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St. Louis Rams 2013 Preseason Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
8	Sam Bradford	QB	25	6'4"	224	Oklahoma
10	Kellen Clemens	QB	30	6'2"	220	Oregon
9	Austin Davis	QB	24	6'2"	221	Southern Miss
26	Daryl Richardson	HB	23	5'10"	196	Abilene Chr.
24	Isiah Pead	HB	23	5'11"	200	Cincinnati
30	Zac Stacy	HB	22	5'8"	216	Vanderbilt
34	Chase Reynolds	HB	25	6'0"	200	Montana
42	Terrance Ganaway	HB	24	6'1"	240	Baylor
88	Lance Kendricks	FB	25	6'3"	247	Wisconsin
82	Mike McNeill	FB	25	6'4"	235	Nebraska
11	Tavon Austin	WR	22	5'8"	174	West Virginia
83	Brian Quick	WR	24	6'3"	220	Appalach. St.
18	Austin Pettis	WR	25	6'3"	207	Boise State
13	Chris Givens	WR	23	6'0"	198	Wake Forest
12	Stedman Bailey	WR	22	5'10"	193	West Virginia
84	Raymond Radway	WR	26	6'3"	193	Abilene Chr.
14	Nick Johnson	WR	23	5'11"	187	Henderson St.
89	Jared Cook	TE	26	6'5"	248	South Carolina
46	Cory Harkey	TE	23	6'4"	260	UCLA
87	Zach Potter	TE	27	6'7"	280	Nebraska
44	Jake McQuaide	TE	25	6'2"	247	Ohio State
77	Jake Long	T	28	6'7"	317	Michigan
69	Ty Nsekhe	T	27	6'8"	325	Texas State
76	Rodger Saffold	T	25	6'5"	314	Indiana
68	Joe Barksdale	T	24	6'4"	325	LSU
66	Shelley Smith	G	26	6'3"	297	Colorado St.
73	Rokevious Watkins	G	24	6'3"	338	South Carolina
62	Harvey Dahl	G	32	6'5"	308	Nevada
65	Chris Williams	G	28	6'6"	320	Vanderbilt
70	Brandon Washington	G	25	6'2"	320	Miami
63	Scott Wells	C	32	6'2"	300	Tennessee
67	Barrett Jones	C	23	6'4"	306	Alabama
61	Tim Barnes	C	25	6'4"	300	Missouri
#	DEFENSE	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
91	Chris Long	DE	28	6'3"	276	Virginia
95	William Hayes	DE	28	6'3"	272	Winston Salem
96	Mason Brodine	DE	25	6'7"	255	Nebraska-Kearney
94	Robert Quinn	DE	23	6'4"	264	North Carolina
97	Eugene Sims	DE	27	6'6"	265	W. Texas A&M
98	Kendall Langford	DT	27	6'6"	295	Hampton
90	Michael Brockers	DT	22	6'6"	322	LSU
93	Jermelle Cudjo	DT	26	6'2"	311	Central Oklahoma
71	Matthew Conrath	DT	24	6'7"	290	Virginia
58	Jo-Lonn Dunbar	OLB	28	6'0"	226	Boston College
57	Sammy Brown	OLB	23	6'2"	242	Houston
52	Alec Ogletree	OLB	21	6'2"	242	Georgia
59	Jonathan Stewart	OLB	22	6'3"	245	Texas A&M
55	James Laurinaitis	MLB	26	6'2"	250	Ohio State
56	Josh Hull	MLB	26	6'3"	245	Penn State
54	Jabara Williams	MLB	24	6'2"	238	Stephen F. Austin
31	Cortland Finnegan	CB	29	5'10"	188	Samford
21	Janoris Jenkins	CB	24	5'10"	193	N. Alabama
22	Trumaine Johnson	CB	23	6'2"	204	Montana
32	Brandon McGee	CB	22	5'11"	193	Miami
36	Robert Steeples	CB	23	6'2"	190	Memphis
25	T.J. McDonald	S	22	6'2"	219	USC
23	Rodney McLeod	S	23	5'11"	183	Virginia
33	Quinton Pointer	S	25	5'9"	195	UNLV
20	Darian Stewart	S	25	5'11"	214	South Carolina
37	Matthew Daniels	S	23	6'1"	211	Duke
27	Matt Giordano	S	30	5'11"	210	California
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE
4	Greg Zuerlein	K	25	6'0"	187	Missouri W State
6	John Hekker	P	23	6'5"	227	Oregon State

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Richardson, Jackson Slash Rams As Browns Win Preseason Opener

Trent Richardson may have only received 6 handoffs in Cleveland's game against the Rams, but it was all he needed to rush for 119 yards in the first quarter. Brandon Jackson followed him up with 107 yards on 16 carries, 3 of which went for Touchdowns. The Browns rode their two hot backs to a 34-28 victory over the St. Louis Rams in the first game of the preseason.

The Rams were clearly not doing enough on the ground to stop the Browns' rushing attack. They fared better in the air, holding the Cleveland QBs to 195 yards and 1 TD on 19 attempts. Rookie corner Brandon McGee was the most impressive St. Louis defender, recording 6 tackles, two for a loss, and a forced fumble in the game. He was backed up by LB Sammy Brown, who had 4 tackles including a huge goal line stop and a late 3rd down tackle.

Offensively, the Rams struggled through the air, but found some new weapons among their young receivers and backs. The three Rams QBs threw for 5 interceptions and no TDs in the game, but rookie WR Stedman Bailey was a calming presence, proving reliable with his 4 catches for 47 yards. He made a couple of tough catches in high-traffic areas to convert third downs. On the ground, incumbent starter Daryl Richardson tore his labrum on his second carry, but Isaiah Pead and rookie Zac Stacy carried the load, combining for 151 yards and 3 TDs on 23 carries. With those two in the backfield, the Rams will rely heavily on the run game while Sam Bradford (2/5, 24 yards, 1 INT) looks to find his groove.

Tavon Austin, the Rams' 2013 first-round pick who started at WR, didn't get to showcase his talents much at either receiver or returner. The West Virginia product was turning heads with his returning abilities and his YAC production in practice this week, but wasn't able to convert that into production in the first game of the season.

The Rams will take on the Packers at home next week, in what should be an opportunity to see a bit more of the St. Louis starting lineup.