Rams report, 8/14

Training camp has broken. The Rams have a walk-through tomorrow to prepare for Saturday night's home game against the Chargers.

Not surprisingly, that game is not a sellout and will not be broadcast live in St. Louis. It will be broadcast on delay, starting at 10:30 pm. The game also re-airs three times through the week if NFL Network's online schedule is not lying: 2 am Sunday, 11 pm Monday and 11:30 am Wednesday. Boy, we got some primo time slots there. Viva TiVo!

* Steven Jackson holdout, day 21. Just to show what a waste this whole Jackson holdout has been,
here's what other people have recently done with the same $315,000 he's incurred in potential fines
because he's unhappy with a $50 million dollar contract:
He could have donated it, like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie did, to help babies in Namibia;
He could have donated it for leukemia research;
He could have donated it to help the elderly pay their heating bills;
He could have used it to award college scholarships;
He could have used it to fund ovarian cancer research.

Well, I assume NFL player fines all end up in the league charity bucket anyway, so at least some good will come out of it.

* Cuts. Just one: DT Vernon Bryant. The Rams had to clear a roster spot to sign CB Tanard Davis.

* Injuries. OJ Atogwe is back on the sideline. He practiced Tuesday but his hamstring injury still hasn't completely healed. Same deal with Anthony Becht, who re-injured his hamstring. The Rams may have only two healthy safeties for Saturday night's game. Bill Coats blog

* Bernie Miklasz agrees it's about time the Rams started taking preseason games seriously.