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The Rams posted the top passer rating on contested passes in 2017! pic.twitter.com/Q5KlO2rHed
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 8, 2018
AgamemnonSherman is coming off one or two major injuries.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-to-release-star-cornerback/
He will be 30 years old going into next season and coming off an Achilles tendon injury that cost him half of the 2017 season. But the biggest reason for his release was financial. Sherman was due $13 million for the 2018 season and his release gives Seattle a salary cap savings of about $11 million.
The Seahawks are expected to make an announcement Friday. Sherman is expected to be waived with an injury designation because of the Achilles injury.
AgamemnonBest secondary in the NFL? 🔒⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sDlIpDaJlO
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 9, 2018
AgamemnonJust doing off the head stuff, the Rams will cut Tavon and Barron if they can’t trade them. That gives them enough to keep Watkins and sign Donald and take care of all other business. imo
Agamemnon— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 9, 2018
AgamemnonWhy did the Broncos Trade Aqib Talib to the Rams & What Does he Bring to LA? | Total Access | NFL
NFL Network breaks down why the Denver Broncos traded Aqib Talib to the Rams, and what he will bring to Los Angeles.
AgamemnonWell Ag I think that tells us why they let Tree go they need to stop the run since nobody’s throwing on us!
That is for sure. LOL
AgamemnonLos Angeles Rams trade for Denver Broncos CB Aqib Talib
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The Rams’ wild offseason continues shopping a fifth-round pick to Denver.
By Sosa Kremenjas@SosaKre Mar 8, 2018, 7:06pm CSTIn another shocking trade, the Los Angeles Rams have made a move for Denver Broncos CB Aqib Talib:
The #Rams and #Broncos have finalized a deal to send CB Aqib Talib to Los Angeles, sources tell me and @JamesPalmerTV.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2018
Rams are expected to trade a 2018 fifth-round pick to Broncos for CB Aqib Talib, per source. https://t.co/y5eQAfOErx
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2018
Now this is stunning. The Rams will re-unite a top tier CB in Talib with Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips for just a fifth-round pick from the 2018 NFL Draft.
Talib has been troubled both on and off the field in the past. Off the field issues stem earlier in his career, though he has had spats on the field most notably with Oakland Raiders WR Michael Crabtree.
Talib has spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and most recently the Denver Broncos. Talib has been with the Broncos for four seasons. In his 11-year career, he has amassed 34 interceptions, 118 pass deflections and 10 defensive touchdowns.
Talib is well respected and known as a press-man CB with big size and strength to jam up WR’s at the line of scrimmage. He was given an 86.2 rating by PFF, which would rank as the 15 best CB in the NFL.
Agamemnonhttp://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22694507/sam-shields-signs-los-angeles-rams
Shields signs with Rams after year out of NFL
5:36 PM CTSam Shields’ NFL comeback will start with the Los Angeles Rams, who announced Thursday that they signed the former Green Bay Packers cornerback.
Shields, 30, didn’t play last season after the Packers released him in February. Before he was released, he had played in just one game in 2016 and missed four games in 2015 because of concussions.
The former Pro Bowl cornerback never returned from the concussion he suffered in the Packers’ 2016 season opener at Jacksonville. It was the fourth concussion of his NFL career and second in nine months.
“Some days it’s tough headaches. Some days it’s mild,” Shields said in January 2017. “It varies. I never know. I’m so used to it that it’s just normal. Like I said, each day it’s getting better. I’ll be back.”
Cornerback Sam Shields is getting a chance to return to the NFL with the Rams. Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesWhen healthy, Shields was one of the top cover cornerbacks in the league. He has 23 interceptions (including the playoffs) since entering the league in 2010. From 2012 to 2016, Peters generated either an interception or a pass defended on 16.2 percent of targets thrown into his coverage, fifth-best among corners during that stretch, according to Pro Football Focus.
Shields, who won a Super Bowl with the 2010 Packers and made the Pro Bowl in 2014, will provide the Rams with some much-needed depth at outside corner.
The Rams recently acquired All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs. But their No. 2 corner, Kayvon Webster, is recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered in December, and there isn’t much depth behind him.
The Shields signing is yet another indication that the Rams don’t have much confidence in their ability to retain Trumaine Johnson, who spent the past two seasons playing under the franchise tag and is expected to have a robust market in free agency.
AgamemnonIf the Rams can get some players that have already produced in Wade’s defense, then we aren’t just trading players for draft space and low round picks, we are making room for players that can produce.
AgamemnonHow often were we in a nickel or dime package? Most of the time we only had a couple of LBers on the field anyway.
AgamemnonRams will either trade or release WR Tavon Austin before the start of the league year, source says. He’s due $8m, so his time with the team is done.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 1, 2018
Agamemnon“The Rams are not resting on their laurels and they’re keeping their foot on the gas.” – NFL Network's @AndrewSiciliano#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/DANY3jhrE4
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 1, 2018
The Rundown of everything you need to know from Day 1 of the #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/NNAobSQA78
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 1, 2018
AgamemnonSo, what do we have here? A leopard that can’t change its spots or a guy that needs to mature?
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It appears that we aren’t paying an exorbitant amount, in cap space or draft choices, to make the gamble. Let’s see if it pays off. AgamemnonTo clarify, I trust in the source and was passing along what I heard. Only thing that might be different is one of the Rams' three sixth-rounders instead of a seventh. But if wrong, I'll absolutely own it. #relax
— Jeff Smith (@JSM8ith) February 24, 2018
AgamemnonDamien Woody, Josina Anderson and Marc Ross join Suzy Kolber to react to Chiefs CB Marcus Peters being traded to the Rams and more.
AgamemnonIf Watkins and Quinn are healthy, they are much bigger difference makers than Johnson. I am sure they would rather spend their money there.
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AgamemnonTX. Everything is fine. Couldn’t be much better unless I never had the incident (kidney failure, but it is better now). I had a lot of people help me. So, considering two months ago, I didn’t know if I was going to live or die in ICU. A month ago I couldn’t sit in a chair for 30 minutes. Right now, I am better than before the incident. I am getting back to normal. I can do just about everything for myself. 😉
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I have diabetes and COPD. I have to watch carbs and have oxygen 24/7.(at least for now) I can cook and go to the store, but I use a wheelchair.(at least for now) I am home and do everything for myself. AgamemnonI reserve the top pick for talent. We didn’t need Donald when we took him. 3 or 4 years from now talent will matter more than position. imo
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