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The practice for Thursday Dec. 17th was canceled because of a case of Swine Flu. More updates coming as we learn more...
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Confirmed on PD and ESPN.
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Re: Swine Flu hits Rams park!
12.17.2009 11:35 am
Updated: St. Louis Rams cancel practice due to swine flu
By Jim Thomas
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Rams canceled Thursday’s practice at Rams Park due to confirmed cases of swine flu. Players were seen driving out of Rams Park at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. All players were given medication and then were sent home.
Two players, quarterback Kyle Boller and center Jason Brown, missed practice Thursday due to undisclosed illnesses.Comment
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Re: Swine Flu hits Rams park!
Is this a rumor or what, whats the source of the info? Null need all the practice he can get.Comment
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Ok thanks for the postComment
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This may end up meaning Roger Allen III is our starting guard. This could really get interesting.Comment
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Re: Swine Flu hits Rams park!
More PD info:
The St. Louis Rams canceled Thursday’s practice at Rams Park due to confirmed cases of swine flu. Players were seen driving out of Rams Park at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. All players visited with team medical officials before being sent home.
“Yesterday we had a couple of guys come through that had sickness and flu-like symptoms and we sent them home,” coach Steve Spagnuolo said Thursday at a hastily called news conference at Rams Park. “We had a few more of them this morning. They went over to the doctor and we got some of those guys out of here.
“After that, I was advised by the doctors somewhere in the morning that . . .it might be best just to get everybody away from each other. It’s really more of a precaution than anything else. So we’ve done that. We’ve sent all the guys home. They’ve all visited, each one of them, with the trainers. Not all of them, obviously, are sick but we’re checking everybody. And we’re just being careful.”
Although he wouldn’t name names, Spagnuolo said “five or six” players could have swine flue. And he said it’s possible more could show up to work Thursday with swine flu.
Two players, quarterback Kyle Boller and center Jason Brown, missed practice Wednesday due what at the time were undetermined illnesses. On Thursday, Spagnuolo indicated they both had swine flu symptoms. Brown was back at Rams Park on Thursday and Spagnuolo said Brown seemed fine. Things were so hectic Thursday morning, Spagnuolo said he wasn’t aware if Boller was in the building or not.
Spagnuolo said the team plans to practice tomorrow. He said some players already had received the swine flu vaccination. Others received it Thursday.Comment
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oh noz! it's da pig cold on the loose again!!Comment
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Simply unbelievable. This team is cursed. In addition to Jason Smith being out, now this week we've lost Bell, Incognito, and most likely Brown. So against Houston, we'll have 4 backups and a penalty machine on the OL. Just great.
It looks like Boller will probably not play if he's got the flu, so Null will get another chance to show what he's made of, that is if he's not sick too.
RebelYell is right, this will all be VERY interesting.Comment
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Ok im starting to laugh at all the bad things that have happened this season. And by laugh i mean going to my corner and crying.Comment
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so now i guess we will not even look good in our throwbacks!Comment
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well it's better than what the Bengals are now having to deal with and I read in a blog someone said
At least the Rams receivers won't catch the swine flu because they can't catch anything. I thought that was funny.Comment
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Five or six players? Thats terrible. I bet Richie caused it all! haha jk
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I saw it too jk and got a chuckle out of it, and lord knows we need something to laugh about today.Originally posted by jkramsfan View Post
I hope this turns out to be the case, because our QB's life might depend on it, whoever that may be.Brown was back at Rams Park on Thursday and Spagnuolo said Brown seemed fine.Last edited by r8rh8rmike; -12-17-2009, 01:28 PM.Comment
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Jackson, 3 others stay home with illness
BY JIM THOMAS [email protected] > 314-340-8197
12/19/2009
One day after canceling practice because of confirmed cases of swine flu, the Rams were back on the field Friday. But they were minus four players — including running back Steven Jackson — who were at home with what coach Steve Spagnuolo called illness or flu-like symptoms.
Also missing Friday's practice were quarterback Kyle Boller, defensive tackle Darell Scott and wide receiver Brandon Gibson.
Spagnuolo didn't provide any more details on the players' illnesses.
"Some guys that are a little worse than others, you need to shut 'em down," Spagnuolo said. "There's coaches probably battling a cough and a sneeze, just like we all do. But whatever the doctors and trainers say, we just go that way."
Scott and Gibson are starters. And with Marc Bulger still sidelined with a fractured shin bone, Boller was in line to start this Sunday against the Houston Texans.
But Spagnuolo stopped short of saying the four had swine flu.
"I'm not being the doctor — not at all," he said.
Spagnuolo said he didn't know how many confirmed cases of swine flu the team had.
"It's flu season," he said. "All the coaches are working, I can tell you that."
Besides, he indicated that results for some players tested for swine flu might not be in yet.
"To my knowledge, it takes three to four days," Spagnuolo said. "You don't go over and just draw blood and know."
Besides the four players who missed practice entirely because of illness, four others were listed as limited participation Friday with illness: tight end Billy Bajema, center Jason Brown, tight end Daniel Fells and running back Samkon Gado.
"They were just 'down' a little bit, the energy wasn't up there, so we didn't put them through the whole (practice)," Spagnuolo said.
