Alabama WR Amari Cooper paying pre-draft visit to Rams today and other tweets

Rams visit with Amari Cooper, Andrus Peat
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN St. Louis Rams reporter

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EARTH CITY, Mo. — The calendar has officially turned to April, which means there are plenty of (mostly bad) jokes going around today. It also means the NFL draft is just around the corner and teams are zeroing in on their top prospects.

A big part of that process is choosing and bringing in their top 30 prospects for visits to the facility. Those visits are a chance for the teams to get to know the players better and on a more personal level. These aren’t workouts. Instead, they’re a more formal and extended interview.

It’s entirely possible the St. Louis Rams have already brought in some other prospects, but they had two notable names in town on Wednesday. Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper and Stanford offensive tackle Andrus Peat were apparently at Rams Park for their visits.

Cooper sent a photo of himself next to a picture of Rams legend Isaac Bruce on his Instagram account (AmariCooper9) and referred to Bruce as his favorite Ram. Not long after, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweeted that Peat was also in for a visit.

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Alabama WR Cooper among those making Rams pre-draft visits
37 minutes ago • By Jim Thomas

With the calendar flipping to April the Rams are turning most of their attention to the draft as is largely the case throughout the NFL.

Along those lines, the team had three draft prospects make pre-draft visits to Rams Park on Wednesday. The list includes arguably the top wide receiver in the draft in Amari Cooper of Alabama and one of the best offensive tackles in Andrus Peat of Stanford.

Also visiting was Louisville offensive tackle Jamon Brown.

Cooper and Peat could be under consideration for the Rams at No. 10 overall, although Cooper may not last that long. Some mocks have him going to Oakland at No. 4 overall. He set Alabama and Southeastern Conference records last season with 124 catches. His yardage total of 1,727 yards was second-best in SEC history, and he also caught 16 touchdown passes.

Cooper, 6-1, 211, ran a 4.42 in the 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Peat, 6-7, 313, made the SI.com and Sporting News first-team all-American squads last season at Stanford. He was the team’s starting left tackle in 2013 and ’14. He’s the son of Todd Peat, who played offensive guard for the last St. Louis Cardinals football team in 1987 before following the team to Phoenix.

Brown, 6-4, 323, began his college career as a defensive lineman before switching to the offensive line during his freshman year. He has started at both right tackle and left tackle on the O-line at Louisville.