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Chamberlain Signs With Saints

Justin Stine — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:46:28 +0000

Dec 18, 2011; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams outside linebacker Chris Chamberlain (57) celebrates a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half at the Edward Jones Dome. The Bengals defeated the Rams 20-13. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scott Rovak-US PRESSWIRE

When I heard that linebacker Chris Chamberlain was meeting with the Saints and former coach Steve Spagnuolo during free agency, I was pretty sure that’s where he was going to end up. The Saints made it official on Friday, as they signed the former Rams backer to a three-year deal. Chamberlain was always a favorite of Spags while he was here, so it’s not much of a surprise. Chamberlain has been a special teams leader for years, and he has given the team some good snaps on defense as well. I have always liked him, and he’s going to be a nice addition to the Saints.

In other roster news, the team re-signed fullback Brit Miller to a deal on Friday as well. Miller is an underrated piece of the team’s offense, so it’s good to have him back. He is a pretty good athlete, and he knows his role and plays it well. It has been interesting to watch Miller develop into an NFL fullback after his days at linebacker for the University of Illinois, and he has turned into a legit player for this team.

King Joins The Rams Walking Wounded

Justin Stine — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:42:41 +0000

The Rams injury list grew by one on Thursday, as cornerback Justin King missed practice after injuring his shoulder earlier in the week. King apparently hurt the shoulder during practice on Wednesday, and he woke up with soreness Thursday. I don’t know the extent of the injury, but he is being called day-to-day so it shouldn’t be extremely serious. Also on the DNP list Thursday were Sam Bradford, AJ Feeley, James Hall, Chris Long and Mark LeVoir. No change on any of those guys, and it still seems highly likely that Bradford misses Sunday. For what it’s worth, Spags said he expects Long to play Sunday, which I think we all expected anyway.

In other bad injury news the team placed Brit Miller on IR, ending his 2011 season. Miller apparently suffered a knee injury during Monday’s game, and he tried to practice but was unable to go earlier this week. Spags said the team will likely use their tight ends in more blocking situations with Miller out, but the team could bring in a fullback at some point before the season is out.

The team did get some good news, as Craig Dahl, Eugene Sims, Stephen Spach and Josh Gordy all returned to practice in limited fashion. Fred Robbins and Quinn Porter were also limited participants.

Rams Injury Updates After MNF

Justin Stine — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:41:44 +0000

I think we have all started to get over Monday’s tragedy in Seattle, and as unfortunate as it feels sometimes, we still have to look forward to the next game this weekend. The good news is that the Rams got out of Monday relatively unscathed on the injury front. Sam Bradford and Chris Long both made it through without further injuring their respective ankles, but both were extremely sore on Tuesday. As has been the case over the last few weeks, the team is going to monitor both players throughout the week and determine when they will get back on the practice field. Brit Miller is apparently not progressing, and it sounds like the team might make a move to place him on IR if things don’t get better.

As far as injuries suffered in the game, TE Stephen Spach is probably the most serious with a head injury, and he will be treated for a concussion this week. Mark LeVoir suffered a groin injury, and his status is up in the air for practice right now. LeVoir just can’t catch a break on the injury front, but let’s hope this thing turns out to be minor.

There are four players who are being listed as day-to-day, and they are Josh Gordy, Craig Dahl, James Hall and AJ Feeley. Dahl’s is an ankle, so we will have to see where he’s at throughout the week. Gordy has an oblique strain and Hall has a pec issue, and we all know about Feeley. Also, Quinn Porter and Fred Robbins are expected to be back this week.