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The St. Louis Rams kickoff their 2011 preseasonschedule Saturday as they host the IndianapolisColts at the Edward Jones Dome.

Saturday’s contest marks just the second time theRams and Colts have faced each other in the pre-season. St. Louis won the only previous meeting, a19-17 decision in the 2006 preseason opener.

The Rams are set to begin their third season underHead Coach Steve Spagnuolo and were one of theNFL’s most improved teams in 2010. St. Louis fin-ished 7-9 last season, second in the NFC West.

The St. Louis offense will again be led by RB Steven Jackson, who earned histhird trip to the Pro Bowl last season, and 2010 NFL Offensive Rookie of the YearSam Bradford. The group will be aided by key free agent additions G HarveyDahl, WR Mike Sims-Walker and RBs Cadillac Williams and Jerious Norwood.

Defensively, the Rams ranked 12th in the NFL in points allowed, and the groupreturns 10 starters, including MLB James Laurinaitis, DEs Chris Long and JamesHall and DT Fred Robbins.

RAMS OPEN 201 1 PRESEASON VS. COLTSPRESEASONDay Date Opponent Time TVSat. 8/13 Indianapolis 7 p.m. KTVISat. 8/20 Tennessee 7 p.m. KTVI

Fri. 8/26 at Kansas City 7 p.m. KTVIThurs. 9/1 at Jacksonville 6:30 p.m. KTVIREGULAR SEASONSun. 9/11 Philadelphia Noon FoxMon. 9/19 at N.Y. Giants 7:30 p.m. ESPNSun. 9/25 Baltimore 3:05 p.m. CBSSun. 10/2 Washington Noon FoxSun. 10/9 Bye WeekSun. 10/16 at Green Bay Noon FoxSun. 10/23 at Dallas 3:15 p.m. FoxSun. 10/30 New Orleans Noon FoxSun. 11/6 at Arizona 3:15 p.m. FoxSun. 11/13 at Cleveland Noon Fox

Sun. 11/20 Seattle 3:05 p.m. FoxSun. 11/27 Arizona Noon FoxSun. 12/4 at San Francisco 3:15 p.m. FoxMon. 12/12 at Seattle 7:30 p.m. ESPNSun. 12/18 Cincinnati Noon CBSSat. 12/24 at Pittsburgh Noon FoxSun. 1/1 San Francisco Noon Fox

2011 SCHEDULE

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2011 P RESEASON W EEK 1S T . L OUIS R AMS (0-0)

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INDIANAPOLIS C OLTS (0-0)Saturday, August 13, 2011, Edw ard Jo nes Dome, 7 p.m.

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Tuesday, August 9-Walkthrough: 10:15 a.m.-Practice: 2:30 p.m.-Coach Spagnuolo availableon field after practice.-Players available on fieldafter practice

Wednesday, August 10-Walkthrough: 10 a.m.-Practice: 2:30 p.m.-Coach Spagnuolo & RBSteven Jackson availableon field after practice-Players available on fieldafter practice

Thursday, August 11-Walkthrough: 10:15 a.m.-Practice: 5 p.m.-Coach Spagnuolo & QBSam Bradford available onfield after practice.-Players available on fieldafter practice

Friday, August 12-Walkthrough: 10:10 a.m.-Practice: 2:30 p.m.-Coach Spagnuolo availableon field after practice.-Players available on fieldafter practice

Saturday, August 13

Ramsvs.

ColtsEdward Jones Dome

7 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, August 14

Coach SpagnuoloConference Call

2 p.m.

THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY

BROADCAST INFORMATIONTELEVISION

NBC (KTVI, Ch. 2 in St. Louis)

Play-by-Play: Andrew SicilianoColor Analyst: Ross TuckerSideline Reporters: Orlando Pace,Maurice Drummond

RADIOWXOS (101.1 FM

Play-by-Play: Steve SavardColor Analyst: D’Marco FarrSideline Reporter: Tony Softli

RB Steven Jackson



P RESEASON WEEK 1: S T . L OUIS R AMS VS . I NDIANAPOLIS C OLTS

• Overall Regular Season Series: Colts lead series, 23-18-2• Overall Preseason Series: Rams lead series, 1-0• Rams Regular Season Home Record vs. Colts: 13-9• Rams Regular Season Road Record vs. Colts: 5-14-2• Current Streak: Colts, two games (2005 - present)

• Rams Longest Streak: Four games (1950-54)• Colts Longest Streak: Six games (1963-66)• Regular Season Point Total: Colts 928 - Rams 914• Most Points, Rams: 70, Rams 70-27 (1950)• Most Points, Colts: 56, Colts 56-21 (1956)• Most Points, both teams: 97, Rams 70-27 (1950)• Fewest Points, Rams: 2, Colts 14-2 (1962)• Fewest Points, Colts: 0, Rams 48-0 (1954)• Fewest Points, both teams: 16, Colts 14-2 (1962)

THE SERIES AT A GLANCE

Former Rams:• Colts Special Assistant to the Defense Rod Perry played for the LosAngeles Rams from 1975-82 and coached the secondary for the Rams from1992-94.• Colts Defensive Line Coach John Teerlinck coached for the Los AngelesRams in 1991.

Former Colts:• Rams Running Backs Coach Sylvester Croom was the running backscoach for the Indianapolis Colts in 1991.• Rams DT Dan Muir played for the Colts from 2008-10.

Missouri Ties:• Colts WR Chris Brooks is a St. Louis native.

Indiana Ties:• Rams T Rodger Saffold played at the University of Indiana.

Coaching Connections:• Colts Quarterbacks Coach Frank Reich (1997-98) and Offensive QualityControl Coach Pete Metzelaars (1997) played for the Detroit Lions whileRams Running Backs Coach Sylvester Croom (1997-98) was the team’soffensive coordinator.• Colts Linebackers Coach Mike Murphy and Rams Offensive Line CoachSteve Loney coached together for the Arizona Cardinals in 1993.• Rams Defensive Coordinator Ken Flajole (2003-05), Linebackers CoachPaul Ferraro (2005), and Defensive Quality Control Coach Matt House(2008) coached with Colts Special Assistant to the Defense Rod Perry fthe Carolina Panthers.• Colts DT Antonio Johnson played at Mississippi State when RamsRunning Backs Coach Sylvester Croom was the Bulldogs’ head coach.• Rams Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels was on Bill Belichick’s staf

in New England when Colts K Adam Vinatieri played for the Patriots.

NFL Teammate Connections:• Rams G Harvey Dahl, RB Jerious Norwood and OL Quinn Ojinnakawere teammates with Colts DE Jamaal Anderson with the Atlanta Falcons• Rams LB Zac Diles and Colts QB Dan Orlovsky played together with thHouston Texans.• Rams S Quintin Mikell played with Colts LB Ernie Sims with thePhiladelphia Eagles.

College Teammate Connections:• Colts DB Antoine Bethea and Rams CB Ron Bartell were teammates atHoward University.• Colts RB Joseph Addai was a teammate of Rams P Donnie Jones at

Louisiana State University.• Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez played with Rams LB James LaurinaitisOhio State University.• Colts LB Pat Angerer and Rams CB Bradley Fletcher at Iowa.• Colts WR Austin Collie and Rams LB Bryan Kehl at BYU.• Colts TE Brody Eldridge and Rams QB Sam Bradford at Oklahoma.• Colts CB Jerraud Powers and Rams RB Cadillac Williams at Auburn.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

SERIES HISTORY VS. INDIANA POLISRegular Season

Colts lead series, 23-18-2Year Result Location1950 Rams, 70-27 LA1953 Rams, 21-13 BAL

