Rams 2014 transactions

So, here's the problem with trying to keep track of NFL transactions. None of the organizations with the time and resources to do it right actually care enough to do it right. The National Football League should hang its head in shame that it does as bad a job as it does of reporting its own transactions. Or ESPN.com. The leader in sports? Not in transactions. Both those sites are the best at having transaction history that you can actually navigate, but with many errors and omissions. They'll list players as having signed with the wrong team, show players signed who were actually cut, and vice versa, or list transactions that didn't even happen. According to NFL.com, Zach Potter signed with the Rams as a free agent on February 26th. He's sure not very, you know, ON THE ROSTER, for that to have actually happened.

Pro Football Weekly used to be the best site at logging transactions. They'd fall behind at times, but proved the most reliable source on the Web. Unfortunately, they're long out of business. And nobody's picking up their slack. Fox Sports looks thorough but I couldn't get history before April. Which beat the crap out of Yahoo Sports, which only gives you the past week. And KFFL, which has a promising-looking history search function but still didn't give me anything but the past three days. Rotoworld looks very thorough but you think you're reading a post about one player and they stick four other players in there. Not good for catching up from way behind like I've been, but probably good going forward.

So anyway, reader beware. This is what I have for the Rams' transactions so far in 2014.

STLToday

May
5/16 - Cut DT Jermelle Cudjo, OL Emmanuel McCray, OL Graham Pocic, and RB Daryl Richardson. McCray had been signed 5/12 as a rookie free agent.

5/13 - Signed long snapper Jorgen Hus, one day after he'd been cut by Seattle.

5/6 - Signed WR T.J. Moe, who had been cut by New England in March.

ESPN

April
4/28 - Exercised the fifth-year option on Robert Quinn's rookie contract.

4/25 - Re-signed exclusive rights free agent Tim Barnes.

4/23 - Re-signed exclusive rights free agent Justin Veltung.

4/7 - Signed unrestricted free agent WR Kenny Britt, originally announced, fittingly, on April Fool's Day.

ESPN

March
3/31 - Signed UFA QB Shaun Hill.


3/26 - Signed UFA DT Alex Carrington.

3/24 - Signed OLB Etienne Sabino.

3/23 - Signed CB Greg Reid.

3/21 - Re-signed exclusive rights free agent Austin Davis.

3/14 - Re-signed UFA OLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar and UFA OT Rodger Saffold, whose contract with Oakland was voided due to a "failed physical".

3/11 - Deadline to make ERFA qualifying offers to TE Mike McNeill and CB Quinton Pointer passed without an offer being made. McNeill later signed with Carolina.

3/10 - Cut G Harvey Dahl, who remains unsigned.

UPI

February

2/12 - Hired Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator.

January

1/7 - Signed practice squad LB Caleb McSurdy to reserve/future contract.

12/31/2013 - Signed practice squad players to reserve/future contracts: DL Mason Brodine, WR Emory Blake, TE Justice Cunningham, OT Sean Hooey, and CB Darren Woodard. Brodine has sinced moved to tight end.

I will endeavor to keep these much more up-to-date; the Ex-Rams transactions, as well, which are coming up in a little bit. Ideally this would be a weekly Saturday mornings thing.

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