Ron Bartell Injury: Rams CB Healed, Expects To Play Next Season

by Tevin Broner on Dec 16, 2011 1:19 PM CST in 2011 NFL regular season

ST. LOUIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Ron Bartell #24 of the St. Louis Rams attempts to pick off a pass intended for Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL season opener at the Edward Jones Dome on September 12 2010 in St. Louis Missouri. The Cardinals beat the Rams 17-13. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

With all the bad news the St. Louis Rams have dealt with this season, it's about time that something good happened. Something good happened today when cornerback Ron Bartell showed up at practice, his brace gone and neck healed from the broken vertebrae he suffered in the season opener.

[Note by Ryan Van Bibber, 12/16/11 3:30 PM EST ] The Rams reported that Bartell has been medically cleared, fully cleared. He also became the father of a baby boy named Emir recently.

Howard Balzer reported this on twitter.

Some good news for Rams: CB Ron Bartell out of neck brace. Bone is healed. Didn't need surgery. Said he is definitely playing next season..

For those that don't remember, Ron Bartell injured his neck against the Philadelphia Eagles. Before that, the Rams lost Jerome Murphy for the season in training camp. Following the Bartell injury, many other Rams would follow suit and end up on IR.

Next season, the Rams will be returning their three best corners. Two of those, Bradley Fletcher and Ron Bartell, have become injury magnets in their careers. Murphy hasn't been injured as often, but the jury is still out if he will become a good player.

The Rams have to decide if Ron Bartell is worth bringing back this season and beyond. He is owed $6 million in 2012, the last year of his current contract; Bradley Fletcher's rookie contract ends in 2013.

It will be shocking if the Rams don't draft or add another quality corner in the off-season.

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It pains me to hear about Bartell, Fletcher, and Murphy

while I have to watch Justin King every week.

by TheBirds on Dec 16, 2011 1:40 PM CST reply actions

This is the best news for the Rams

in quite some time. Still need to draft a young CB, as Bartell and Fletcher returning to the field doesn’t mean they will not also return to the IR. But, great news indeed!

by mcihaelT on Dec 16, 2011 1:42 PM CST reply actions

Good news

Especially since this means Justin King can be dropped.

by Mister T on Dec 16, 2011 1:43 PM CST reply actions

Medical evaluation going to be huge

for us in the offseason. Between the CBs and the OTs, they need to be absolutely spot on in knowing what we have going into the draft.

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by 3k on Dec 16, 2011 1:50 PM CST reply actions

Agreed

Particularly with CB, it will make the difference between taking one sooner, or later.

by mcihaelT on Dec 16, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

i love bartell he is fuckin awesome. great news

Rams Bulls and Mets allllllllll day also i do love white castle

by G unit Rams on Dec 16, 2011 2:16 PM CST reply actions

I am so SICK of this CRAPOLLA!

Ron Bartell Is at best a nickle CB on any real team. If he comes or goes so the F@@@k what. Take the safety Dahl with you. Us Ram fans have become numb to reality, Heads up gang there is NOT a probowl player on our team! Yes that includes SJax. Hell there is not a probowl player (Exception) Long than you daddy)in the lousy NFC West.

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by Da Rookie on Dec 16, 2011 2:37 PM CST reply actions

You are outta control!

SJAX is like 3 time probowl player. Long is playing at a probowl level. And you really discount Pat WIllis, Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Adrian Wilson, Larry Fitzgerald, Sidney Rice, and Earl Thomas… WOW

SJax is still a beast! Best RB in the league!

by MyACLisBrittle on Dec 16, 2011 3:09 PM CST up reply actions

Really I am out of control..

The best RB’s in JUST ALONE the NFCWEST.
Gore. Lynch then whom Sjax.
Wow I am way off base huh?

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by Da Rookie on Dec 16, 2011 4:32 PM CST up reply actions

wow ur just wow

sjax is better then them by far. your either a troll or a moron.

Rams Bulls and Mets allllllllll day also i do love white castle

by G unit Rams on Dec 17, 2011 5:48 AM CST up reply actions

thats stupid

bartell is a awesome corner he cant catch well but he does everything else VERY well , i hate the rams alot nowadays but good players are still good players

Rams Bulls and Mets allllllllll day also i do love white castle

by G unit Rams on Dec 17, 2011 5:47 AM CST up reply actions

Spags style of defense wiped out every corner back we have this system sucks Spags is CB killer lol

by Rammon105 on Dec 16, 2011 3:37 PM CST reply actions

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by Douglas M on Dec 16, 2011 5:19 PM CST reply actions

I wonder how good the job security must feel

for our true starters. Here King is, with the opportunity to step in and make some serious plays, establish himself as a legitimate CB, and possibly bump someone out of the situation…and then he goes out, as if he were a soccer player imported into a video game, and covering Jerry Rice in Tecmo Super Bowl

….I’d have killed to be talking about whose spot he might take next year. Now I know (or hope) he’ll be sitting next to ____________ on the _____________’s bench. Way to capitalize on the situation, King. You’re a real dick

by DCRamFan on Dec 16, 2011 5:40 PM CST reply actions