Rams re-sign Cudjo, will tender Stewart

AP

The Rams aren't going to let ALL of their 2013 free agents go away after all. On Monday, they signed defensive tackle Jermelle Cudjo to a two-year contract. Cudjo's a good player to have around. In fact, he was all the DT depth the Rams had much of last season, as they tended to go with only 3 true DTs. Cudjo's steady, not flashy, and a little undersized, but he's not often taken out of plays and is a solid run-stopper who can get into the backfield. He even replaced Robert Quinn at RDE in one game where Quinn was struggling even more than usual in run defense.

It's also being reported that the Rams are going to make a qualifying offer to restricted free agent safety Darian Stewart, which should succeed in keeping him here next season. That's a good thing, since the Rams really have no starting safeties right now.

These moves pale just a little bit to the Seahawks acquiring Percy Harvin, and the 49ers Anquan Boldin, though. The 2013 offseason train is leaving the Rams in a cloud of dust at the moment.

Speaking of being left behind in the dust, RamView has obviously dropped the ball in 2013 as far as the NFL Combine and free agency are concerned. My apologies that I have not remotely been able to match last year's efforts on those. I can barely keep up with simple headlines right now, and I'm not even going to be in town most of next week, so catching up's almost out of the question. Football's my passion, but not my profession. This is a game better played by those who have the time to do it right.

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