Rams report, 8/9

The Rams have an afternoon practice open to the public today. The original schedule from the team says 1:50, STLToday has reported 2:30.

I'll be mostly re-hashing Jim Thomas this morning.

* Details are out about some of the new Rams free agents' contracts:
- Quintin Mikell, 4 years, $27 million, 14 million guaranteed, all in '11 and '12.
+ Makes $5 million this year, $4 million of it signing bonus.
+ Makes $9 million next year, $8 million of it roster bonus. Unlike O.J. Atogwe this year, Mikell will get that bonus. It's guaranteed.
+ Up for $6 million in 2013, $7 million in 2014.

- Harvey Dahl, 4 years, $16 million.

- Justin Bannan, 3 years, $8.5 million.
+ $3 million this year, $2 million of it signing bonus.
+ $2.75 million next year.
+ $2.25 million in 2013 with a $500,000 signing bonus.

* Transactions: the Rams have given me more work by signing another rookie free agent, Central Missouri TE Demarco Cosby. For some reason, I'm imagining D'Marco Farr right now wearing a really silly sweater and eating a Pudding Pop. Just in case Cosby's another of those rookie FAs there's little information out there about, Thomas' report said he had 110 catches for 1,483 yards and 15 TDs his last two seasons, and ran a 4.66 40 at his pro day.

The Rams haven't made a roster move I'm aware of to clear a spot for Cosby, though I fear for Dionte Dinkins, since I just got his profile up here. My guess will be one of the fullbacks.

Afternoon transactions: Well, that has to be a new record. The Rams cut WR Jalil Carter while I was writing his profile. They've also cut K Todd Carter. Bad day to be a Carter. Demarco Cosby gets one of those roster slots; the other goes to rookie free agent CB Jeremy McGee.

John Clayton is reporting the Rams have just signed veteran LB Ben Leber, so they're going to need to clear another roster spot. My guess: Jerome Murphy hits the I.R.

* No big surprise: Saturday's first preseason game against the Colts is nowhere near sold out and is a strong bet to be blacked out locally. (The NFL got rid of two-a-days, but we fans still have to live with a blackout rule as archaic as single-bar facemasks.) Instead of 7 p.m. on KTVI Saturday, we can probably expect it to be on at 10:00.



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