from local reports
* Third-round pick Trumaine Johnson was signed in time for the rookies-only phase of training camp, but did not make the first practice Wednesday because he OVERSLEPT and missed his flight to St. Louis. Couldn't wake up on time for the most important day of his professional life. Excellent.
Meanwhile, fifth-round pick Rokevious Watkins has reported to training camp overweight and out of shape and has been limited to stretching on the sidelines the past three days. Well, we kind of saw that coming. After all, his was the first Pro Football Weekly draft guide summary ever to contain the phrase "man-boobs". I KNEW I should have been leery of all those reports that described Watkins as a "road grader"! Fortunately, there will be plenty of other competition in camp at left guard. Just not Road Grader II for the time being.
The most the Rams could do with the 31 rookies they've had in camp so far this week is run 7-on-7 drills, so these guys can't have missed critical amounts of practice time. They've gotten off to inauspicious starts, though.
* Contract details. Janoris Jenkins' signing bonus is indeed being paid in installments. Suddenly, however, we're being told that this arrangement isn't unusual and has nothing to do with off-field conduct. In fact, Michael Brockers and Brian Quick are also receiving their signing bonuses in installments. So at this point, as far as the public's been informed, there's nothing special tied to conduct in Jenkins' contract. That doesn't seem wise, though he was in St. Louis well ahead of time to report for camp and reported in shape.
Trumaine "Sleepy" Johnson's contract is for an assumed 4 years and totals $3 million, with a $700,000 bonus. Use some of that to buy a better alarm clock.
* Alumni report:
- Former blocking TE Derek Schouman signed by the Saints.
- WR Mike Sims-Walker had a tryout with the Titans, of which Chris Mortensen humorously tweeted, "didn't go so good".
- Rams from last year's roster without NFL jobs at last word:
Cadillac Williams, Jerious Norwood, Adam Goldberg, James Hall, Fred Robbins, Billy Bajema, Stephen Spach, Brady Poppinga, James Butler, Mark LeVoir, Dominique Curry, C.J. Ah You, Jason Brown. Could be time to start looking for coaching or broadcasting gigs.
* Third-round pick Trumaine Johnson was signed in time for the rookies-only phase of training camp, but did not make the first practice Wednesday because he OVERSLEPT and missed his flight to St. Louis. Couldn't wake up on time for the most important day of his professional life. Excellent.
Meanwhile, fifth-round pick Rokevious Watkins has reported to training camp overweight and out of shape and has been limited to stretching on the sidelines the past three days. Well, we kind of saw that coming. After all, his was the first Pro Football Weekly draft guide summary ever to contain the phrase "man-boobs". I KNEW I should have been leery of all those reports that described Watkins as a "road grader"! Fortunately, there will be plenty of other competition in camp at left guard. Just not Road Grader II for the time being.
The most the Rams could do with the 31 rookies they've had in camp so far this week is run 7-on-7 drills, so these guys can't have missed critical amounts of practice time. They've gotten off to inauspicious starts, though.
* Contract details. Janoris Jenkins' signing bonus is indeed being paid in installments. Suddenly, however, we're being told that this arrangement isn't unusual and has nothing to do with off-field conduct. In fact, Michael Brockers and Brian Quick are also receiving their signing bonuses in installments. So at this point, as far as the public's been informed, there's nothing special tied to conduct in Jenkins' contract. That doesn't seem wise, though he was in St. Louis well ahead of time to report for camp and reported in shape.
Trumaine "Sleepy" Johnson's contract is for an assumed 4 years and totals $3 million, with a $700,000 bonus. Use some of that to buy a better alarm clock.
* Alumni report:
- Former blocking TE Derek Schouman signed by the Saints.
- WR Mike Sims-Walker had a tryout with the Titans, of which Chris Mortensen humorously tweeted, "didn't go so good".
- Rams from last year's roster without NFL jobs at last word:
Cadillac Williams, Jerious Norwood, Adam Goldberg, James Hall, Fred Robbins, Billy Bajema, Stephen Spach, Brady Poppinga, James Butler, Mark LeVoir, Dominique Curry, C.J. Ah You, Jason Brown. Could be time to start looking for coaching or broadcasting gigs.
* RamView is still planning to cover Sunday's first full-squad practice. It will probably be up on the website late Sunday night.
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