Rams, 45-2 LA1954 Rams, 48-0 BAL

Colts, 22-21 LA1955 Tie, 17-17 BAL

Rams, 20-14 LA1956 Colts, 56-21 BAL




Colts, 45-26 LA1960 Colts, 31-17 BALRams, 10-3 LA

1961 Colts, 27-24 BALRams, 34-17 LA

1962 Colts, 30-27 BALColts, 14-2 LA

Year Result Location1963 Rams, 17-16 LA

Colts, 19-16 BAL1964 Colts, 35-20 BAL

Colts, 24-7 LA1965 Colts, 35-20 BAL

Colts, 20-17 LA1966 Colts, 17-3 LA

Rams, 23-7 BAL1967 Tie, 24-24 BAL


Colts, 28-24 LA1969 Rams, 27-20 BAL

Colts, 13-7 LA1971 Colts, 24-17 BAL1975 Rams, 24-13 LA

1986 Rams, 24-7 IND1989 Rams, 31-17 LA1995 Colts, 21-18 IND2001 Rams, 42-17 STL2005 Colts, 45-28 IND2009 Colts, 42-6 STL

2010 Final Stats Rams Colts

18.1 (26t) Points Per Game 27.2 (4)302.9 (26) Total Offense 380.8 (4)98.6 (25) Rush Offense 92.7 (29)

204.3 (21) Pass Offense 288.1 (1)30:51 Time Of Possession Average 29:4120.5 (12) Opponent Points Per Game 24.3 (23)

336.8 (19) Total Defense 341.6 (20)113.1 (17) Rush Defense 127.0 (25)223.6 (19) Pass Defense 214.6 (13)

43/290 Sacks Made/Yards 30/19614/161 Interceptions By/Yards 10/206+5 (10) Turnover Differential -4 (19t)11.3 (8) Punt Return Average 6.9 (29)

23.7 (21) Kickoff Return Average 19.6 (28)9.7 (21) Punt Coverage 10.7 (23)

23.7 (21) Kickoff Coverage 25.8 (29)94/45.5 Punts/Average 69/42.2

TAL E OF THE TAPE



WR Brandon Gibson – Recorded new career highs with 53receptions for 620 yards, both of which ranked second amongRams in 2010. Started 12 of 14 games.

LT Rodger Saffold – Second-round pick was the onlyNFL rookie to start all of his team’s games at left tackle last sea-son. Allowed only three sacks in 590 pass attempts according toStatsPass.com.

LG Jacob Bell – Eighth-year lineman started all 16 games atleft guard. Marked second time in his career he’s started 16 games.Has blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers.

C Jason Brown – Started all 16 games in 2010 and hasstarted 76 consecutive games, sixth-longest active streak amongNFL centers. Helped Steven Jackson reach 1,000-yards in sixth-straight season.

RG Harvey Dahl – Mauling road grater joined the Rams in Julyas a free agent. Started 43 games over the last three seasons forone of NFL’s top offenses.

RT Jason Smith – Former second-overall pick started 15 of theteam’s 16 games at right tackle in 2010. Opened holes for StevenJackson to rush for 1,241 yards and earn Pro Bowl honors.

TE Billy Bajema – Crafty veteran blocker and pass catcher setnew career highs with 14 receptions and 145 yards last season.Recorded his first two touchdown catches of his career in Week 12in Denver.

WR Danny Amendola – Led the Rams with 85 receptions for689 yards and tied for the team lead with three touchdown catches.Finished ninth in the NFL and fifth in the NFC in receptions. Tied forninth in NFL with 11.3-yard punt return average.

QB Sam Bradford – Top overall pick in 2010 draft set new NFLrookie records for attempts (590) and completions (354). His 3,512yards are second most by a rookie in NFL history. Threw 18 touch-down passes and 15 interceptions.

FB Brit Miller – Appeared in nine games with two starts at full-back last season after joining the 53-man roster prior to Week 6.Finished second among Rams with 16 special teams tackles.

RB Steven Jackson – Earned his third career trip to the ProBowl after rushing for 1,241 yards. Also caught 46 passes for 383yards. Became Rams all-time leading rusher in Week 7. Currentstreak of six-consecutive 1,000-yard seasons is longest active streakin the NFL.

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

RB Cadillac Williams – Rushed for 107 yards on 34 carries andscored three touchdowns.

TE Lance Kendricks – Rams second-round draft pick was aMackey Award finalist at Wisconsin last season after catching 43passes for 663 yards.

TE Michael Hoomanawanui – Hauled in 13 passes for 146yards and three touchdowns as a rookie in 2010.

RB Jerious Norwood – Free agent averaged 5.3 yards per

carry and 9.5 yards per reception during five seasons with Atlanta.

OFFENSELDE Chris Long – Moved to the left side on a full-time basis andhad a career-best 8.5 sacks in 2010. Led Rams with 16 quarterbackpressures and 21 quarterback hits. Also logged 26 tackles.

LDT Fred Robbins - Twelve-year veteran tied for fourth amongall NFL defensive tackles with 6.0 sacks, which marked a careerhigh. Also had 24 tackles, including four for loss, eight quarterbackhits and seven passes defensed on the year. Passes defensed totalranked second among NFL DTs, according to StatsPass.com.

RDT Justin Bannan – Ten-year veteran joins St. Louis after stintswith Buffalo, Baltimore and Denver. Has appeared in 129 careergames.

RDE James Hall – Led the Rams with 10.5 sacks and led all St.Louis defensive linemen with 57 tackles on the year. Sack total issecond highest of his 11-year NFL career. Had 2.0 sacks in threedifferent games.

SLB Na’il Diggs – Started the first 12 games of the seasonbefore a shoulder injury landed him on “reserve/injured.” Brought aveteran presence to the defense and posted 37 tackles in his 11thNFL season.

MLB James Laurinaitis – Rams leading tackler for the second-consecutive season as he posted 129 stops in 2010. Also postedthree sacks and seven passes defensed while playing in a team-high 1,093 snaps.

WLB Bryan Kehl – Recorded 26 tackles in 14 games, includingone start, in 2010. Was a key contributor on special teams with 11tackles in the kicking game.

LCB Ron Bartell – Led Rams with 13 passes defensed last sea-son and had 72 tackles on the year.

RCB Bradley Fletcher – Bounced back from a severe knee injuryas a rookie to lead the Rams with four interceptions. Ranked thirdon the team with 91 tackles and second with 12 passes defensedon the season.

SS Craig Dahl – Rams’ second-leading tackler with 93 stopson the season. Also posted two interceptions and 16 special teamsstops on the year, tied for second most among Rams.

FS Quintin Mikell – First-year Ram led the Eagles with 111tackles while also recording 14 pass breakups and three intercep-tions in 2010. Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2008.

KEY CONTRIBUTORSDE C.J. Ah You – Recorded a career high 4.0 sacks to go alongwith 19 tackles (two for loss) and seven quarterback hits.

S Darian Stewart – Rookie free agent had 11 tackles and fivequarterback hits while manning the dime safety role for the Rams.

CB Justin King – Fourth-year Ram logged 19 tackles and twopasses defensed in eight games last season while manning thenickel corner position.

S James Butler – Started four games at free safety lastseason and tallied 26 tackles, two interceptions and two passes

defensed.

DEFENSE

2011 RAMS PROJECTED STARTERS



TH E HEAD COACHES

S TEVE S PAGNUOLO

NFL Coaching Year: 13th yearRams Head Coach: 3rd yearRegular Season: 8-23 (.258)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)

S PAGNUOLO , AT A G LANCE

2009- St. Louis Rams Head Coach2007-08 New York Giants Defensive Coordinator2004-06 Philadelphia Eagles Linebackers2001-03 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Backs1999-2000 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Assistant1998 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1996-97 Bowling Green University Defensive Backs1994-95 Rutgers University Defensive Backs1994 University of Maine Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1993 University of Maine Defensive Backs1993 San Diego Chargers Scout1992 Barcelona Dragons (WLAF) Defensive Line/Special Teams1990-91 University of Connecticut Defensive Coordinator/Def. Backs1987-89 University of Connecticut Defensive Backs1984-86 Lafayette College Defensive Line/Special Teams1983 Washington Redskins Player Personnel Intern

1982-83 University of Massachusetts Graduate Intern

Steve Spagnuolo enters his third season as head coach of the St.Louis Rams. In 2010, Spagnuolo’s team made a six-game improve-ment from 2009, finishing in second place in the NFC West. Thesix-game swing marked the second best turnaround in the NFL from2009 to 2010. The Rams finished with a 5-3 home record, the firsthome winning record since 2004. In addition, the Rams improvedtheir team net turnover ratio from -13 in 2009 to +5 in 2010. TheRams forfeited only six fumbles, the second fewest in the NFL.

