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  • June 12, 2015 at 5:10 pm #26167
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    June 12, 2015 at 6:06 pm #26175
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    http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/19227/st-louis-rams-sign-remaining-eight-draft-picks

    Friday, June 12, 2015
    St. Louis Rams sign remaining eight draft picks
    By Nick Wagoner

    EARTH CITY, Mo. — For the third consecutive year, the St. Louis Rams have signed their rookie draft class in one fell swoop.

    The Rams confirmed Friday that they’ve inked their eight remaining drafted rookies to contracts after completing their second week of organized team activities Thursday. The group signing includes running back Todd Gurley, tackle Robert Havenstein, guard Jamon Brown, quarterback Sean Mannion, tackle Andrew Donnal, guard Cody Wichmann, linebacker Bryce Hager and defensive end Martin Ifedi.

    Absent from the group is sixth-round receiver Bud Sasser, who the team signed last week and subsequently released after he was unable to pass a physical to play because of a heart condition.

    Since Jeff Fisher arrived as coach in 2012, the Rams have made a habit of waiting to sign their draft class until later in the offseason program.

    Because of the slotting system for rookie contracts in the collective bargaining agreement, there’s not much concern about signing rookies anymore. With that in mind, Fisher prefers to give the rookies an education beyond the field before handing over big-dollar contracts.

    That includes seminars and guest speakers on things such as financial planning, real estate and more. Fisher also believes it allows the drafted rookies to bond with the undrafted rookies before getting a taste of an NFL contract.

    The timing of the deals falls in line with what the Rams have done in the past couple of years. St. Louis signed its rookie class on this date last year and on June 13 in 2013.

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    June 12, 2015 at 6:18 pm #26177
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    http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/st.-louis-rams/cap/
    Est. Top 51 Cap Space: $7,091,825

    This seems to be current with the latest signings. Extra cap money will probably be used to sign future free agents to extensions this year. imo

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    June 12, 2015 at 6:37 pm #26179
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    i’m so happy.

    June 12, 2015 at 7:12 pm #26180
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    Est. Top 51 Cap Space: $7,091,825

    Interesting.

    June 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm #26181
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    Rams sign entire 2015 draft class

    By Jim Thomas

    http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-report/rams-sign-entire-draft-class/article_a9b6084e-2ee0-5bd2-bd9e-b1fb02f54ea2.html

    Since the adoption of the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, almost all of the suspense, strategy, and drama of signing draft picks is gone.

    The amount of money the draft picks make is slotted by draft position, and the length of contracts is mandated by the CBA. As one Rams official joked this week, “negotiating” takes about three minutes.

    As a result, the days of the training camp holdout are over, and teams start signing draft picks a few days after selecting them. The Rams choose to wait a while. Coach Jeff Fisher likes to use the first several weeks after the draft to indoctrinate the draft picks on what is expected of them as pros, before handing over bonuses and guaranteed money.

    But usually by mid June, the Rams announce the signing of all of their 2015 picks. And so it was Friday, when the Rams let it be known that their entire draft class has been signed — from first-round running back Todd Gurley to seventh-round defensive end Martin Ifedi.

    The only exception this year was last week’s signing of sixth-round wide receiver Bud Sasser. There were extenuating circumstances there, because Sasser failed the Rams’ physical due to a heart condition.

    The Rams awarded Sasser his signing bonus, but then waived him off their reserve/non-football injury list.

    RAM-BLINGS

    Philadelphia officially placed former Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis on waivers Friday. The Rams don’t figure to be interested unless Mathis comes much cheaper than expected.

    San Francisco has claimed former Rams offensive tackle Sean Hooey off waivers from the New York Jets.

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