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St. Louis Rams News and Rumors

Bruce Irvin and a wild night in NFC West

ESPN.com

RENTON, Wash. -- There were no bold strikes up the draft board for NFC West teams Thursday night. There was resignation among those hoping the St. Louis Rams would emerge with a No. 1 wide receiver for quarterback Sam Bradford. The Rams traded down inst…

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Backed into a corner by the mad shuffling ahead of them, the St. Louis Rams added a big body to the defensive line by taking LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers with the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday.

Matt Loede, ramsgab.com

The Rams added some defensive punch to their roster on Thursday night, taking LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers with the 14th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Brockers played just two seasons and started just 14 games at LSU before turning pro af…

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The Seattle Seahawks wanted to trade back from the 12th overall spot in the 2012 NFL draft. General manager John Schneider indicated as much last week. That's what happened Thursday when Seattle sent the 12th pick to Philadelphia for the 15th, 114th and…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

A happy Dallas Cowboys war room traded with the St. Louis Rams to get the sixth overall pick. They used it to get LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne. Here's what our reports had to say about the man Jerry Jones was so happy to draft: It's important to note…

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The St. Louis Rams have been headed in reverse for a decade or so. Their plan for moving forward involved moving backward repeatedly during the 2012 NFL draft. The Rams, having already set up their long-term future by moving back four spots to No. 6 ove…

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Shahid Khan appeared close to purchasing the St. Louis Rams, only to have minority owner Stan Kroenke exercise his option to become majority owner. Khan, who purchased the Jacksonville Jaguars instead, wants to trade ahead of the Rams for a shot at Okla…

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Cowboys take Rams spot at No. 6; Rams get No. 14 spot and Cowboys' pick in the second round.

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Initial thoughts on the Cleveland Browns' trade with Minnesota into the third overall choice from No. 4: This looks like a panic move on the surface, but the Browns did enter this draft with 13 picks, most in the league. Giving up fourth-, fifth- and se…

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Jim Thomas and football writers in each NFL city make the pick for the team they cover.

2012 final mock draft

Apr 26, 2012

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

1. Colts: Andrew Luck, quarterback, Stanford. 2. Redskins: Robert Griffin III, quarterback, Baylor. 3. Vikings: Morris Claiborne, cornerback, LSU. 4. Browns: Trent Richardson, running back, Alabama. 5. Buccaneers: Stephon Gilmore, cornerback, South Caro…

stltoday.com

Bring your questions and comments for Jeff Gordon during tonight's draft.

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

Florio passed along “increasing buzz” late Wednesday that Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick will be drafted later than most prognosticators expect. Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger has seconded Florio’s report. But just how far could Kirkpa…

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Hello again. It's NFL Draft day, and that's very good news. Why? Because by later tonight these 7 million MOCK DRAFTS WILL FINALLY GO AWAY ...

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Jeff Fisher was only too happy to throw cold water on pre-draft rumors that the Rams were trying to trade Steven Jackson, the team's three-time Pro Bowler at running back.

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For too many years, Rams Park has been the place where premium NFL draft picks go to die.

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Andrew Luck knows exactly where he's heading, and so does Robert Griffin III. For the rest of the college stars preparing for the NFL draft that starts tonight, the anxiety is building. Nobody is l…