Spagnuolo’s 2010 Rams made considerable improvements in allthree phases last season. Defensively, the Rams jumped 10 spotsin total defense in 2010. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ramsaveraged 7.2 points per game more in 2010 than in 2009, largely byplaying smart football that saw the team rank tied for eighth with 21turnovers last season.

Spagnuolo came to the Rams after a stellar career as defensivecoordinator of the New York Giants and was the architect of thedefense that shut down the high-octane New England Patriots in theGiants’ stunning 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII.

Spagnuolo spent eight seasons (1999-2006) with the PhiladelphiaEagles, serving as defensive assistant/safeties from 1999-2000,defensive backs coach from 2001-03 and linebackers coachfrom 2004-06. From 1999-2005, the Eagles played in four NFCChampionship games and one Super Bowl.

Spagnuolo coached for 18 years in the college ranks and in pro-fessional football in Europe before joining the Eagles. Spagnuolo

served as defensive line/special teams coach with the BarcelonaDragons of the WLAF in 1992 and was defensive coordinator/line-backers coach for NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy in 1998.

A wide receiver at Springfield (Mass.) College from 1978-81,Spagnuolo coached collegiately at Massachusetts (1982-93),Lafayette (1984-86), Connecticut (1987-91), Maine (1993-94),Rutgers (1994-95) and Bowling Green (1996-97). Spagnuolo alsoworked as a pro personnel intern for the Washington Redskins in1983 and as a scout with the San Diego Chargers in 1993.

A native of Whitinsville, Mass., Spagnuolo is married to wife, Maria.

C ALDWELL , AT A G LANCE

2009- Indianapolis Colts Head Coach2008 Indianapolis Colts Associate Head Coach2005-07 Indianapolis Colts Assistant Head Coach/

Quarterbacks2002-04 Indianapolis Colts Quarterbacks2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterbacks1993-2000 Wake Forest University Head Coach1988-92 Penn State University Passing Game Coordinator/

Quarterbacks1987 Penn State University Quarterbacks1986 Penn State University Wide Receivers1985 University of Louisville Assistant Coach1982-1984 University of Colorado Assistant Coach1981 Northwestern University Assistant Coach1978-80 Southern Illinois University Assistant Coach1977 University of Iowa Graduate Assistant

J IM C ALDWELL

NFL Coaching Year: 11th yearColts Head Coach: 3rd yearRegular Season: 24-8 (.750)Postseason: 2-2 (.500)

Jim Caldwell was named head coach of the club on January 13,2009 and enters his third season as head coach of the Colts. Priorto succeeding Tony Dungy as head coach, Caldwell served as anassistant with the club for seven years. He was elevated to associ-ate head coach with the club on January 21, 2008. Caldwell spenthis first three seasons as quarterbacks coach before earning theexpanded title of assistant head coach prior to the 2005 season.

In his first two seasons at the helm, Caldwell has directed the Coltsto 14-2 and 10-6 regular-season records, winning consecutive AFCSouth titles, an AFC Championship and a berth in Super Bowl XLIV.Caldwell’s leadership has helped the Colts annually have one of theNFL’s most prolific offenses. Indianapolis ranked 1st in NFL pass-ing in 2010. The Colts have ranked in the top four in NFL scoringoffense in nine of the past 12 years. The club has ranked in the topthree in AFC passing offense and top six in the NFL for 13 consecu-tive seasons, leading the conference seven times and the leaguethree times. In 2010, the Colts won the division title and earned theAFC’s third playoff seed. In 2009, the Colts won their first 14 games,took the AFC title and advanced to the Super Bowl for the secondtime since 2006. The club had seven fourth-quarter comeback wins,the most by any team since the 1970 NFL Merger. The Colts had aleague-record five straight comeback wins during weeks 8-12, set-ting an additional NFL mark during those first four games by winningfour straight comebacks by a total combined margin of 10-or-fewerpoints.

Caldwell joined Indianapolis from Tampa Bay, where he served asquarterbacks coach during the 2001 season. Caldwell has morethan 20 years of collegiate coaching experience. Caldwell spent1993-2000 as head coach at Wake Forest and served as an assis-tant coach at Southern Illinois (1978-1980), Northwestern (1981),Colorado (1982-84), Louisville (1985) and Penn State (1986-1992).

Caldwell was a four-year starter (1973-76) as a defensive back atIowa and worked as a graduate assistant for the Hawkeyes in 1977.He holds a bachelor’s degree from Iowa. He was born January 16,1955 in Beloit, Wis. Jim and his wife, Cheryl, have four children:Jimmy, Jermaine, Jared, and Natalie.



RB Steven Jackson raced into Rams his-tory midway through the 2010 season ashis 110-yard effort in Tampa Bay pushedhim past Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson andinto the top spot on the franchise’s all-timerushing list.

During pregame warm ups prior to the

Rams’ Week 8 win over Carolina, Jacksondonned a pair of “rec specs” goggles thatDickerson famously wore. Jackson madethe gesture as a way to honor Dickerson.

Jackson entered last season ranked third in franchise history in rush-ing. In Week 4, he passed Marshall Faulk (6,959) to move into sec-ond place on the franchise’s all-time rushing list and has distancedhimself from Dickerson as well.

Rams Career Rushing Yards LeadersYards

Steven Jackson (2004- ) 7,948Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 7,245Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 6,959Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-79) 6,186Dick Bass (1960-69) 5,417

J ACKSON STANDS ALONE

RB Steven Jackson

With 1,241 yards in 2010, RB Steven Jackson became the first playerin Rams history to record six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Hisstreak of six straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons is the longest activestreak in the NFL

Jackson finished eighth in the NFL and third in the NFC in rushing in2010. Since becoming a starter in 2006, Jackson posted yearly rush-ing totals of 1,046, 1,528, 1,002, 1,042 and 1,416 yards in additionto his 2010 total.

Consecutive 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons In Rams HistoryConsecutive Seasons Years

Steven Jackson 6 2005-10Eric Dickerson 4 1983-86

Marshall Faulk 3 1999-2001

SIX IN A ROW

RB Steven Jackson looks to extend his franchise record for 1,000-yard seasons to seven.

RAMS AL L-TI ME LEADIN G RUSHERS

Eric Dickerson7,245 yards

Marshall Faulk6,959 yards

Steven Jackson7,948 yards

Lawrence McCutcheon6,186 yards

Dick Bass5,417 yards

RB Steven Jackson reached the centurymark four times in 2010 to give him 27100-yard rushing performances on hiscareer.

With a 102-yard performance in Week13 in Arizona, RB Steven Jackson tiedMarshall Faulk for second most 100-yard

rushing games in team history with 27. Hisnext 100-yard game will put him alone insecond place in team history.

Jackson’s other 100-yard games in 2010included 110 yards on 22 carries in Week7 against the Buccaneers; 109 yards in Week 6 against San Diego;and a season-best 114 yards in Week 5 at Detroit.

Career 100-yard Games in Rams History

Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 38Steven Jackson (2004- ) 27Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 27

Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-79) 22

CENTURY MARK

RB Steven Jackson

As RB Steven Jackson climbed to thetop of the franchise’s all-time rushing listin 2010, he continued to gain ground onthe Rams’ all-time rushing touchdown list.Jackson scored six times this season togive him 47 rushing touchdowns on hiscareer.

In Week 10 at San Francisco, Jackson’stouchdown run allowed him to pass“Deacon” Dan Towler for the third-mostrushing touchdowns in franchise history.

Rams Career Rushing TD LeadersTD

Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 58Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 56Steven Jackson (2004- ) 47Dan Towler (1050-55) 43Dick Bass (1960-69) 34

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN HISTORY

RB Steven Jackson



Throughout his career RB Steven Jackson has shown the ability tocatch passes out of the backfield and while lined up at receiver. Inaddition to leading the team in rushing, Jackson ranked third amongRams in receptions (46) in 2010. With 327 career catches, Jacksonranks ninth in team history in the category.

