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Rams TE Kendricks Likely Out Sunday

Justin Stine — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:34:08 +0000

The St. Louis Rams will likely be without rookie tight end Lance Kendricks this weekend against the Browns as he deals with his foot injury. Kendricks is improving, and he is off crutches, but coach Steve Spagnuolo said Thursday that it’s a long shot that he will be ready for Cleveland. The injury could have been much worse, so if he only misses this week it will be a victory.

Joining Kendricks on the sidelines Thursday was Danario Alexander, who is still suffering from his hamstring ailment, and Jerious Norwood, who is also out with a hamstring. A number of guys were back on the field in limited form, including Darell Scott, who upped his workload and is on the road to recovery from his concussion. Scott has been cleared for contact, so there’s a piece of good news. Also limited were defensive end C.J. Ah You (ankle), linebackers Josh Hull (hamstring) and Bryan Kehl (ankle), defensive end Eugene Sims (shoulder), running back Steven Jackson (foot), safety Darian Stewart (ankle) and defensive end James Hall (knee).

Still No Bradford At Rams Practice

Justin Stine — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:41:06 +0000

I’ve been trying to be as optimistic as possible regarding the chances Sam Bradford suits up for the Rams on Sunday, be he and the team certainly aren’t making it easy. Bradford missed practice again on Friday while dealing with his ankle injury, although he did do some work with trainer Reggie Scott on his own. I still think he’s going to play on Sunday, and the fact that he tested the ankle out a bit today makes me feel better about that prediction. It will likely be a game-time decision unless he aggravates it tomorrow during the walk-through, so just cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Now, some disappointing news for some of you. Spags said today that WR Mark Clayton and DB Marquis Johnson won’t be on the active roster Sunday after the team activated them from the PUP list earlier this week. Both players have only had this week to practice, so they need more time. I’m sure most of you won’t be losing sleep over Johnson being out, but all you Clayton lovers will have to wait at least another week to see him on the field. Injury report on next page…

Bradford Still Sidelined

Justin Stine — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:42:07 +0000

Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo spoke to the media after practice on Thursday, and as you might imagine, much of the talk centered around the status of Sam Bradford. Bradford missed practice again today, and he continued to get treatment on his injured ankle. ““No. It’s status quo. Again, really no change. He’s got every gadget and gizmo known to America in there trying to get him healthy, but we’ll see where we’re at tomorrow. Reggie (Scott), I don’t know if Reggie will attempt to do anything tomorrow or not. We’ll see. He doesn’t come right out on the field. First they’re going to try to see if he can drop back. So we haven’t even got to that point yet.”

On the status of LT Rodger Saffold, who has been dealing with a bone bruise, Spags said: ““He bounced back, which was good to see because we can’t afford to lose anybody. And he bounced back, which is good. We dodged a bullet there. It ended up being a contusion, so that was good.”

The team also had a few guys miss practice today. One was CB Brian Jackson, who is being called day-to-day after suffering a knee injury. S Quintin Mikell was also absent on Thursday, but it wasn’t injury related. Mikell was with him wife as the two celebrated the birth of their child. CJ Ah You was also still out, which was of no surprise to anyone.