The St. Louis Rams have released Daryl Richardson.

Richardson rushed for 690 yards over the past two seasons, but lost his job to Zac Stacy.

The St. Louis Rams created a smokescreen at No. 13 in regards to their purported interest in Johnny Manziel.

The Rams wanted to select Zack Martin all along.

Jeff Fisher said the Rams neither made calls or received calls about the availability of Sam Bradford. The Rams have been unequivocal in their desire not to trade Bradford.

In 2013, Bradford had 14 touchdown passes against four interceptions before tearing an ACL. 

Michael Sam was the 249th overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, becoming the first openly gay player to be drafted in league history.

Video of Sam receiving the call from the Rams and Jeff Fisher revealed the player's emotion while surrounded by friends, family and his boyfriend.

Sam's emotion carried over into a conference call with the St. Louis media.

"Let me tell you something, if we were playing the Vikings right now, I'd probably have three sacks the first game," Sam said. "Since February and my big announcement, this has been a whole [lot of] speculation of the first openly gay football player, but you know what? It's not about that. It's about playing football.

"Can Michael Sam play football? Yes, I can, and the St. Louis Rams know I can. I am going to give everything I've got to the St. Louis Rams to help the Rams win a championship."

First Round

1. Houston Texans: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina

2. St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins): Greg Robinson, T, Auburn

3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Blake Bortles, QB, UCF

4. Buffalo Bills (via Cleveland Browns): Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson

5. Oakland Raiders: Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo

6. Atlanta Falcons: Jake Matthews, T, Texas A&M

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M

8. Cleveland Browns (Minnesota Vikings): Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State

9. Minnesota Vikings (via Buffalo Bills & Cleveland Browns): Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA

10. Detroit Lions: Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina

11. Tennessee Titans: Taylor Lewan, T, Michigan

12. New York Giants: Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU

13. St. Louis Rams: Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh

14. Chicago Bears: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech

15. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State

16. Dallas Cowboys: Zack Martin, T, Notre Dame

17. Baltimore Ravens: C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama

18. New York Jets: Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville

19. Miami Dolphins: JaWuan James, T, Tennessee

20. New Orleans Saints (via Arizona Cardinals): Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State

21. Green Bay Packers: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama

22. Cleveland Browns (via Philadelphia Eagles): Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M

23. Kansas City Chiefs: Dee Ford, DE, Auburn

24. Cincinnati Bengals: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State

25. San Diego Chargers: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU 

26. Philadelphia Eagles (via Indianapolis Colts & Cleveland Browns): Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville

27. Arizona Cardinals (via New Orleans Saints): Deone Bucannon, S, Washington State

28: Carolina Panthers: Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State

29. New England Patriots: Dominique Easley, DT, Florida

30. San Francisco 49ers: Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois

31. Denver Broncos: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State

32. Minnesota Vikings (via Seattle Seahawks): Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville

Jeff Fisher denied reports that the St. Louis Rams are shopping Sam Bradford in trade talks.

Fisher said Tuesday that Bradford is "our starting quarterback."

The Rams are looking for a potential backup to Bradford, not his replacement.

"We have all the confidence in the world (Bradford) will be back," Fisher said.

The Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams have held conversations about a trade of Sam Bradford.

The Rams own the second overall pick and could select a quarterback to replace Bradford.

Johnny Manziel is of interest to the Rams.

Bradford has cap hits of $17.6 million in 2014 and $16.58 million in 2015.

For a team dealing for Bradford, all $50 million of his guaranteed money has already been paid.