Since 2006, Jackson has registered 265 receptions for 2,161 receiv-ing yards (8.2-yard average). During that time, Jackson’s 265 recep-tions and his 2,161 receiving yards rank among the best runningbacks. In 2006, Jackson registered career highs with 90 catches for806 yards. The 90 catches rank sixth in NFL history in one season

among running backs.

Receptions Leaders Among Running Backs, 2006-PresentRec Yards Avg. Long TD

Reggie Bush / NO 294 2,142 7.3 74 12Steven Jackson / STL 265 2,161 8.2 64t 5Brian Westbrook / PHI-SF 262 2,203 8.4 62t 16Frank Gore/SF 255 2,152 8.4 48 9L. Tomlinson/SD-NYJ 240 1,931 8.0 51t 7

CATCHING ON

RB Steven Jackson dives for the end zone on touchdown reception. The catch was one of 327 in Jackson’s career.

RB Steven Jackson has shown the abilityto contribute in the rushing game and inthe receiving game. Since the start of the2006 season, Jackson leads the NFL with118.2 yards from scrimmage per game(minimum 50 games).

Since 2006, Jackson has 1,755 touchesfor 8,390 yards. His touches and scrim-mage yards are the most over that timeperiod.

Last season, Jackson ranked third in theNFC and ninth in the NFL with 1,624scrimmage yards.

On the season, Jackson averaged 101.5 scrimmage yards per game,marking the fifth consecutive season he’s averaged at least 100yards from scrimmage per game. The streak dates back to his firstyear as an NFL starter in 2006. He averaged 145.9 scrimmage yardsper game in 2006.

In 2006, Jackson recorded 2,334 yards from scrimmage, the fifth-highest single-season total in NFL history. That season Jacksonrushed for 1,528 yards and 13 touchdowns on 346 attempts. He

added 806 yards receiving on 90 catches. The 90 catches rank sixthin NFL history in one season among running backs.

Yards From Scrimmage/Game Leaders, 2006-PresentGames Touches Yards Yds/Game

Steven Jackson / STL 71 1,755 8,390 118.2Adrian Peterson / MIN* 61 1,317 6,952 114.0Frank Gore / SF 70 1,499 7,958 113.7L. Tomlinson / SD-NYJ 77 1,637 7,974 103.6Brian Westbrook / PHI-SF 66 1,151 6,303 95.5

J ACK OF ALL TRADES

RB Steven Jackson

A week after becoming the franchise’sall-time leading rusher, Steven Jacksonmade another move towards a signifi-cant Rams record.

With 64 total yards in Week 8 againstCarolina (59 rushing, 4 receiving),Jackson passed WR Henry Ellard forfourth in franchise history in yards fromscrimmage.

In Week 10, Jackson became thefourth Ram and 80th player in NFL his-tory to reach 10,000 career scrimmageyards. Last season, Jackson rankedthird in the NFC and ninth in the NFLwith 1,624 scrimmage yards.

Jackson now has 10,618 career scrimmage yards. Ellard, whoplayed for the Rams from 1983-93 and later coached the team’s widereceivers, posted 9,816 total yards while wearing the horns.

Entering 2011, Jackson needs just 412 scrimmage yards to tieMarshall Faulk for second all time among Rams.

Rams All-Time Leaders, Yards From ScrimmageYears Rushing Rec. Total

Isaac Bruce 1994-07 150 14,109 14,259Torry Holt 1999-08 57 12,660 12,717Marshall Faulk 1999-05 6,959 4,071 11,030Steven Jackson 2004- 7,948 2,670 10,618Henry Ellard 1983-93 55 9,761 9,816

MAKING HISTORY

RB Steven Jackson

Throughout his career, RB Steven Jackson has been the definition of

a “bell cow” back as he’s willingly carried a sizeable workload for theRams. Last season was no exception, as few in the NFL handled thefootball more than Jackson.

SJ39’s 330 carries were second most in the NFL in 2010, trailingonly Atlanta’s Michael Turner. In addition, Jackson caught 45 passes,which gave him 376 scrimmage touches, second most in the NFL.

2010 NFL Leaders, Total TouchesRush Rec. Total Yards

Arian Foster / HOU 327 66 393 2,220Steven Jackson / STL 330 46 376 1,624Ray Rice / BAL 307 63 370 1,776Chris Johnson / TEN 316 44 360 1,609Cedric Benson/ CIN 321 28 349 1,289

A WORKHORSE BACK

RB Steven Jackson finished second in the NFL in carries and total touches as the Rams once again benefitted from his reliability.



QB Sam Bradford made his markon the NFL record books with aspectacular season that turned outto be one of the best ever by arookie quarterback.

Bradford set NFL rookie recordsfor completions (354) and attempts(590), and his 3,512 passing yardsin 2010 are the second most by arookie in NFL history, trailing onlyPeyton Manning’s 3,739 in 1998.Bradford’s 18 touchdowns are tiedfor fifth most among rookies in NFLhistory.

The top overall pick in last year’sdraft is one of just three rookiequarterbacks in NFL history to passfor 3,000 yards in a season. During a midseason stretch, Bradfordset an NFL rookie record with 174 consecutive attempts without aninterception. Bradford was named Offensive Rookie of the Year byThe Associated Press .

NFL Rookie Passing Records

AttemptsSam Bradford (2010) 590Peyton Manning (1998) 575Chris Weinke (2001) 540Rick Mirer (1993) 486David Carr (2002) 444

CompletionsSam Bradford (2010) 354Peyton Manning (1998) 326Chris Weinke (2001) 293Matt Ryan (2008) 265Joe Flacco (2008) 257

Yards

Peyton Manning (1998) 3,739Sam Bradford (2010) 3,512Matt Ryan (2008) 3,440Joe Flacco (2008) 2,971Chris Weinke (2001) 2,931

Touchdown PassesPeyton Manning (1998) 26Charlie Conerly (1948) 22Dan Marino (1983) 20Jim Plunkett (1971) 19Sam Bradford (2010) 18Fran Tarkenton (1961) 18Joe Namath (1965) 18

Sam Bradford, the top overall pick in last year’s draft, was the onlyrookie quarterback to start all 16 games in 2010. Bradford led theRams to a 7-9 record while passing for 3,512 yards with 18 touch-downs and 15 interceptions.

Bradford is one of just a handful of NFL quarterbacks to start 16games as a rookie. Below is a look at how Bradford fared in hisfirst NFL campaign compared to other NFL signal callers who werefirst-round draft picks and played as rookies.

Significant NFL Rookie Starting Quarterbacks

Player Comp.% Yards TDs INTs RatingPeyton Manning 56.7 3,739 26 28 71.2Matt Ryan 61.1 3,440 16 11 87.7Joe Flacco 60.0 2,971 14 12 80.3Ben Roethlisberger 66.4 2,621 17 11 98.1Sam Bradford 60.0 3,512 18 15 76.5

A ROOKIE NO M ORE

QB Sam Bradford’s numbers during his rookie season compare favorably with other quarterbacks chosen in the first round in recent years.

During his standout rookie season, RamsQB Sam Bradford saw his name attached

to numerous NFL rookie records.

While proud of his statistical accomplish-ments, Bradford has always maintainedthat the win-loss column is really the onlyitem he’s interested in tracking.

That being the case, Bradford did makean impact in his favorite statistic. Hisseven wins are the most by a rookiequarterback drafted number one overallsince the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

Bradford took over a team that went 1-15 in 2009 and led the Ramsto a 7-9 record.

Most Wins By a Rookie Quarterback Chosen #1 (Since 1970)Year Team Record

Sam Bradford 2010 Rams 7-9Jeff George 1990 Colts 6-7Jim Plunkett 1971 Patriots 6-8Drew Bledsoe 1993 Patriots 5-7John Elway 1983 Broncos 4-6David Carr 2002 Texans 4-12

JU ST WIN, BABY!

