Rams sign tight end

Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel

The Rams have added blocking tight end Zach Potter to the roster. He's 6'7" 280, 27 years old out of Nebraska, where he played defensive end (8 career sacks) and was actually Adam Carriker's successor. He played in all 16 games for Jacksonville last year and had been with the Jagwires all four of his previous years in the pros after being cut by the Jets in 2009 training camp. He has 11 career catches for 83 yards and returned a blocked punt 46 yards for a TD in 2011. He also blocked a couple of kicks in college. The Jagwires website describes Potter as "a powerful blocker". Scouts Inc. describes him as a "massive", effective run-blocker who isn't a natural knee bender but is improving on keeping his pad level down. He has no speed (barely cracked 5.0 at the Combine) and will only help as a receiver on dumpoffs.

Potter got in mild trouble during last year's draft for going on Twitter to criticize the Jagwires' third-round selection of a punter, so he's all right with RamView.

If the roster page is correct on the Rams website, Potter becomes the 89th man on the roster. He'll compete with Mike McNeill, Corey Harkey, Cameron Graham and Phil Lutzenkirchen for the 3rd and 4th TE spots.

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