Rams training camp: Rams get good news on Bartell

by Ryan Van Bibber on Aug 4, 2010 12:22 PM CDT in St. Louis Rams training camp

The St. Louis Rams got a scare at last night's practice when their top cornerback, Ron Bartell, was taken off the field with a leg injury. Fortunately for the Rams, an examination today revealed that Bartell suffered a low ankle sprain, which might keep him out for only a week or two.

Here's more information on the low ankle sprain than you'll ever need.

If this news holds, Bartell will likely miss the Rams preseason opener on Aug. 14. Bartell played with a hip injury for most of last season, compromising his effectiveness. Though it stinks that he'll miss important practice time, he shouldn't be too far behind if he only misses a couple weeks.

The silver lining here is that it should give even more snaps for youngsters like Bradley Fletcher, Jerome Murphy, etc.

UPDATE: Bartell might only miss a "couple days" according to GM Billy Devaney who just relayed that info to Bernie Miklasz on the radio. Here's Bernie's tweet:

Rams GM Billy Devaney just told me that CB Ron Bartell is fine. Just a mild ankle sprain. Will miss a couple of days; that's all.

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thats great news!

missing a preseason game is nothing especially when like you said it gives our young guys some more snaps.

by Buck Nasty87 on Aug 4, 2010 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

This is great!

IMO Bartell is have a career year, baring injury. Being in the 2nd year in the same defence, having fresh and healthy legs and ankles.

The name's Rams, St. Louis Rams.

by Bond_007x on Aug 4, 2010 12:40 PM CDT reply actions

You Know, Sometimes...

News stories try to come out WAY to quickly…

8AM – “Rams lose top cornerback! Everyone gets hurt! All the time!”.
1PM – “Oh, umm, he’s really only out for a couple days for a sore ankle. Sorry. My bad. Tee hee.”

I hope he’s lightly jogging on it by tomorrow morning.

by Boofer on Aug 4, 2010 12:47 PM CDT reply actions

Good point Boofer! And another example....

11:45am – “Favre texts teammates saying he’s done”.
(I guess these would be Viking teammates who are AT camp, not high schoolers he’s been working out with)
11:50am – “Favre denies report saying he said anything about not returning. Says it was all just a big misunderstanding.”
11:55am – Favre tells ESPN that he hasn’t decided whether to return or not.
11:58am – Tom Childers’ head explodes

by CFB_fan on Aug 4, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

12:00 p.m.

Farve ties his shoe.

by ramsrule on Aug 4, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions

12:08 pm

Upon closer inspection, Favre was wearing loafers…

You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.

by 3k on Aug 5, 2010 1:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Whew!

by RBramfan on Aug 4, 2010 12:48 PM CDT reply actions

Word on the street is......

that little man Kevin Dockery has stepped up and is looking great playin opposite of Fletcher today with Murphy and the rest gang getting few snaps on first team.

by stltodd on Aug 4, 2010 5:24 PM CDT reply actions

Where did we aquire Dockery?

I can’t seem to remember where he came from.

by ramsrule on Aug 4, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions

He played for the Giants, I believe.

Picked up as a free agent.

by andyhawk on Aug 4, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

We went from a serious injury, to it being a 2 week injury, to it being a 2-day injury. How about just saying its a 2 week injury so some of us aren’t overly or underly optimistic.

by Da Rams! on Aug 4, 2010 5:31 PM CDT reply actions