QB Sam Bradford

QB Sam Bradford

Rams QB Sam Bradford didn’t miss anoffensive play last season, making himone of just three quarterbacks in theNFL to be on the field for all of his team’ssnaps in 2010. Baltimore’s Joe Flacco andIndianapolis’ Peyton Manning were theother two.

In addition, Bradford is one of just fourrookie quarterbacks in NFL history tohandle all of his team’s snaps in a 16game season. The other three are PeytonManning (1998), David Carr (2002) and

Matt Ryan (2008)

IRON SAM

QB Sam Bradford

A YEAR TO REMEMBER



Turnovers can often tell the story inthe NFL, and they certainly painted abig portion of the picture for the 2010Rams.

St. Louis was 6-1 last season whenthey won the turnover battle. St. Louiscommitted just 21 turnovers this sea-son, tied for 8th fewest in the NFL.The Rams committed 33 in 2009.

The Rams were aided by superb ballprotection from their player who han-dles it most often. When RB StevenJackson lost a fumble in Week 14 inNew Orleans, it was his first lost fum-ble in 562 touches. He’s lost just 14 fumbles in 2,205 career touches.

As a team, St. Louis lost just six fumbles in 2010, tied for the secondfewest in the NFL on the year.

TURN OVER STORY

QB Sam Bradford and C Jason Brown

Last season, the Rams’ offense made great strides in the mostimportant statistical category, which led to the team winning six moregames than it did in 2009.

Although St. Louis had no significant changes at the wide receiver,tight end and running back positions, the Rams scored 114 morepoints in 2010 than they did in 2009, an increase of 7.2 points pergame.

The jump was a significant one for St. Louis. Among NFL teams, only

Oakland experienced a greater increase in points scored in 2010.

Biggest Differential in Points Scored from 2009-20102009 2010 Difference

Oakland Raiders 197 410 +213St. Louis Rams 175 289 +114Detroit Lions 262 362 +100Tampa Bay Buccaneers 244 341 +97

OFFENSE ON THE RISE

One year removed from allowing 44

sacks, the Rams kept their quarter-back upright at a much better rate in2010.

Sam Bradford was dropped by oppo-nents just 34 times last season. The10-sack decrease was the sixth-bestimprovement in the NFL over 2009team totals.

Making the single-year improvementmore impressive is the fact that theteam accomplished the feat withboth a rookie quarterback and rookie

left tackle in Rodger Saffold. Theteam’s starting right tackle, second-year pro Jason Smith, entered the season with just five careerstarts under his belt.

No team in the NFL had fewer combined starts at the right tackle,left tackle and quarterback position than the Rams did going into2010, yet St. Louis still enjoyed an increase of 7.2 points per gameoffensively.

The Rams finished the season ranked 12th in the NFL in sacks perpass play at 5.76 percent, a dramatic improvement over their 8.1rate in 2009, which ranked 25th in the NFL.

A leading cause for the offensive line’s success was its consistenthealth and continuity. St. Louis’ five opening day starters on theoffensive line combined to miss just one start in 2010.

Biggest single-year sacks allowed differential from 2009-2010

Team 2009 2010 DifferentialKansas City Chiefs 42 22 -20Detroit Lions 43 26 -17New York Giants 32 16 -16Buffalo Bills 46 30 -16Green Bay Packers 51 36 -15St. Louis Rams 44 34 -10

PROTECTION PLAN

T Jason Smith

The Rams coaching staff found ways toget everyone involved in 2010, and theresult was career years for numerousSt. Louis players on offense.

Of the Rams’ three wide receivers andtwo tight ends (not including rookies)who were on the roster for at least eightgames in 2010, four set new careerhighs in receptions last year, and a fifthcame up just shy of his previous careerbest.

WRs Danny Amendola and BrandonGibson along with TEs Billy Bajemaand Daniel Fells reached their previouscareer bests, while Laurent Robinson fell three catches short of his.

In addition, rookies Danario Alexander, Mardy Gilyard and MichaelHoomanawanui combined for 39 receptions and four touchdowncatches.

Career Highs for Rams Veteran Pass Catchers2010 Total Previous Best

Danny Amendola 85 43Brandon Gibson 53 34Laurent Robinson 34 37Billy Bajema 14 8Daniel Fells 41 21

CAREER YEARS

WR Brandon Gibson

Rams TE Michael Hoomanawanui helped give the Rams a spark on offense, which resulted in St.Louis experiencing a drastic improvement on t he scoreboard last season.



Pressure on the quarterback has always been a trademark of a SteveSpagnuolo defense, and the Rams were among the NFL’s best atgetting to the passer in 2010.

The Rams recorded 43 sacks on the season as a team, whichranked seventh in the NFL. St. Louis saw a dramatic improvementlast season when it comes to reaching the opposing quarterback. In2009, the club ranked 30th in the NFL with 25 sacks. No team in theNFL experienced a bigger increase in sacks last season than theRams’ 18. Detroit also enjoyed an 18-sack increase, while KansasCity (+17) and the New York Giants improved by 14 sacks.

St. Louis was paced by DE James Hall, who in his 11th NFL seasonturned in his second highest total of his career. Hall led the team with10.5, followed by DE Chris Long with 8.5.

2010 NFL Leaders, Team SacksTeam Sacks1. Pittsburgh Steelers 482t. Green Bay Packers 472t. Oakland Raiders 472t. San Diego Chargers 475. New York Giants 466. Detroit Lions 447. St. Louis Rams 43

8t. New York Jets 408t. Tennessee Titans 4010. Three tied 39

SACK ATTACK

DE James Hall drops Philip Rivers for one of his two sacks in Week 6. Hall had two of St. Louis’ seven sacks in the team’s win over San Diego, and the Rams had 43 as a team in 2010.

The Rams’ ability to get offthe field on third down defen-sively was a crucial part oftheir success in 2010.

St. Louis finished the seasonranked second in the NFL onthird down as opponentsconverted just 33.5 percentagainst the Rams.

In Week 16, the 49ers con-verted just 4-of-16 (25 pct.) onthird down, and in the Rams’first meeting with San Francisco last season, St. Louis held the49ers to 0-of-11 on third down. The Rams’ performances against SanFrancisco was one of many strong ones by the Rams when it cameto third down defense.

Their Week 12 win in Arizona, one that saw the Cardinals convertjust 1-of-11 (9 pct.) on third down, marked the fourth time in 2010that they held their opponent to 12 percent or less on third down. InWeek 4, Seattle converted just 4-of-15 on third down (27 pct.) andwas 0-for-6 in the second half.

In Week 12 at Denver, the Broncos were just 1-of-9 on third down(11 pct.). Steve Spagnuolo’s defense held Washington to 1-for-10(10 pct.) on third-down conversions in Week 3.

2010 NFL Leaders, Third Down Defense

Team Conversion %1. New York Giants 31.72. St. Louis Rams 33.53. Pittsburgh Steelers 33.54. San Diego Chargers 33.75. New Orleans Saints 34.56. Chicago Bears 34.77. Oakland Raiders 34.9

8. Washington Redskins 35.09. Green Bay Packers 36.210. New York Jets 37.0

GET OFF THE FIELD!

S Craig Dahl and DE C.J. Ah You stop Knowshon Moreno short of the marker on third down in Denver.

Steve Spagnuolo’s swarming defensesaw an increase in takeaways lastseason, which played a major factor ineach of the team’s seven wins.

St. Louis finished the season with26 takeaways, which was six morethan the Rams had in 2009. Rams

defenders intercepted eight passesin 2009 and had 14 in their secondseason under Spagnuolo. The Ramsforced 19 fumbles as well, which wasthe fifth most in the NFL according toStatsPass.com.

CB Bradley Fletcher lead the Rams with four interceptions, whileseven different defenders recorded at least one interception for St.Louis in 2010.

St. Louis finished the year plus-5 in turnover ratio, which was 10thbest in the NFL. In 2009, the Rams finished the season tied for 30th

with a minus-13 turnover ratio, a plus-18 swing in turnover ratio.

