As part of the league’s push to grow its fan base internationally, the NFL plans to play a regular-season game in China in the coming years. Although Commissioner Roger Goodell said the details are still being finalized, multiple owners confirmed that the Rams are slated to be the home team for...
Secrecy is a fundamental part of the NFL playbook. Teams rarely divulge exactly what they plan to do, especially when it comes to rolling out their blueprint for building through the draft. But there's no denying that the Rams are in the market for a quarterback as they prepare for a splashy return...
As the Rams prepare for the April 28-30 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Times will examine the Rams' depth by position. Today, the defensive line: A few weeks after the Rams' move from St. Louis to Los Angeles was announced, defensive tackle Aaron Donald pondered adjustments that would result from the...
Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, said Thursday that “there was a system failure across the board” when Rams quarterback Case Keenum was allowed to remain in a game last season after suffering a concussion. “Everyone had some form of accountability,” Vincent...
In what could be a watershed moment in the debate about the long-term effects of head injuries in the nation's most popular sport, the NFL's top health and safety executive acknowledged Monday for the first time that there is a connection between football-related brain trauma and a degenerative...
The Rams, who are scheduled to play in London against the New York Giants on Oct. 23, will play international games in each of the next three seasons, Rams owner Stan Kroenke said Friday. Kroenke made his comments while appearing as part of an “Evolution of Ownership” panel at the MIT Sloan Sports...
The Jacksonville Jaguars landed one of two former New York Giants who visited Friday. They missed out on the one they needed more. Cornerback Prince Amukamara agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Jacksonville, but defensive end Robert Ayers ended up heading to Tampa Bay for a three-year...
The loss of free-agent cornerback Janoris Jenkins and safety Rodney McLeod could bring the Rams compensatory draft picks in 2017, but the Rams were not among the 13 teams awarded picks Friday for free agents lost before the 2015 season. A team losing "more or better compensatory free agents than...
Johnny Manziel is finally an ex-Brown. The former Heisman Trophy winner has been released by the Cleveland Browns less than two years after they selected him in the first round of the NFL draft, the team announced Friday morning. Manziel released a statement hours later. "I'd like to thank the...
After a frenetic opening day to free agency, it was mostly quiet Thursday -- at least outwardly -- for the Rams. A day after unrestricted free-agent cornerback Janoris Jenkins and safety Rodney McLeod joined other teams, and safety/linebacker Mark Barron and defensive end William Hayes re-signed...
Tom Brady's two-year contract extension with the New England Patriots will give him a $28-million signing bonus and adds $41 million to his deal should he play it out. Although Brady will earn only $1 million in base salary next season and in 2017, the bonuses will increase his cap hit to $14 million...
If the plan going into the start of free agency really was to re-sign the entire secondary, the Rams suffered two major losses Wednesday. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins left for a huge payday from the New York Giants. Safety Rodney McLeod signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams salvaged the frenetic...
First, you hold the trophy. Then, you try to hold your team together. That's the formidable challenge facing every Super Bowl champion. Your newly-crowned players want to get paid, and 31 other teams are looking for some of that magic that got you so far — with the bonus of eroding the champ's...
The NFL's free-agent signing period started at 1 p.m. PST. Here's some of the latest news: Arizona: The Cardinals have reached agreement on a two-year, $10 million contract with free agent safety Tyvon Branch, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person, who spoke on condition...
The NFL free agency signing period begins Wednesday at 1 p.m. PT. When free agency starts, all teams must be in compliance with the league's salary cap. This year it's $155,270,000. That, of course, determines a lot about the kind of spending each team does during the period. Free agents are players...
Calvin Johnson is walking away from the NFL after nine record-setting seasons with the Detroit Lions. The star wide receiver known as Megatron announced his retirement Tuesday morning through a statement released by the Lions. He also filed his retirement papers with the league. "After much prayer,...
Peyton Manning is retired and off the market. Robert Griffin III is available, and Brock Osweiler and Ryan Fitzpatrick are among unrestricted free-agent quarterbacks who could sign with new teams. All are more high-profile options than Case Keenum, the Rams' presumptive starter. The Rams could...
Former NFL coach Lovie Smith was hired as the Illinois football coach Monday, two days after the firing of Bill Cubit following a 5-7 season. The move came after Athletic Director Josh Whitman, in his first official day on the job, fired Cubit after a single season in Champaign. He turned to Smith,...
Peyton Manning is retiring after 18 seasons in the NFL, and seemingly the entire league is paying tribute. "It was a blessing to coach Peyton Manning," Denver Coach Gary Kubiak said. "Nobody worked harder at the game, and nobody prepared harder than Peyton. His preparation was the best I've ever...
So where does Peyton Manning go from here? This much is clear: The NFL’s only five-time most valuable player, who held his retirement news conference Monday, will have plenty of opportunities after football. “He’s got a bunch of commitments, corporate speeches,” his father, Archie, told The Times....
Rams running back Tre Mason was arrested Saturday in Florida after a traffic stop by police, who said they used a stun gun to subdue the 22-year-old NFL player. Mason was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor reckless driving, possession of marijuana, resisting an officer and failure to register...
Quarterback Peyton Manning, the NFL’s only five-time most valuable player, has informed the Denver Broncos he has decided to retire, the team announced Sunday. Manning, who spent the past four seasons with Denver after his first 14 with Indianapolis, is coming off the second Super Bowl victory...
The Los Angeles Rams' head coach sat behind the middle of the table, a Pro Bowl defensive tackle to his right and a Pro Bowl punter to his left. As reporters, photographers and television camera operators surrounded Jeff Fisher, Aaron Donald and Johnny Hekker on Friday after a team meeting at a...
The Los Angeles Rams met for the first time as a team in Southern California on Friday, and players said they came away from the gathering with good information. “It was productive and it was informative,” offensive lineman Rodger Saffold said after the meeting at a Manhattan Beach hotel. “They...
he NFL has a 2020 vision regarding Los Angeles. The yet-to-be-built football stadium in Inglewood is in the running to host the Super Bowl in 2020 or 2021 — and the decision will be made in May. With Houston and Minneapolis hosting the next two Super Bowls, the NFL's Super Bowl Advisory Committee...
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could again be facing a four-game suspension for the scandal known as Deflategate after federal appeals court judges spent time Thursday shredding some of his union's favorite arguments for dismissal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan...
Two months after NFL owners signed off on the Rams' move from St. Louis to Los Angeles, the team's players will visit Southern California en masse for the first time. The Rams are scheduled to meet Friday in Manhattan Beach for a question-and-answer session with Coach Jeff Fisher and team executives....
When it came time to make the tough call on releasing Roddy White, the Atlanta Falcons didn't ask the popular wide receiver about reworking his contract. This decision was at least as much about performance as about money. The Falcons released White, the leading receiver in franchise history, on...
A year ago at this time, Kirk Cousins was relegated to backup status with the Washington Redskins, owned a resume that included only nine NFL starts and more interceptions than touchdowns, and was playing under a four-year rookie contract barely worth a total of more than $2.5 million. Now, with...
The Denver Broncos placed their exclusive franchise tag on Super Bowl MVP Von Miller on Tuesday. Both sides will continue to work toward a long-term deal for the four-time Pro Bowl linebacker. If that doesn't happen before the July 15 deadline, Miller will be slated to make $14.129 million on a...