Jason Smith’s toe injury appears to be minor ..

[MauiRam]

06.08.2010 11:04 am
By Bill Coats
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Rams practiced for just 35 minutes Tuesday morning as organized team activities continued. Near the end of the brief workout, the Rams got a scare when left tackle Jason Smith hobbled to the sideline, limping heavily.

According to coach Steve Spagnuolo, it looked worse than it probably was. Spagnuolo said that Smith tweaked a toe and that the injury appeared to be minor. When he walked off the field after practice, Smith, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 draft, was limping only slightly.

Also on the injury front, guard John Greco returned to the field. Greco had been sidelined with a chest-muscle injury. Cornerback Kevin Dockery sat out after twisting an ankle Monday.

After practice, the players were bused to Monroe Elementary School in Soulard, where they were to help construct a playground as part of the team’s community outreach efforts.

[Bralidore(RAMMODE)]

*watches herd of people freaking out stampede towards this thread*

How about we not post "minor injuries" on this site anymore??? My heart stopped...

[AvengerRam]

Too much information.

[Varg6]

I love my Rams but damn...this team gives me anxiety! Please stay healthy everyone!

It kills me to see news like this although it's minor because I think there's so much potential in this team yet injuries plague that hope of having a good year--then others get blamed like the coaches (who I actually like a lot unlike Linehan); it just stinks.

[RockinRam]

No worries. Every other team has minor dinks and scratches. It's part of the game. Plus, it's only early June guys.

[mikhal5569]

C'mon guys, seriously it's only June. I'd rather them get injured now than in August.

[Bar-bq]

He's clearly an injury prone bust.

[r8rh8rmike]

I love my Rams but damn...this team gives me anxiety! Please stay healthy everyone!

It kills me to see news like this although it's minor because I think there's so much potential in this team yet injuries plague that hope of having a good year--then others get blamed like the coaches (who I actually like a lot unlike Linehan); it just stinks.

I'm with you Varg, any injury where players hobble off the field causes me anxiety too, especially with this teams history. I'm sure Smith's injury is nothing, but I still can't help but cringe every time something like this comes up. What can I say, I'm gun shy from the last several years.

[Aussie Dave]

C'mon guys, seriously it's only June. I'd rather them get injured now than in August.

yet it seems our guys always seem to get injured now AND in august...

[Varg6]

I'm with you Varg, any injury where players hobble off the field causes me anxiety too, especially with this teams history. I'm sure Smith's injury is nothing, but I still can't help but cringe every time something like this comes up. What can I say, I'm gun shy from the last several years.

Lol, exactly. We need to go at least one season without 400 injuries before I can just shrug news like this off

[laram0]

A toe, we're talking about a toe. This is getting ridiculous I mean we're talking about a toe, a toe man!

[AvengerRam]

I'm with you Varg, any injury where players hobble off the field causes me anxiety too, especially with this teams history. I'm sure Smith's injury is nothing, but I still can't help but cringe every time something like this comes up. What can I say, I'm gun shy from the last several years.

That's exactly why I don't want to know about these types of injuries in June.

[TekeRam]

In the regular season he'd have had his toe taped to the next one and he'd be out there on the next series, I'm sure. As laram0 said, IT'S A TOE! No big deal to me.

[r8rh8rmike]

A toe, we're talking about a toe. This is getting ridiculous I mean we're talking about a toe, a toe man!

Actually, Leonard Little had a toe injury in 2007 that adversely affected his play and caused him to miss most of the season. His career was never the same. Toe injuries can be a you know what.

[Nick]

According to the Rams' official Twitter account, Jason reaggravated it...

Rams T Jason Smith irritated toe injury in morning practice. Sits out afternoon workout to have an MRI. Results later.