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Photos: St. Louis Rams Cheerleader Auditions

By Riverfront Times Staff Thu., Apr. 18 2013 at 9:30 AM
Categories: Photos, Rams

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Jon Gitchoff / Rams Cheerleader Auditions
What do you have to do to join the cheerleader squad for the St. Louis Rams? A lot, it seems! This week, 49 women participated in a question-and-answer session, swimsuit competition, dance performance, beauty competition style and more. And guess what? It's for a good cause! The event is part of the team's "Cheer for a Cure" initiative, which has raised more than $50,000 for the fight against breast cancer. An RFT photographer was on the scene to document the...charitable effort. More photos below.


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"Strip Club Ready": Why You Should Follow the Rams' Janoris Jenkins on Instagram

By Chad Garrison Fri., Apr. 12 2013 at 2:42 PM
Categories: Rams

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What do you do after the St. Louis Rams name you the team's "rookie of the year"? If you're cornerback Janoris Jenkins, you apparently head back to your home state of Florida and let your freak flag fly on the Internet.

Jenkins (or his clone) is all over Instagram these days, posting images under the username jackrabbit21 -- a nod to his days chasing rabbits as a kid in south Florida and his Rams' uniform number.

Take, for instance, the following photo posted on Instagram yesterday with the caption, "Strip club ready."

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Rams Cornerback Trumaine Johnson Arrested for DUI in Montana [UPDATE]

By Jessica Lussenhop Fri., Mar. 22 2013 at 2:39 PM
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Trumaine Monte Johnson in happier times.
Update, 3:30 p.m: Daily RFT has received more details on the arrest from the Missoula Police Department.

The Rams Trumaine Johnson was picked up in Missoula, Montana, very early this morning for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Details are scant at this point, but according to the Missoula city jail's website, Johnson was booked at 3:05 a.m. this morning.

Johnson was a star player for the University of Montana and presumably was back in town for a visit.

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Brandon Gibson, The Underrated Ram

By Aaron Schafer Fri., Jan. 4 2013 at 12:30 PM
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You know, it's a pretty common refrain around Ramsland: this offense just kind of, well, sucks. And I say kind of mostly to be nice. 

For the last few years, in fact, the Rams have struggled mightily to put together any kind of offensive attack that can consistently put points on the board, or even just move the ball up and down the field on a regular basis. The blame usually falls squarely on the shoulders of the receiving corps, with a healthy assist tossed the way of the offensive line. The Rams have what is still one of the better running backs in the league in Steven Jackson -- though he's no longer quite the elite force he once was -- but just can't consistently move the chains. The quarterback is a former number one overall who once upon a time looked like the second coming. It just has to be the receivers, right? 

Well, maybe it is. But I'll tell you, there's at least one receiver on this team doing a far, far better job than he gets credit for, and his name is Brandon Gibson. 

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Three Keys to Victory Redux: Seahawks 20, Rams 13

By Aaron Schafer Mon., Dec. 31 2012 at 1:47 PM
Categories: Aaron Schafer, Rams
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No, fellas, there's no reason to be ashamed. (But, still a funny picture, and one I couldn't resist busting out for the loss.)
I didn't expect this game to be close. I really didn't. In fact, I said as much yesterday when I gave out what I saw as the three keys to a Rams win. I thought Seattle was too hot, and too good, and the Rams were going to end a promising, rewarding campaign with an ugly afternoon in the Pacific Northwest. 

Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the tenacity of the Ram defense, and the team as a whole. Actually, scratch that; I was more than pleasantly surprised. I was impressed. Very impressed, in fact. 

Unfortunately, impressive or not, the final score still tilted in favor of the Seahawks, and the Rams' 2012 season did, ultimately, end in a loss. Reviewing the keys after the break. 


