The St. Louis Rams signed three draft picks Tuesday, defensive end Victor Adeyanju, offensive guard Tony Palmer and linebacker Tim McGarigle. Coach Scott Linehan said he expects first-round pick Tye Hill, a cornerback from Clemson, to miss little if any training camp. The first practice is Thursday morning.

St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk will have major reconstructive knee surgery and will almost certainly miss the entire 2006 season, Rams coach Scott Linehan said Friday. The surgery could spell the end of Faulk's career after 12 years in the NFL. But Linehan said at a news conference the 33-year-old Faulk isn't ready to call it quits. Faulk didn't attend the news conference.

Marshall Faulk isn't quite ready for retirement, but he has been slow to recover from arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees this offseason. One of the knees might require further surgery.

The status of running back Marshall Faulk's football future probably will be determined in the next week to 10 days, according to his agent, St. Louis-based Rocky Arceneaux. "He's going to be evaluated again, and that's when the decision will be made," Arceneaux said Monday.