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...
The Rams retained another of their free agents Tuesday as tight end-fullback Cory Harkey agreed to terms with the team. Harkey, 25, started six games last season and had five catches. The 6-foot 4-inch, 259-pound Harkey played at UCLA and signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012....
Four days after re-signing one of their free-agent defensive ends, the Rams agreed to terms with another. Eugene Sims, who started nine games for the team last season, on Sunday finalized a three-year contract that reportedly is worth $10 million. Sims, 29, was a sixth-round draft pick by the Rams...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Faced with the impending free agency of nearly the entire secondary, and equipped with the option to control at least one of the players, the Rams zeroed in on cornerback Trumaine Johnson and applied the nonexclusive franchise tag on him Tuesday. The salary for cornerbacks who receive the nonexclusive...
The Rams’ plan to sign all of their free agents from their secondary might have hit a snag Sunday. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins fired his agent, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak for Jenkins. Cornerback Trumaine...
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Maneuvering by the Rams began even before the NFL set the salary cap for the 2016 season. Now that $155.27 million has been established as the number, the Rams know exactly how much money they can spend. They are about $60 million under the cap heading into the new league year, which begins March...
The NFL scouting combine is not only a pro football talent bazaar but also a convention and marketplace for team executives to assess the value of players already on their rosters. So despite the attention on draft prospects this week, Rams General Manager Les Snead was definitive Thursday about...
Los Angeles Rams players are finally about to see their new hometown. Coach Jeff Fisher said Wednesday that he was looking forward to a March 4 team meeting in Southern California, where he and Rams administrators will provide players with information about a range of issues related to the franchise's...
The Oxnard City Council unanimously approved a deal with the Rams on Tuesday to host the team’s spring practices in the city. The River Ridge fields -- where the Dallas Cowboys stage their training camp -- will be home to the Rams from April 18 through June 17. “This is positive news for the city...
During more than two decades as a scout, player personnel director and general manager, Les Snead has watched the NFL scouting combine morph into an off-season spectacle, replete with television coverage and an overwhelming media presence. Despite the potential distractions, the weeklong event...
After weeks of weighing their options, the Rams are beginning to finalize plans for their first year back in Los Angeles.The Oxnard City Council will vote Tuesday on an agreement with the team to hold spring practices in the city – on the same site where the Dallas Cowboys stage their training...
Middle linebacker James Laurinaitis, the Rams' all-time leader in tackles, said during a radio interview this week, he was looking forward to his eighth season with the team, the franchise's first in Southern California in more than two decades. "It's going to be an exciting transition," Laurinaitis...
They journeyed to Hawaii to play in the Pro Bowl and made the rounds as product pitchmen in San Francisco before the Super Bowl. Rams running back Todd Gurley and defensive lineman Aaron Donald are now looking forward to another milepost in their travelogue: Arriving with former St. Louis teammates...
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden underwent an unspecified medical procedure Thursday and was expected to remain hospitalized for another day or two, a person with knowledge of the situation said. Haden, 63, was hospitalized Wednesday after feeling lightheaded outside Heritage Hall. Paramedics took...
English Premier League power Arsenal will play a pair of midsummer friendlies in California, meeting the Major League Soccer All-Stars on July 28 in San Jose, then playing Mexico's Chivas of Guadalajara at StubHub Center in Carson on July 31. "Preseason is a critically important time for us and...
He endured beatings, mock firing squads and long periods of solitary confinement. His hands were tied behind his back for 30 days in which he was forbidden to speak. Rocky Sickmann spent 444 days in captivity during the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were, according to Iranian propaganda,...
The rush to possibly secure season tickets for the Rams' 2016 season at the Coliseum resulted in requests that could fill the stadium and more. The team announced Tuesday that more than 56,000 deposits for season tickets were received by Monday's deadline. The Rams accepted $100 deposits for a...
The multibillion-dollar stadium in Inglewood isn’t the only big deal Rams owner Stan Kroenke is working on these days. The sports mogul and real estate developer agreed Tuesday to purchase the 535,000-acre W.T. Waggoner Ranch in Texas. The largest contiguous ranch in the U.S. -- it covers more...
Von Miller arrived at the media center by police escort Monday morning, moving briskly through the city streets on his way to the Super Bowl 50 most-valuable-player news conference. His path to the quarterback the night before was even quicker. The Denver linebacker had 21/2 sacks of Carolina Panthers...
There was no shortage of applicants for an expansion franchise in Los Angeles when the insular, six-team NHL decided to double in size for the 1967-68 season. Five groups submitted bids, giving the league's Board of Governors many options when it met in February 1966. Los Angeles Rams owner Dan...
Cam Newton is now a Super Bowl quarterback with an MVP award. Offensive player of the year, too. And his coach, Ron Rivera, owns a second NFL honor as well. And quarterbacks Brett Favre and Ken Stabler were chosen for the 2016 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night, along with...
The Rams will arrive in the Los Angeles for the 2016 season with an award-winning running back. Todd Gurley continued his postseason haul Saturday when he was announced as the Associated Press NFL offensive rookie of the year. The announcement was made during the league's "NFL Honors" show. Gurley...
Running back Todd Gurley, defensive tackle Aaron Donald and punter Johnny Hekker would not mind making another trip to the Pro Bowl next season — as Los Angeles Rams. The trio had earned roster spots for Sunday's game based on their performances this season for a team that finished 7-9 in its final...
When the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2016 is announced this weekend, Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt won't hear their names called. In their second year of eligibility, the former St. Louis Rams receiving greats are not finalists. Terrell Owens, another former receiving great, does have a chance...
Blake Griffin's bothersome quadriceps shouldn't be an issue by the time he plays his next game for the Clippers.Then there's his broken right hand, which could hurt him even if it's not painful.Griffin injured his shooting hand when he punched a team assistant equipment manager on Jan. 23 in Toronto,...
Rams Coach Jeff Fisher has filled another vacancy on his staff. Skip Peete has been hired to coach Rams running backs, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday. The person requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about personnel moves. Peete, who turns 53...
The San Diego Chargers have insisted for nearly a year that they wanted to be an equal partner in a Los Angeles stadium were they to move north. But if they choose to relocate, there is a strong likelihood that it will be as a tenant paying $1 per year to play in Rams owner Stan Kroenke's planned...
The Rams have begun the process of transitioning from St. Louis to Los Angeles, where they will play for first time in more than two decades.The logistics of the move are only one of the issues the franchise faces as it prepares for the 2016 season, the first of three it is expected to play at...
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission will consider amending its lease with USC during Thursday’s meeting to allow two NFL teams to temporarily use the stadium. The announcement from L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the commission's president, is the latest sign that a second NFL...
Rams General Manager Les Snead stood inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium late Tuesday afternoon, after the first Senior Bowl practice he would see this week. A North team that features quarterbacks Cody Kessler of USC, Kevin Hogan of Stanford, Carson Wentz of North Dakota State and Jeff Driskel of Louisiana...