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Three Keys to Victory: Rams at Seahawks, 30th December 2012

By Aaron Schafer Sun., Dec. 30 2012 at 1:05 PM
Categories: Aaron Schafer, Rams
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Creepy skullface Rams fan picture included for optimism. 
The final game of the regular season is here, as the Rams make the long trek to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks have been one of the biggest surprises in the NFL this year, currently sporting a nifty 10-5 record and one of the most physical, dominating defenses in the league. 

Case in point: last week, the San Francisco 49ers went in to Seattle and proceeded to get absolutely demolished, 42-13. More impressively than the win or the score, though, was the way in which the Seahawks went about imposing their will on the 49ers. San Francisco has been bullying teams physically the past two seasons; Seattle turned the tables and simply beat the Niners up. It was impressive, to say the least. 

On top of being a good team, and a hot team, and a physical team, the Seahawks are also a motivated team; they still have a chance at winning the NFC West with a victory today. So, you know, another tick in their favour. Could be tough sledding for the Rams today. 

Keys to not-so-tough sledding after the jump. 

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The Ram Defense By the Numbers

By Aaron Schafer Thu., Dec. 27 2012 at 4:37 PM
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The final game of the 2012 NFL regular season is upon us, as the Rams will travel to Seattle this week, into the maw of that nightmare the Seahawks call a homefield advantage. 

It's been a good season for the Rams, to be honest. Better than I personally expected. I wasn't particularly sanguine about the team's future under Jeff Fisher, but so far so good for the Fisher regime. (Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't also point out the Steve Spagnuolo Rams were 7-9 and barely missed the playoffs just in 2010 before the wheels fell back off somehow last year. What I mean to say is this: things can change in a hurry in the NFL.) 

With the end of the season approaching, I thought we should take a quick look at what the Rams have done statistically this year. Starting today, we'll look at the defensive side of the ball. 


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Three Keys to Victory: Vikings at Rams, 16th December 2012

By Aaron Schafer Sun., Dec. 16 2012 at 8:22 AM
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If the Rams are going to make the playoffs this season, they probably need to win out. Even then, they will need a little help from some other teams, but three victories to close out the season would certainly go a long way toward making postseason football happen. 

They'll play their final home game of the season today, welcoming in the Minnesota Vikings, who have playoff aspirations of their own. Much as it was last week for the Rams, this is a game in which the loser will likely see their playoff dreams end; there shouldn't be any question about the level of motivation we see from either of these teams. 

Three keys to victory after the jump. 


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The Rams' Remaining Road

By Aaron Schafer Fri., Dec. 14 2012 at 11:00 AM
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Hey, team's still winning, we still get skull dudes. I'm not going to be the jinx here. 
Following their dramatic, exciting, and way too close for comfort win over the Buffalo Bills last week, the St. Louis Rams find themselves a .500 football team (sort of; the tie with San Francisco is really a pain when one is attempting to cook up a narrative), and still -- still! -- in contention for a playoff berth. 

That's right. After thirteen games in the 2012 NFL season, the Rams are a playoff contender. I know. Hard to believe, right? The Rams did flirt with the postseason two years ago, before that meltdown against Seattle, but in general it just feels...wrong to be talking about the Rams and playoffs. (cue Jim Mora playoffs speech) 

But, hey, that's where we are. Three games left, and a real shot at the postseason. So what do those last three games hold for our boys in blue and gold? 


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Three Keys to Victory: Rams at Bills, 9th December 2012

By Aaron Schafer Sun., Dec. 9 2012 at 3:54 AM
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The Rams travel to the frozen tundra of Buffalo today to take on the Bills of Chan Gailey and Ryan Fitzpatrick, along with their patented Doomsday Running Game. 

Hmm. Okay, that isn't working. I was trying to go for an NFL Films kind of feel there, but I'm not sure even Harry Kalas (bless that magnificent voice), could make this particular bit of football sound apocalyptic in any way, shape, or form. 

What we do have, lacking the drama of Doomsday anything, is a pair of teams both hoping to hang on to their slim playoff chances this week, playing in a cold as shit upstate New York burg. Doomsday drama notwithstanding, it's actually exactly the sort of thing that makes the NFL great. 


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