The owner of the St. Louis Rams has purchased a 60-acre parking lot located between the Forum and Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.

Wal-Mart originally owned the land, but sold it after failing to receive public approval for a store. Stan Kroenke, owner of the Rams, is a former board member of Wal-Mart and husband of one of Bud Walton's daughters.

Los Angeles has been without an NFL franchise since after the 1994 season.

This marks the first time an NFL owner has purchased land in Los Angeles capable of accommodating a stadium.

Los Angeles already has two other competing NFL stadium proposals, with one next to Staples Center and the other in the City of Industry.

The St. Louis Rams have relieved Tim Walton of his duties as defensive coordinator.

Jeff Fisher assumed duties calling the defense midway through the 2013 season.

The Rams will hire Gregg Williams as Walton's replacement. Williams was hired by the Rams prior to the 2012 offseason before he was suspended by the NFL.

In Mel Kiper Jr.'s first mock draft, he has the Houston Texans selecting Johnny Manziel with the first overall pick.

"I spoke to a number of high-ranking NFL evaluators this week, and this is the one QB anyone felt certain was a top-5 pick," wrote Kiper.

Kiper ranks Manziel No. 11 on his Big Board.

The St. Louis Rams are slotted to take Jake Matthews, followed by Jadeveon Clowney to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Blake Brottles to the Cleveland Browns and Sammy Watkins to the Oakland Raiders.

Teddy Bridgewater is slotted to the Minnesota Vikings with the eighth overall pick.

The St. Louis Rams are committed to keeping Sam Bradford as their franchise quarterback.

The Rams again own the second overall pick two years after they could have drafted Robert Griffin III.

Bradford's season was cut short due to a torn ACL.

The Rams are interested in trading down if a deal comes along similar to what they received in 2012 from the Washington Redskins.

"Boy, that would be [great]," Les Snead said. "You never know through this process what other teams are thinking and who they really like. And then you've got to go through the interview process. And if it's one to two to three QBs, and those guys went in interviews and all of a sudden, maybe so. 

"When you've been on a team that's looking for a QB, you're going to at all costs try to go get that QB. I mean there's a possibility." 

The AP released its 2013 All-Pro team on Friday, which is determined by 50 AP voters.

Offense

Quarterback: Peyton Manning, Denver. No second team quarterback.

Running backs: LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia; Jamaal Charles, Kansas City  Second team: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota; Eddie Lacy, Green Bay 

Fullback: Mike Tolbert, Carolina. Second team: Marcel Reese, Oakland.

Tight End: Jimmy Graham, New Orleans. Second team: Vernon Davis, San Francisco.

Wide receivers: Calvin Johnson, Detroit; Josh Gordon, Cleveland. Second team: A.J. Green, Cincinnati; Demaryius Thomas, Denver and Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh. 

Tackles: Joe Thomas, Cleveland; Jason Peters, Philadelphia. Second team: Tyron Smith, Dallas; Joe Staley, San Francisco. 

Guards: Louis Vasquez, Denver; Evan Mathis, Philadelphia. Second team: Jahri Evans, New Orleans; Logan Mankins, New England, and Josh Sitton, Green Bay. 

Center: Ryan Kalil, Carolina. Second team: Alex Mack, Cleveland.

Defense

Defensive end: J.J. Watt, Houston; Robert Quinn, St. Louis. Second team: Mario Williams, Buffalo; Greg Hardy, Carolina. 

Defensive tackle: Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit. Second team: Dontari Poe, Kansas City; Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets, Jurrell Casey, Tennessee and Justin Smith, San Francisco. 

Outside linebackers: Robert Mathis, Indianapolis; Lavonte David, Tampa Bay. Second team: Tamba Hali, Kansas City; Ahmad Brooks, San Francisco. 

Inside linebackers: Luke Kuechly, Carolina; NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco. Second team: Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati; Karlos Dansby, Arizona. 

Cornerbacks: Richard Sherman, Seattle; Patrick Peterson, Arizona. Second team: Aqib Talib, New England; Joe Haden, Cleveland and Alterraun Verner, Tennessee. 

Safeties: Earl Thomas, Seattle; Eric Berry, Kansas City. Second team: Eric Weddle, San Diego; Kam Chancellor, Seattle, Jairus Byrd, Buffalo, T.J. Ward, Cleveland, Devin McCourty, New England and Antrel Rolle, New York Giants. 

Special teams

Punter: Johnny Hekker, St. Louis. Second team: Brandon Fields, Miami.

Placekicker: Justin Tucker, Baltimore. Second team: Matt Prater, Denver.

Kick Returner: Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota. Second team: Dexter McCluster, Kansas City.