November 27, 2011; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams wide receiver Nick Miller (17) returns a 88 yard punt for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in the first half at the Edward Jones Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIRE

This is a bit of a minor note, but Rams WR Nick Miller has been suspended four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Miller played the final six games for the Rams last season and his only real impact was a long punt return against the Cardinals in his first game.

I don’t want to say Miller had no chance of making the team next season, but I’d say it’s a virtual certainty that he won’t be with the team now. I have nothing against Miller, and in fact I liked him as a returner. I think there’s a place for him in the NFL as a special teamer, but unfortunately this suspension will probably hurt his chances of catching on with another team. I have no idea what he tested positive for, but I don’t think it really matters at this point. Good luck in your future endeavors, Mr. Miller.

Miller is pretty much an Amendola clone, although I think it’s safe to say he’s probably not nearly as good, at least right now. He is 5-9 and 180 pounds, and coach Spags said today that if he would have put number 16 on Miller in practice, the media would have thought it was Danny back on the field running plays. Miller could factor into the return game on both kicks and punts, but although he may look like Amendola, I wouldn’t expect too much impact on the offense, at least early on.

Jackson is also kind of an interesting story. He is from Oklahoma where he was teammates with Sam Bradford, and Spags and Billy Devaney actually met him during a lunch when they were on campus working out Bradford a few years ago. Jackson played in 12 games with the Giants last season and recorded nine tackles, and he should be able to at least help out the depth at corner.