Bruce on Friday, five days after releasing him. With $7.5 million more available under the new deal between the league and its players union, the Rams were able to welcome back their longest-tenured player, giving him the chance to finish his career where it started. The team had said it hoped to bring him back once the labor dispute was settled.

Wide receiver Isaac Bruce is a free agent for the first time in his career after the St. Louis Rams released him with the hopes of eventually bringing him back. The team cut its longest-tenured player Sunday night. The sides weren't talking Monday, but the Rams remained optimistic about an agreement that would bring Bruce back for a 13th season. Coach Scott Linehan called the release a temporary setback. He blamed the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.

The St. Louis Rams signed defensive tackle La'Roi Glover on Monday, inking the six-time Pro Bowl selection who was released by Dallas last week to a three-year deal. The 31-year-old Glover made the Pro Bowl last season and finished with 26 tackles and three sacks. He has 71? career sacks, second all-time among defensive tackles behind Warren Sapp's 84?. Glover, who had 21? sacks in four seasons with the Cowboys, was released on Thursday.