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  • August 24, 2015 at 6:34 pm #29241
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    http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/article_af42252a-07e9-51d8-b888-7e0096f9c591.html
    Rams report: Gurley cleared for full practice on Tuesday
    1 hour ago • By Joe Lyons

    Rams running back Todd Gurley, the No. 10 overall pick in the spring’s NFL draft, has been cleared to begin practicing. Head coach Jeff Fisher made the announcement in a Monday meeting with the media at Rams Park.

    “So that’s good news,” Fisher said. “Now we’re going to progress him slowly, but he’ll be able to participate in seven-on-seven and team drills. To this point, he’s just been participating in the one-on-ones. We’ll take it slow, but it’s going to fun to get him on the practice field.”

    Fisher said that Gurley, who underwent ACL surgery on his left knee in November, will not play in the preseason.

    “No, we don’t have any intention of doing that,” the coach said. “We’re just going to slowly increase his reps and see how he progresses. He may need a day off here or day, but it’s good news. Dr. (James) Andrews was really pleased with his progress, so he’s cutting him loose… (but) he’ll continue to wear the brace.”

    Fisher noted that Gurley did not actually see Dr. Andrews but that the team forwarded the results from a testing protocol from Rams Park.

    When asked if the team was anticipating Gurley being ready for the season opener Sept. 13 against the visiting Seattle Seahawks, Fisher said, “Don’t know. Gonna bring him along slow.”

    On draft day, Fisher and general manager Les Snead referred to Gurley as a special and complete back and as the team’s running back of the future.

    At the University of Georgia, the 6-foot-1, 222-pound Gurley rushed for 100-plus yards in 18 games. He scored 44 career touchdowns, which ranks second in school history behind Bulldog legend Herschel Walker. But he never approached the 1,385 yards and 17 TDs he amassed as a freshman in 2012 because of injuries and suspensions.

    He missed three games in 2013 with an ankle injury, finishing with 989 yards. As a junior he served a four-game suspension for accepting money for autographed memorabilia and, in his return to action, hurt his knee against Auburn in November. He finished his junior season with 911 yards and nine touchdowns.

    “He’s excited. He had a blast in the warmups last night,” Fisher said of Gurley. “His fun stopped when the game started because he wanted to play. He understands the situation he’s in.”

    Fisher also said that rookie offensive lineman Cody Wichmann had been removed from the physically-unable-to-perform list and will also return to practice Tuesday. Wichmann, a sixth-round draft choice from Fresno State, has been slowed with a calf injury.

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    August 24, 2015 at 6:34 pm #29236
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    Nick Wagoner @nwagoner

    Jeff Fisher announces that RB Todd Gurley has been cleared to practice. He’ll wear yellow hat signifying no… http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0427588625144746964-4 …

    #Rams RB Todd Gurley still won’t play in preseason but this is next step in his recovery. No target date on when he’ll play in a game.

    August 24, 2015 at 6:56 pm #29237
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    great news. i really do think gurley will be to this offense what steven jackson was the first year of fisher’s tenure.

    he’ll be that physical presence this team lacks. that offense was completely different with a steven jackson running the ball. maybe not this year. but eventually he will be. he’s gonna take a lot of pressure off his teammates.

    August 26, 2015 at 12:24 am #29306
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    Ram notes: Gurley feels good about practice debut

    Joe Lyons

    http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/ram-notes-gurley-feels-good-about-practice-debut/article_d2bae86b-6ba4-5267-91bc-f7d732eeafcf.html

    It may have only been a handful of plays, but Rams rookie Todd Gurley came away from his first full NFL practice feeling positive.

    “It felt good,” he said following Tuesday’s workout at Rams Park. “I was hyped all day, telling everybody that I was going to be out there and nobody believed me. Definitely excited just to get out there and get some reps.

    “But it’s football, something I’ve been doing my whole life.”

    Gurley, selected with the No. 10 overall pick in May’s draft, is being brought along slowly by the Rams after undergoing ACL surgery to his left knee in November. The former University of Georgia star doesn’t necessarily consider himself a patient man.