TAKE IT AWAY

S Craig Dahl

The Rams were one of the stingiest teamsin the NFL when it came to protecting theirend zone in 2010.

St. Louis gave up just 32 total touchdownsin 2010, tied for fourth fewest in theNFL. Opponents scored just seven rushingtouchdowns against the Rams, which was

also tied for the fourth fewest in the league.

NFL Leaders, Fewest TouchdownsAllowed

TDs Allowed1. Pittsburgh Steelers 222. Green Bay Packers 243. Baltimore Ravens 274t. St. Louis Rams 324t. Chicago Bears 324t. New Orleans Saints 324t. Tennessee Titans 328. Atlanta Falcons 359t. Four teams tied 36

ACCESS DENIED

LB James Laurinaitis



LB James Laurinaitis led all NFL rookie linebackers in tackles in 2009,and he followed up his stellar rookie campaign with a strong perfor-mance in his sophomore NFL season. Laurinaitis led St. Louis with129 stops last season and became the first Ram since Pisa Tinoisomato record 100 tackles in each of his first two seasons.

Laurinaitis rarely came off the field as he played in a team-high 1,093snaps in 2010, and his ability to help in the passing game was a hugeasset for the Rams. The former Ohio State Buckeye had seven passesdefensed, one interception and three sacks on the year. Among Rams,only starting cornerbacks Ron Bartell (13) and Bradley Fletcher (12)had more pass breakups.

On Denver’s final drive in Week 12, the Broncos targeted TE DanielGraham deep down the field, but Laurinaitis got a hand in and knockedthe ball loose to help preserve the victory. In Week 8, he endedCarolina’s opening possession with an interception.

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

Linebacker James Laurinaitis enjoyed another productive season as he led the Rams in tackles and made numerous plays in the passing game while rarely leaving the field.

DE James Hall’s 11th NFL season was one of his best for the vet-eran leader of St. Louis’ defense. He led the team with 10.5 sackson the year and has also recorded 57 tackles, including two for loss.Hall also led the Rams and tied for second in the NFL with six forcedfumbles in 2010.

In the Rams’ Week 16 win over San Francisco, Hall recorded 2.0sacks in a game for the third time last season. His other two came inWeek 4 against Seattle and Week 6 versus San Diego.

Hall now has 57.0 career sacks. His 10.5 sacks was his second-highest single season total of his career (11.5 in 2004). He finishedthe season ranked ninth in the NFC in sacks.

A HAL L OF A PLAYER

DE James Hall had 10.5 sacks in 2010, which was his second-best season total of his 11-year career. He’s seen here sacking Donovan McNabb in Week 3.

Both offensively and defensively, theRams were among the league’s best lastseason when it came to short yardagesituations.

On offense, St. Louis converted an 80.8percent of its 3rd-and-1 and 4th-and-1opportunities, the second highest markin the NFL. The league average was65.8 percent.

Defensively, the Rams allowed oppo-nents to convert just 53.8 percent ofsuch situations, third best in the NFL andwell above the league average of 65.8 percent.

SHORT YARDAGE SUCCESS

DT Fred Robbins

Defensively, the Rams were amongthe most improved teams in the NFL in2010.

St. Louis finished in the top 10 inthe league in sacks (7th), third downdefense (2nd) and total touchdownsallowed (4t). In addition, the Ramsexperienced significant increasesover 2009 in several key areas. St.Louis ranked 12th in points per gameallowed (20.5) after finishing 31st ayear earlier (27.3). In all, the Ramsallowed 108 fewer points in 2010 thanthey did in 2009.

The Rams improved 10 spots in total defense as they ranked 19th in2010 after finishing 29th in ‘09, and they ranked 17th against the run(113.1 yards per game), compared to 27th in 2009 (137.6).

MARKED IMPROVEMENT

CB Ron Bartell

The Rams defense showed vastimprovement in several areas last sea-son, and one of the biggest statistical

jumps St. Louis made came in opponentpasser rating.

After finishing 31st in the NFL in 2009 asopposing passers posted a 96.9 ratingagainst the Rams, Steve Spagnuolo’sgroup was 9th in the league in the cat-egory in 2010. Opponents’ passer ratingagainst St. Louis was 80.4.

The drop off came in large part to a passrush that finished seventh in the NFL in sacks. Also, only six teamsallowed fewer touchdown passes than the Rams last season, whichhad a big impact on opponents’ ratings.

NFL Leaders, Fewest Touchdowns AllowedOpp. Rating

1. Green Bay Packer 67.22. Pittsburgh Steelers 73.13. Chicago Bears 74.44. San Diego Chargers 76.25. Baltimore Ravens 76.46. New York Jets 77.17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 77.68. Atlanta Falcons 78.19. St. Louis Rams 80.4

PASSING THE T EST

S James Butler



In his first season with the Rams, WR Danny Amendola set newteam records in the return game. In year two in St. Louis forAmendola, he became a key component of the offense as well.

Amendola led the Rams with 85 receptions for 689 yards in 2010.He finished ninth in the NFL and fifth in the NFC in catches lastseason. He also averaged 11.3 yards per punt return.

In 2009, his first season on an NFL roster, Amendola caught 43passes for 326 yards in 14 games. He surpassed both totals by

midseason in 2010 and added three touchdowns as well.

In addition, Amendola was one of the league’s best on third down.His 29 receptions on third down were third most in the NFL in 2010.

2010 NFL Leaders, Third-Down ReceptionsThird Down Rec.

1. Roddy White, ATL 36 2. Stevie Johnson, BUF 303. Danny Amendola, STL 29 4t. Davone Bess, MIA 284t. Kellen Winslow, TB 284t. Jason Witten, DAL 28

The former Texas Tech Red Raider led the NFL in all-purpose yard-age in 2010 with 2,364 yards. Amendola was the only player in theleague to lead his team in punt return, kick return, and receivingyardage.

Amendola’s 85 catches this season ranked 13th in Rams historyfor a single season. He’s caught at least one pass in every gamesince joining the Rams in Week 2 of the 2009 season, a streak of30 consecutive games with a reception.

DE Chris Long enjoyed a breakoutseason in 2010, his third NFL cam-paign.

Long posted a career-high 8.5 sackson the season and recorded at least1.0 sack in seven of his last 11games. Additionally, he led the Ramswith 16 quarterback hits and 21 pres-sures.

In Week 16, he dropped Alex Smithand forced a fumble that FredRobbins recovered to end a fourthquarter drive. In Week 12 in Denver,

his relentless effort on the game’s finaldrive helped the Rams hold on to a victory. With St. Louis clinging toa three-point lead in the final minute of Sunday’s game, Long sackedKyle Orton on second down and pressured him into an errant throwon fourth down.

In Week 6 against San Diego, Long turned in his first two-sack per-formance of the season and his second of his career. For his efforts,Long was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

LONG ON TALENT

DE Chris Long

DANDY DANNY

WR/PR Danny Amendola gave the Rams a boost on offense and in the kicking game in 2010. His85-catch performance this season was one of the best in team history.

One of the biggest moves the Rams made last offseason was theacquisition of veteran DT Fred Robbins, and the addition of the 11thyear pro quickly paid dividends.

Robbins set a new career high with 6.0 sacks on the season andhad a big impact on the Rams defense. He held off blockers to allowJames Laurinaitis to run free, and his pass rush acumen drew theattention of opposing offenses and helped his defensive line mates.

In Week 6, Robbins had a sack and three quarterback hits in theRams’ win over San Diego, and following the win, teammate ChrisLong said the inside push Robbins provided helped Long enjoy atwo-sack day that led to Long being named NFC Defensive Player

of the Week.On the season, Robbins had 24 total tackles, including four for loss,eight quarterback hits and seven passes defensed. He’s a big reasonwhy the Rams saw a big improvement against the run and on thirddown.

