Rams to talk with Shanle

LB Scott Shanle has told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that the Rams are "very interested" in him and a free agent visit is being set up. Shanle will turn 32 in November. He is a former seventh-round pick of the Rams who I believe served a steroid suspension while he was here. His best pro season was his first season in New Orleans in 2006: 98 tackles, 4 sacks. He's been a starter for the Saints since then.

Shanle's had some decent productivity since leaving the Rams, and I remember him as a decent-or-better special teams player. I'd like the idea of signing him at WLB better if scouting reports didn't refer to him as "ineffective" last season, and if Pro Football Focus hadn't rated him the worst 4-3 OLB in the league last season. If this is for much more than a league-minimum deal, I'll wonder why the Rams didn't just stick with David Vobora instead.

Photo: New Orleans Times-Picayune
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