So far, Brown remains the team's only confirmed case of swine flu.
"That's what the doctor labeled it: swine flu," Brown said Friday. "I had a cough on Saturday evening that makes me believe that I picked up something on the flight down to Tennessee."
During the game against the Titans, Brown said, "I felt horrible. Like crap. I felt like passing out. It attacks you very hard and fast. But luckily there are antiviral medications that they have to help you get back on your feet very fast."
Players were given Tamiflu, a prescription flu medicine, to help combat illness, including swine flu.
"My mother, of course, she's calling up saying make sure you drink the teas and the soups and what-not," Brown said. "I'm sorry, but none of...-12-19-2009, 05:54 AM -
By Nick Wagoner | ESPN.com
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis Rams were the last team to jump into the fray of organized team activities. They officially began the work on Tuesday, but Thursday offered the first session open to the media.
As OTA practices go, Thursday's workout came with plenty of fireworks and much more to chew on. Here's what I took away from the day's work:
Scuffles abound: On an overcast day with cool temperatures, tempers ran hotter than one would expect, especially for a second OTA. There were three noticeable scuffles, one involving linebacker Alec Ogletree (his opponent was unrecognizable because the scrum happened too far away and was quickly broken up) that led coach Jeff Fisher to quickly stop practice and tell his team to cool down.
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AP Photo/Jeff RobersonRams receiver Kenny Britt caught a long TD pass against Janoris Jenkins during practice on Thursday.
Upon getting back to work, receiver Kenny Britt promptly beat cornerback Janoris Jenkins for a touchdown of about 40 yards then did the same to Trumaine Johnson soon after. Britt let the young corners know about it and eventually it led to a full on fight between he and Johnson. Fisher again stopped practice but this time read his team the riot act with language not fit for print here but audible from about 100 yards away.
Fisher doesn't mind spirited, competitive practices but his message was clear.
"We have some rules we have to abide by and we have to learn to protect each other a little better," Fisher said. "It was very competitive. It started out early. Kenny caught those two deep balls in the 1-on-1s. That kind of got things going, but it was good."
Later, defensive end Michael Sam and running back Isaiah Pead quickly exchanged not-so pleasantries but heeded Fisher's words and quickly separated.
Speaking of Britt: As mentioned above, Britt's two long touchdown catches (both from Shaun Hill) and subsequent reactions spurred the scuffles, but let's not lose sight of the fact that he made those plays in the first place. Britt has an opportunity to start fresh and told reporters after practice that he's viewing this season like he's a rookie starting anew.
Britt is a big, physical player and has already been nicknamed "The Incredible Hulk" by some of his teammates. Clearly, he has some impressive physical skills but he's also a bit emotional. You can look at Britt beating Jenkins and Johnson for long catches and his past off-field issues however you choose, but if nothing else Britt brings an attitude and competitiveness on the practice field that should be a net positive for a young receiver group.
For what it's worth, Britt chose not to address the Instagram post which drew some attention during the draft, saying it is between he and his wife....-06-05-2014, 08:38 PM -
From Mike Sando:
NFL teams can begin forming practice squads once eligible players clear waivers Saturday.
Eligible: Cornell Banks, Tim Barnes, Tom Brandstater, Mason Brodine, Aaron Brown, Sammy Brown, Kendric Burney, Ben Guidugli, Cory Harkey, T-Bob Hebert, Jamaar Jarrett, Nick Johnson, Joe Long, Deangelo Peterson, Chase Reynolds, Scott Smith
Not eligible: Vernon Gholston, Bryan Mattison, Jose Valdez, Kellen Clemens, Ovie Mughelli-09-01-2012, 01:28 PM -
By Nick Wagoner
Senior Writer
The Rams added seven players to their practice squad Sunday night and Monday morning, including five players who have been in St. Louis and a couple of new additions from other teams.
The practice squad in its current state includes: cornerback Marquis Johnson, linebacker Curtis Johnson, linebacker Mortty Ivy, center Drew Miller, tackle Ryan McKee, receiver Brandon McRae and receiver Danario Alexander.
Marquis Johnson, Miller, McKee, McRae and Alexander spent all or part of training camp with the Rams.
Ivy comes to St. Louis from Carolina, where he was on the Panthers practice squad last season after he came into the league as an undrafted rookie in 2009.
Curtis Johnson played his college football at Clark University in Atlanta and signed with Indianapolis as an undrafted rookie in 2008. He played seven games for the Colts that year before moving on to Dallas last season.
The Rams have room for one more player on their practice squad. That move will likely be made in the next day or two.-09-06-2010, 12:32 PM -
12.18.2009 1:06 pm
Jackson, 3 other Rams miss practice with illness
By Jim Thomas
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Running back Steven Jackson, wide receiver Brandon Gibson, defensive tackle Darell Scott and quarterback Kyle Boller, all missed practice Friday because of flu-like symptoms. But St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said he wasn’t sure if those players had come down with swine flu.
Defensive end Leonard Little had an infection in his knee that needed to be treated, and also missed Friday’s workout at Rams Park.-12-18-2009, 04:21 PM
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