Robbins came to the Rams after six seasons with the New YorkGiants. During two of those seasons, Steve Spagnuolo was theGiants’ defensive coordinator. It’s no coincidence that those twocampaigns were perhaps the best of Robbins’ career as he tied hisprevious career high in sacks (5.5) in each of those seasons and wasa Pro Bowl alternate in 2008. He played a key role in New York’s runto their Super Bowl XLII championship.

A BI G ADDITION

Rams DT Fred Robbins drops Seattle RB Justin Forsett for a loss. After joining St. Louis as a free agent last spring, Robbins made a big impact on a much-improved Rams defense in 2010.



Midway through the season, Rams RBSteven Jackson and K Josh Brown showedup to practice wearing blue t-shirts thatread, “Vote Don Jones for Pro Bowl 2010.”The shirts were special ordered by team-mate Hank Fraley as Rams players voicedtheir opinion on which punter should repre-sent the NFC in Hawaii.

Jones was eventually named an alternate

to the All-Star game after another strongseason. He finished eighth in the NFL andfourth in the NFC with a gross puntingaverage of 45.5 yards per kick. He alsoranked third in the NFL and second in the NFC in net punting aver-age (40.0).

Jones’ specialty is pinning opponents deep in their own territory. Hetied for fifth in the NFL with 32 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yardline last season.

In Week 10 in San Francisco, Jones turned in perhaps his mostimpressive single game performance of his career. He punted 10times for a 43.7 average and didn’t allow a single punt to be returned,making him the only punter in the NFL last season to produce a gamewith 0 return yards on nine or more punts.

The Rams signed Jones as a restricted free agent prior to the 2007season, and during his time in St. Louis, Jones ranks second amongNFL punters in gross and net average.

NFL Leaders in Gross Punting Avg., 2007-presentGross Avg.

1. Shane Lechler, OAK 49.12t. Donnie Jones, STL 47.32t. Andy Lee, SF 47.24. Mat McBriar 46.95. Mike Scifres 45.9

NFL Leaders in Net Punting Avg., 2007-presentNet Avg.

1. Shane Lechler, OAK 41.82. Donnie Jones, STL 40.63. Andy Lee, SF 39.94. Matt McBriar, DAL 39.95. Dustin Colquitt, KC 39.2

*Min. 120 pu

KICK ING IT

P Donnie Jones

K Josh Brown is among the NFL’s bestwhen it comes to kicking from long dis-tance.

Brown connected on a 52-yard try inWeek 15 against the Chiefs, his second52-yarder in 2010. He also hit one aspart of a 4-for-4 afternoon in Week 13 atArizona.

Brown hit six field goals of 50-plus yards in2008 and 2009, tying the team record formost field goals from 50-plus in a season.His 2008 and ‘09 seasons are tied with Tony Zendejas for most50-yard field goals in a season in team history.

Brown now ranks sixth in NFL history in successful field goal triesfrom 50 yards or more. Of the five players who rank ahead of Brown- Jason Hanson (45), Morten Andersen (40), John Kasay (40), JasonElam (39) and Sebastian Janikowski (29) - all but Janikowski playedat least nine more seasons than Brown. Janikowski entered theNFL three seasons before Brown.

Since entering the NFL in 2003, Brown has made 28 field goals from

50-plus yards, most among active kickers during that time. His 68.3percentage on field goals of 50 yards or more is second best since‘03.

Most 50+ yard Field Goals Since 2003 (active kickers)50+ FG Pct.

Josh Brown 28 68.3Sebastian Janikowski 25 52.1Jason Hanson 24 70.6John Kasay 19 51.4Neil Rackers 19 50.0

Brown set a new career high with 33 field goals made in 2010,passing his previous best of 31 in 2008. Brown scored 125 points

as well, third best in the NFC and sixth in the NFL among kickers.

DOWN TOWN J OSH BROWN

K Josh Brown

WR Danny Amendola led the Rams inreceiving in 2010, and his versatility alsoserved St. Louis well in the return game.

Amendola averaged 11.3 yards per puntreturn last season, sixth best in the NFCand 12th best in the NFL.

He gave the Rams a big-play boostand helped the club gain advantageousfield position. Amendola had seven puntreturns of 20 yards or more last season,second only to Chicago’s Devin Hester,who finished the year with nine.

In just two seasons, Amendola ranks fourth in Rams history in kick-off return yards (2,760), ninth in punt return yards (812) and third in

combined return yards (3,572).

RETURN T O SENDER

WR/PR Danny Amendola

WR Danario Alexander gave the Rams abig-play spark in his rookie season.

Alexander, a local favorite due to his stel-lar career at the University of Missouri,entered this season on the Rams’ prac-tice squad after rebounding from offsea-son knee surgery, his fifth knee operationof his college career.

He finished the season with 20 recep-tions for 306 yards and averaged ateam-high 15.3 yards per reception. Hewas a key factor in wins over San Diego(4 catches for 72 yards), Denver (4 for 95) and San Francisco (6 for99), and posted three of the Rams’ five highest single-game receivingyardage totals.

Highest Single-Game Receiving Totals, 2010 RamsGame Date Catches Yards

Mark Clayton ARI 9/12 10 119Danario Alexander SF 12/26 6 99Danny Amendola DET 10/10 12 95Danario Alexander DEN 11/28 4 95Mark Clayton WAS 9/26 5 85

Danario Alexander SD 10/17 4 72

ALEXANDER THE GREAT

WR Danario Alexander



Last April, the Rams were thrilled to findIndiana T Rodger Saffold available at thetop of the second round. St. Louis choseSaffold with the 33rd overall pick andquickly inserted him in the starting lineup.

Saffold started all 16 games in 2010, mak-ing the former Hoosier the only rookie lefttackle to start every game for his teamlast season. According to Statspass.com,Saffold allowed only 3.5 sacks all seasonwhile playing for a team that tied for the fifth most passing attempts.

Saffold was the fifth offensive tackle and seventh offensive linemantaken in the 2010 draft.

In 2009, CB Bradley Fletcher’s rookieseason was off to a bang before a tornACL and LCL ended it seven games in.After an exhaustive offseason of rehab,Fletcher bounced back and earned thestarting right cornerback job in 2010.

Fletcher was extremely productive in hisreturn. He led the Rams with four intercep-tions, finished third on the club in tackles

(91) and second in passes defensed (12).

His interception in New Orleans gave himtwo interceptions in as many weeks, as Fletcher was around the ballregularly last season. Against Seattle in Week 4, he snared a MattHasselbeck pass and returned it to the 4-yard line. In Week 3 herecorded his first interception when he picked off Donovan McNabbin the fourth quarter to clinch a Rams victory. In Week 1, he madehis first career fumble recovery.

Fletcher’s road back wasn’t an easy one. He underwent an operationto reconstruct his LCL. After rehabbing from his first surgery, he againwent under the knife, this time to repair and reconstruct his ACL.Still, Fletcher made it back to the field for the start of 2010 training

camp and was a huge asset to the Rams. For his efforts, Fletcher’steammates named him the club’s Ed Block Courage Award winner.

FLETCH BOUNCES BACK

CB Bradley Fletcher

FRONT A ND CENTERC Jason Brown has anchored the Rams’offensive line since his arrival in the springof 2009, and he’s been a model of consis-tency throughout his six NFL seasons.

Brown started all 16 games last season andhas started 76 consecutive contests, whichis the sixth-longest longest active streakamong NFL centers. Brown hasn’t misseda start since entering the Ravens’ startinglineup in 2006, his second NFL season.

During his career, Brown has blocked for three different 1,000-yardrushers: Steven Jackson (1,416 in 2009 and 1,241 in 2010), JamalLewis (1,132 in 2006) and Willis McGahee (1,207 in 2007). Brownwas a Pro Bowl alternate in 2009.

C Jason Brown

BLOCK PARTY

T Rodger Saffold

The Edward Jones Dome was kind to the Rams last season as theteam enjoyed a “dome field advantage” that helped St. Louis finishwith a 5-3 record at home in 2010.

Opponents averaged just 17.6 points per game at the Edward JonesDome, giving the Rams’ defense the eighth best total in the NFL athome last season. St. Louis held its opponents to 17 points or lessin six of its eight home games last season, including each of the firstfive.

