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Getty Images The Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown continued Monday on PFT Live, and there’s at least one backup who has made it among what should be the spots reserved for starters. Veteran Case Keenum comes in at No. 32. A journeyman in the truest sense, Keenum is now with his fifth...

Getty Images Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has already won two Defensive Player of the Year awards, and he’s the betting favorite to win a third this year. The odds at MGM have Donald as a +750 favorite to win the award. If he does, he’ll join J.J. Watt and Lawrence Taylor as the only...

Getty Images Monday was June 1 and that means teams that cut players with post-June 1 designations earlier this offseason have some more cap space at their disposal. The Jets are at the top of that list. They released cornerback Trumaine Johnson early in the offseason and they now have $11...

Getty Images The Rams issued a statement Sunday in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has created unrest around the country. It came a day after their quarterback, Jared Goff, issued his own. The Rams called for meaningful change. “Sadly, once again our city and our...

Getty Images Peyton Manning was busy recovering from neck surgery in 2011, but he saw the work his brother Eli Manning put in during the lockout. And he also saw what that work led to, so he’s spreading the word. Peyton Manning told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America that the...

Getty Images Jared Goff has added his name to the growing list of quarterbacks, many of whom are white, who are speaking out after the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed. The Rams quarterback calls for change, saying “it can only happen together.” “My heart hurts for...

Getty Images It’s been an offseason of goodbyes for the Rams. Players like Todd Gurley, Brandin Cooks, Dante Fowler, Cory Littleton, Greg Zuerlein, Nickell Robey-Coleman and Clay Matthews have moved on since the end of a disappointing 2019 season and the Rams will look very different from the...

Getty Images The Rams have had some on-field success in recent years. Off the field, they’ve struggled to handle their business in an ideal way, doing contracts they shouldn’t have done (with Todd Gurley, Jared Goff, Brandin Cooks) and failing to do contracts they should have done. Into the...

Getty Images The new NFL stadium in Inglewood was supposed to open in July, with a Taylor Swift concert. That event has been postponed. The first football game to be played there has not. The Rams announced on Wednesday their preseason schedule, which begins with an unofficial christening of...

Getty Images With gamblers able to bet the over or under on projected team win totals for 2020, bettors don’t believe in the ability of two specific teams of beat their numbers. According to the William Hill Sports Book, 83 percent of the action on the Rams’ projected win total has landed...

Getty Images Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey will be at training camp, whether he has a new contract or not. Ramsey, who will make $13.7 million this year in the final season of his rookie contract, told reporters that his agent and the team are on the same page, and he’s confident things will...

Getty Images Cornerback Jalen Ramsey said he has no intention of holding out of training camp if he has yet to come to an agreement with the Rams on a contract extension and added that the team knows where he stands in regard to his desire to strike a deal. Rams head coach Sean McVay said on...

Getty Images Of course new Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley would prefer to be on the field with his new players. But he’s already seen one instance in his career to suggest that having good players is better than having months of reps. Via Mark Whicker of the Los Angeles Daily News...

Getty Images NFL players without home gyms have had to get somewhat creative in their workouts. No one has gotten more creative than Rams safety Taylor Rapp. Rapp tweeted that he burned 10,521 calories Saturday, beginning his day-long workout at 4:30 a.m. and finishing at 9:09 p.m. He biked...

Getty Images Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald noted this week that the team’s defense will look a lot different this year as a result of the departures of defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and several players. Having Donald on hand means the cupboard is far from bare for new coordinator...

Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom recently suggested that the state will be ready to reopen to professional sports in early June, but he’s also said that he doesn’t foresee football being played in front of full stadiums this year. While Newsom isn’t the only person who has...

Getty Images Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald said Thursday “you need fans to play a game.” NFL players, though, might have to play without them or without all of them. Eagles defensive lineman Brandon Graham enjoys playing in front of the fans at Lincoln Financial Field, but he knows that...

Getty Images Rams head coach Sean McVay said earlier this offseason that defensive tackle Aaron Donald was “a little upset with me” when he heard that defensive end Michael Brockers had agreed to a deal with the Ravens in free agency, but that Donald started talking to him again when that deal...

Getty Images Rams coach Sean McVay hasn’t determined who will fill the role of departed running back Todd Gurley, but he has no doubts that there are players on the roster who can do it. McVay said that Malcolm Brown, Darrell Henderson and Cam Akers are all up to the task. “We feel we’ve got...

Getty Images NFL owners approved the Rams’ request for another $500 million loan for SoFi Stadium development, Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com reports. The loan is on top of the $400 million the Rams already borrowed from the league’s stadium lending program. The team also requested to pay...