everything on minicamp day 2…tweets, articles, etc

Rich Hammond‏ @Rich_Hammond
Aaron Donald once again did individual work in Rams mini-camp today, and it was so hot that he even took off his hoodie.

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Vincent Bonsignore‏ @DailyNewsVinny
#Rams have canceled their final minicamp practice for Thursday. They’ll gather next in Irvine for training camp at end of July

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Gary Klein @LATimesklein
Rams WR Tavon Austin caught some passes in pre-practice drills. Said he would be ready for training camp.

Gary Klein‏ @LATimesklein
#Rams DT Aaron Donald returned for minicamp but don’t expect to put himself at risk.

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Joe Curley‏ @vcsjoecurley
Tavon Austin says he’d still love to return punts. Says it’s a big part of his game.

“I have a good feeling about this team… I feel good where we are right now.” – Wade Phillips
“We have some good players. I think our secondary is stronger than people think.” – Wade Phillips

“I feel really good about the left side of our line.” — McVay

Rams Notes

Alden Gonzalez

http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/lar/los-angeles-rams

Some highlights from the Rams’ minicamp today: Tavon Austin, still recovering from wrist surgery, wants to continue to return punts but doesn’t care how he is used as a receiver. “I just want the ball in my hands.” … Greg Robinson is basically taking scout-team reps at right tackle, but Sean McVay said he still has a role. … Wade Phillips: “I think our secondary is stronger than people think.” … The Rams cancelled their final minicamp practice on Thursday, mainly as a reward to the players. That is it until training camp. McVay expects all his players healthy by then.

Rams announce that they have canceled their minicamp practice for Thursday. They also announced their training camp dates. Rookies report July 26, veterans on July 28, first full practice July 29.

Former No. 2 overall pick Greg Robinson has switched from left to right tackle, but Jamon Brown has been taking first-team reps at RT and I have barely seen Robinson even take second-team reps. Rams coach Sean McVay said Robinson still has a role and they’re still evaluating that position. “We’ll continue to help him develop and move forward.”

Rams DT Aaron Donald continued to work out on his own today and didn’t participate in team drills. Wade Phillips said all he cares about is that he’s there in the fall. “He’s an elite player,” Phillips said of Donald. “Besides his skills, he’s got a great attitude. He’s kind of a quiet guy, but he learns quickly. He knows what to do and how to do it, and he proves it out on the field. I can’t say enough good things about him.”

Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur, on getting Todd Gurley going again: “I think just as a whole, offensively, we want to have a strong marriage with our running game and our passing game so that a defense can’t just tee off on a guy. The idea is to have a balanced attack and keep a defense guessing.”

The Rams still have a handful of guys who have been unable to practice fully, including EJ Gaines, Tavon Austin, Lance Dunbar, Mark Barron, Robert Quinn and Bradley Marquez. Also Aaron Donald, who skipped OTAs amid contract negotiations. But Sean McVay expects everyone fully healthy by training camp.

Rams WR Tavon Austin, recovering from surgery throughout the offseason program, doesn’t really know how he injured his wrist. He stressed that he would love to continue returning punts but that he is happy in whichever role they have for him. “At the end of the day, it’ll all play itself out,” Austin said. “If I’m in, I’m in. If I’m not, I’m not. That’s how it goes. I definitely can’t take away nothing that these guys have been doing, these last OTAs and minicamp. They’ve been ballin’.”

Gary Klein

from: http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-greg-robinson-traded-20170615-story.html

McVay said he decided to cancel the final day of mini-camp to reward players for their work during the off-season program. “To see the excitement on their faces when we said, ‘Hey, man, enjoy your break, be safe and it starts today.’ The roar in the room was quite a response.… We’re by no means a finished product, but I think if you talk about maximizing the off-season program and getting what we wanted out of it from our team I think we accomplished that and that’s why we wanted to do that for those guys.” … Rookies report for training camp at UC Irvine on July 26. The first workout is July 29. McVay said he would vacation in Cabo San Lucas and Europe. “I will try to get away because I think it’s important to try to kind of just get refreshed, recharged. Take better care of myself. I’m a little bit heavier than I’d like to be right now. … It will be nice to get away and then kind of just work on football a couple hours every now and then, and that’s what I’m looking forward to. And being able to live out here and kind of enjoy the area is really nice too because you feel like you’re living on vacation.”