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Bond is 6'6" 330 and played college ball at North Carolina, starting at right guard his junior and senior years. He was picked by the Vikings in the 7th round of last year's draft. He made their practice squad, then was signed off it by the Panthers last November. The Panthers cut him last Monday and the Rams grabbed him on Tuesday. His nickname is "Tree Top". His scouting reports suggest he moves pretty well for his massive, um, mass, and shows some promise as a pulling blocker, with long-enough arms and quick-enough feet to keep DTs off of the QB. On the down side, he's a heavy-legged waist-bender who doesn't get off the ball well, plays too high and lets blitzers and quicker defenders get by him. Rotoworld also asks how good Bond can be when the Panthers, who are pretty bad off on their offensive line, let him go. Kind of like the Rams cutting a wide receiver. Oh, that's right, ours are all so damn good we don't need to make any significant moves.
Harris, 6'0" 212, is the first player from Bryant ever signed by an NFL team. I'll save anything else for whenever I get rookie free agent profiles going. But you can bet it will mention Coach from Cheers. And Tupperware.
The moves should mean the Rams currently have 88 players on the roster.
* Rams alumni report:
- Jermelle Cudjo did not go long without finding a new team; the Chiefs signed him this week.
- Linebacker Larry Grant, who played here from 2009-10, signed a deal with the Browns. After a couple of seasons with the 49ers, including a trip to the Super Bowl, Grant was suspended the first four weeks of last season for a PED violation and ended up playing just a couple of games for the Bears.
- Thomas Welch, who had some action late in the 2011 season here at tackle, signed with the Saints. He appeared in all 16 games for the Bills last season but did not have a start.
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