* BREAKING NEWS: The Rams and Robert Quinn are reportedly close to a new multi-year deal, says Yahoo Sports. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled report.
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* With the NFLPA and the league agreeing to a new drug testing policy, players who had been suspended under the old policy will not serve their full suspensions. For the Rams, it means that Stedman Bailey will return to the roster sooner than expected. Some sources report Bailey is eligible for Sunday's game, others report not so fast, the agreement is not yet official. I think it's safe to say Bailey will be back for the Dallas game. The Ram offense can use any boost it can get.
* Matt Conrath was promoted from the practice squad to fill Chris Long's spot on the roster. DE Kourtnei Brown, who spent this summer in Rams camp, was added to the practice squad.
* Injury report for Sunday:
Questionable: Shaun Hill (quad), Lamarcus Joyner (back). Hill has not practiced all week but will be a gametime decision Sunday. Jeff Fisher is not honoring the "you have to practice to be able to play" rule where Hill is concerned. If he can go, he's playing.
Tampa Bay's already dealing with a mess of injuries in week 2. Both of their starting defensive ends are out for Sunday. Michael Johnson is out due to an ankle injury and Adrian Clayborn has been put on injured reserve for the season due to a torn biceps. The Rams can probably afford to triple-team Gerald McCoy now. If they fail on the edge against Tampa's backups, I don't see a lot of reason to have hope for them the rest of the season. In fact, Tampa's backups are also banged up. Logan Mankins and Doug Martin are questionable for Tampa due to knee injuries, so the Rams don't have much of a reason not to win on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
But, they're the Rams. They'll find a way.
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