Steven Jackson era ends in St. Louis

Sports Illustrated

The leading rusher in Rams history will oppose his old team next season as a member of the Atlanta Falcons.

And when Steven Jackson said it wasn't all about the money, he wasn't stretching the truth much. He got a 3-year, $12 million deal the Rams surely could have offered or matched. But, for this season at least, he won't face a reduced workload in Atlanta that the Rams told him up front he'd be facing here.

Credit to Steven and the Rams for operating openly and honestly, but as a Rams fan, even though you knew it was coming, this is still a sucky day.

The Rams' free agency focus remains on Dolphins LT Jake Long, and given that the Rams probably now have the least accomplished RB corps in the NFL, you bet they'd better get some blocking in front of them.

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