ght end Dominique Byrd’s troubled stay with the Rams came to an end when he was released Monday, a day after team officials emphasized how strong a role character played in their draft choices over the weekend.
Byrd, 6 feet 2 and 254 pounds, was a third-round draft choice (No. 93 overall) in 2006 out of the University of Southern California. He saw action in 14 games, with no starts, over two seasons, most of it on special teams. He caught six passes for 73 yards and one touchdown.
Byrd is facing trial next week in St. Louis Circuit Court on charges of assault and armed criminal action stemming from a nightclub scuffle downtown in December 2006. This past October, he pled no contest and received three years’ probation on DUI charges in California in March 2007.
Coach Scott Linehan declined to comment on Byrd’s release.
-04-28-2008, 04:43 PM
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