Of the Rams’ 43 sacks last season, 24 came with the help of their

home crowd, tied for the fourth best total in the NFL.

DOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo celebrates a home victory with his team.

When Steve Spagnuolo went in search of a new offensive coordina-tor this spring, his mind immediately went to a man whom Spagnuolofound among the most difficult in the NFL to game plan against.That led to the hiring of Josh McDaniels, who matched wits againstSpagnuolo in Super Bowl XLII when Spagnuolo and the Giantsdefeated McDaniels’ Patriots.

Wherever McDaniels has been, his offense has produced. DuringMcDaniels’ first season in Denver, QB Kyle Orton set career highs forpass attempts, completions, passing yards, touchdown passes andpasser rating while tying his career low for interceptions.

In 2010, the Broncos ranked seventh in the NFL in passing yardsper game and finished 13th in total yards per game. WR BrandonLloyd led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,448 and finished secondin the AFC with 11 touchdown catches en route to his first Pro Bowlinvitation.

Under McDaniels’ tutelage, 2007 NFL MVP Tom Brady broke theNFL record for touchdown passes in a season (50) and led theleague in both passing yards (4,806) and passer rating (117.2).Brady also set franchise marks in nearly every major passing cat-egory, while WR Wes Welker set the franchise record for receptionsin a season (112) and WR Randy Moss broke the NFL record fortouchdown receptions with 23.

Mc DANIELS: I’M LOVING IT

Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo and Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels chat during a recent training camp practice at the Russell Training Center.



20 11 RAMS VETERAN FREE AGENTS

T Justin Bannan

Harvey Dahl

B Zac Diles

B Al Harris

DT Justin Bannan6-3, 310 - 10th NFL season2010 Team: Broncos

- Started all 16 games for Denver last sea-son, posting 35 tackles with a sack, a forcedfumble and four passes defended.

- Has totalled 237 tackles, 6.5 sacks, threeforced fumbles and an interception in nineNFL seasons

G Harvey Dahl6-5, 305 - 6th NFL season2010 Team: Falcons

- Has started 43 games at right guard overthe past three seasons. In his rst season asa starter, the Falcons ranked sixth in the NFLin total offense and second in rushing.

- In each of his three seasons as a starter,the Falcons ranked in the top 10 in fewestsacks per pass play.

LB Zac Diles6-2, 245 - 5th NFL season2010 Team: Texans

- Started eight games in 2008 and movedinto a starting role full time in 2009 when hestarted 12 games.

- Had his best season in 2010 when he post-ed 82 tackles. In his four seasons, he has223 tackles, a sack, a safety, an interceptionand three forced fumbles.

CB Al Harris6-1, 190 - 14th NFL season2010 Team: Packers, Dolphins

- Two-time Pro Bowler who was an alternatefor three years before getting an overdueinvite to Hawaii.

- Boasts 21 career interceptions, 470 tacklesand 4 sacks; played for Steve Spagnuolowith the Philadelphia Eagles.

Quintin Michael

S Quintin Mikell5-10, 203 - 10th NFL season2010 Team: Eagles

- Earned his rst Pro Bowl bid in 2009 afterracking up 90 tackles, 13 passes defendedand a pair of interceptions.

- Has played in 123 games and put up 444tackles, four sacks, 46 passes defended, 10interceptions, 7 forced fumbles & 7 fumblerecoveries.

DT Dan Muir

RB Jerious Norwood

LB Brady Poppinga

WR Mike Sims-Walker

DT Dan Muir6-2, 310 - 5th NFL season2010 Team: Colts

- Started 24 games for the Colts over the lastthree seasons, including 14 in 2010.

- Led all Indianapolis defensive linemen with

66 tackles in 2009.

RB Jerious Norwood5-11, 209 - 5th NFL season2010 Team: Falcons

- Has averaged 5.3 yards per attempt andreturned kicks for an average of 25.5 yardsper try throughout his career.

- Also averaged 9.5 yards per reception dur-ing ve NFL seasons.

LB Brady Poppinga6-3, 250 - 7th season2010 Team: Packers

- Started 39 games over a three-year periodwith the Packers from 2006 through 2008.

- Has been a standout special teams per-former throughout his career

WR Mike Sims-Walker6-2, 214 - 5th season2010 Team: Jaguars

- Career totals include 122 receptions for1,648 yards and 14 touchdowns and hascaught 7 touchdown passes in each of lasttwo seasons.

- In 2009, he recorded career highs with 68catches for 869.

RB Cadillac Williams5-11, 204 - 6th NFL season2010 Team: Buccaneers

- Boasts career average of 3.8 yards per car-ry and has scored 20 rushing touchdowns.

- 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yearafter rushing for 1,178 and 6 touchdowns.

RB Cadillac Williams



20 11 RAMS DRAFT PICKS

E Robert Quinn

E Lance Kendricks

WR Austin Pettis

WR Greg Salas

S Jermale Hines

CB Mikail Baker

LB Jabara Williams

S Jonathan Nelson

DE Robert QuinnD1 (14) - North Carolina

- Racked up 86 tackles, 13 sacks, 25.5 tack-les for loss and eight forced fumbles in just25 games at North Carolina

- Had a breakthrough season in 2009 whenhe was rst team All Atlantic Coast Confer-ence as he nished second for the league’sDefensive Player of the Year

- As a sophomore, posted 52 tackles and 11sacks in 13 games starting at right defensiveend

TE Lance KendricksD2 (47) - Wisconsin

- Enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, start-ing nine games and nishing with 29 catchesfor 356 yards and three touchdowns

- Had his best season in 2010 as a senior,hauling in 43 catches for 663 yards and vetouchdowns on his way to being a nalist forthe Mackey Award as the nation’s best tightend

- Played a key role in Wisconsin runninggame that was second in the Big 10 and13th nationally in rushing last season

WR Austin PettisD3 (78) - Boise State

- Played in 51 games with 229 receptions for2,838 yards and an astounding 39 touch-downs

- His receptions total is rst in school history,while his yardage total is second. His 39touchdowns is also rst in Broncos’ historyand is third in Western Athletic Conferenceannals

- Was rst team all conference two consecu-tive seasons to cap his productive collegecareer

WR Greg SalasD4 (112) - Hawaii

- Started 40 of his 49 games, posting 285catches for 4,345 yards and 26 touchdowns

- Reception total ranks third in WAC recordsand 15th in NCAA history. Receiving yardagetotal places him rst in school history, thirdin WAC annals and tied for sixth in NCAAhistory

- Caught 119 passes for 1,889 yards and14 touchdowns on his way to third-team AllAmerican status in 2010

S Jermale HinesD5 (158) - Ohio State

- Began his career on the weak side at line-backer; played in 11 games as a sophomoreafter moving to nickel back and was part ofone of the nation’s best defenses

- Emerged as one of the nation’s mosttouted safeties as a senior, earning All BigTen honors as he started 12 games as henished with the third most tackles (66) andan interception.

CB Mikail BakerD7a (216) - Baylor

- Finished career as one of the most prolireturners in Baylor history, nishing with1,610 yards on kick returns which is secondin school history

- Played receiver for four seasons beforemoving to defensive back

- Twice received medical hardship waiv-ers because of a knee injury and a brokencollarbone which allowed him to play for theBears for six seasons.

LB Jabara WilliamsD7b (228) - Stephen F. Austin

- Was a two-time All American and two timeall Southland Conference selection at line-backer and

- Named 2010 SLC Defensive Player of theYear honor

- Finished his college career with more than400 tackles including 108 as a senior…

- Played in some games as a running backas a freshman, averaging 5 yards per carry

S Jonathan NelsonD7c (229) - Oklahoma

- Had a breakthrough 2009 junior campaignin which he earned All Big 12 Conferencehonorable mention

- Entered starting lineup for nal 3 games a junior; had 11 tackles in his rst start anpicked up an interception in each of thosenal three games…

-Was a full time starter for the rst time asa senior in 2010, posting 102 tackles with ap ir of interceptions nd se en p ss bre k

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