Rams alumni offseason recap: July

July has been a quiet month on the transaction wire, as it should be. The only notable transaction involving a former Ram in July was Wayne Hunter's three-week stint with the Bills, which ended with his release on the 21st. He had been signed on the 1st. With Richie Incognito already aboard, they're really looking under rocks for linemen in Buffalo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia Inquirer

Sam Bradford is supposedly going to be ready to go when Eggles training camp starts on August 2 and will participate in 11-on-11 drills right away. Rams Nation's advice to Eggles fans remains the same it was the moment the Nick Foles-for-Bradford deal was made: have a backup plan ready.

Montreal Gazette

Michael Sam has only been a gameday inactive so far for the Montreal Alouettes. He reportedly is not in football shape and isn't likely to see action until at least August 1st. His personal reasons for leaving the team earlier this summer appear to have been related to the breakoff of his engagement. His teammates are said to be unhappy about the amount of attention he's getting. Michael should have his focus 100% on football now - if not now, never; let's see what he can do.

RamView found some previously unfound former Rams still in football by scraping Arena Football League rosters. In fact, the two former Rams camp players in the league ran into on another July 12th. Andre Martin of the Portland Thunder stripped Greg Reid of the Jacksonville Sharks on a kickoff return and recovered the fumble for a TD in the Thunder's 72-48 upset win. Martin has 26.5 tackles and 6 passes defended for Portland in 6 games. However, the St. Louis native, who has also spent time in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts, is listed as having been suspended by the 4-11 Thunder this past Monday.

Jacksonville Sharks

Despite that turnover, Reid is by far having the better AFL season. He returned a kick for a TD earlier in that game and has also been one of the most valuable defensive players in the league. Jacksonville was 1-5 when they signed Reid, but have been 7-2 since, and it hasn't been a coincidence. He sparked them to a win with two picks in his first game and has 7 this season to go with 53 tackles and 17 pass breakups. Reid was the AFL Playmaker of the Week last week for his two picks, one a pick-six, in the Sharks' 76-67 upset of the Philadelphia Soul. Reid and the Sharks can clinch a playoff berth this weekend with a win over the Tampa Bay Storm (and assistant coach/former Ram Chris Hovan).

RamView's plan right now is to be at the Rams' first full team session of training camp next Friday and possibly cover another practice over the weekend. Until then, time to get cracking on some rookie free agent profiles.

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