    “But I’ve learned to be,” he said. “It’s definitely been a long couple of months, but hopefully I’ll be back soon. Just being out there with the guys and in the huddle for the first time in forever, it felt great. Being out there on the other field with the trainers, that was no joke. Sometimes you feel like you’d rather be out here than off the field rehabbing.”

    Gurley, who rushed for nearly 3,300 yards and scored 44 touchdowns in three seasons at Georgia, is sporting a yellow cover on his helmet that reminds teammates that he is not to be hit.

    “The good thing is, I can’t see it,” the 21-year-old Gurley said. “In college, we wore red jerseys, so this is definitely better. I’m not getting hit, but whatever I do on the field, I’m going 100 percent.”

    Rams coach Jeff Fisher has said that Gurley will not play in the preseason.

    “Todd was excited to get in there, get a few offensive reps and be challenge with protections and formations and that stuff,” the coach said. “We’ll just continue to probably do this for the next few days and then just add reps for him as we move forward.”

    Quarterback Nick Foles said he was surprised and excited to see the 6-foot-1, 222-pound Gurley in the backfield.

    “He’s going to be an impactful player in this league,” Foles said. “I know what he was capable of doing in college, so I’m excited to see what he does on this level for us.”

    Gurley, who had been limited to one-on-one drills before Tuesday, was asked about being ready for the Rams’ regular-season opener Sept. 13 against the visiting Seattle Seahawks.

    “My goal — I really don’t think about that, that’s what, two or three weeks from now,” Gurley said. “I just want to progress every day and we’ll see how far that gets me.”

    August 26, 2015 at 12:30 am #29308
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    Todd Gurley participates in first full practice with Rams

    Nick Wagoner

    http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/20706/todd-gurley-participates-in-first-full-practice-with-rams

    EARTH CITY, Mo. — Perhaps it was fitting that St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley’s first two reps in team drills consisted of a fake handoff to him to set up a play-action pass and a toss sweep to the left that got him into open space.

    Both figure to be staples of the Rams’ offense in 2015 and beyond. For now, they were just the next step on Gurley’s road to recovery from the torn left ACL he suffered in November of last year.

    “I haven’t done nothing like this in like, nine months, 10 months,” Gurley said. “So it’s been a while. I’m definitely excited about it.”

    Rams coach Jeff Fisher and his staff informed Gurley that he’d been cleared to return to practice in seven-on-seven and team drills a couple days ago. Since, he’d been champing at the bit to get back on the field and do more than just the individual work and side sessions with athletic trainers that had been his staple in this training camp.

    After doing some light work in seven-on-seven, the Rams installed Gurley with the first-team offense at about 5:18 p.m. CT. Quarterback Nick Foles faked a handoff to Gurley and threw downfield. On the next play, Gurley got the ball on a pitch, darting to the left.

    To Fisher’s eye, all was well for Gurley on his first day involved in all aspects of practice.

    “Todd was excited to get in there and get a few offensive reps and get challenged with protections and formations and all that stuff,” Fisher said. “He was good and we’ll just continue to probably do this for the next few days and then we’ll just add reps for him as we move forward.”

    As expected, Gurley wore the yellow “no contact” beanie on his helmet after receiver Brian Quick removed it permanently Tuesday morning. Quick handed it off to Gurley in a short but quick ceremony.

    “It makes sense that defensive guys recognize that Todd’s not quite ready yet but he’s getting close,” Fisher said. “It’s good to have him back on the field. We got him a few reps with team.”

    While Quick, who Fisher said is cleared from his shoulder injury and will play Saturday night against Indianapolis, hated the yellow beanie, Gurley actually likes it better than some of the alternatives.

    “The good thing about that is you can’t see it,” Gurley said. “In college we’d wear red jerseys. It was definitely better than wearing a red jersey or anything like that.”

    Soon enough, Gurley will be able to wear a helmet without any unnecessary accessories and a normal jersey like the rest of his teammates. It remains to be seen when that will happen. But for now, progress is progress and Tuesday was a sweep left in the right direction

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