Safety Craig Dahl’s rougher the kicker penalty last week against New Orleans cost the St. Louis Rams only five yards. But it cost Dahl $5,000. Dahl was fined by the NFL for running into Saints punter Thomas Morstead in the fourth quarter of the Rams’ 28-23 loss.

They came from all over, many of them leaving their teams and skipping practice, to be at Lincoln Financial Field for Friday’s memorial service honoring Jim Johnson. Steve Spagnuolo, head coach of the St. Louis Rams, John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were among the 300 guests in attendance.

Once Brown moves into the starting lineup, the Rams could potentially have one of the most talented lines in football.

"My wife Maria and I are deeply saddened to hear of Jim’s passing. He was a dear friend and a special person. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his wife Vicki and their family. Jim meant the world to me, both personally and professionally. I am very blessed to have had the privilege to work for him and with him. The NFL has lost a good man."

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The St. Louis Rams have the second pick, and though everyone expects them to take a left tackle, general manager Billy Devaney said this to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Curry was the first guy we put (tape) on, and we were like, 'Wow! This guy is special.' He is really good on tape. And then we started talking about the intangibles, and to a man, everybody said he's top of the line."

"I might be kicking myself that I wasn't able to pull the trigger with this thing."

Now that Jim Haslett is out of the picture to become the non-interim coach of the Rams, the leading candidate to get the job is believed to be Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.

Per Adam Schefter of NFLN, the Rams are expected to announce their decision by Saturday, and the guy currently expected to get the job is Frazier.

Retailers in St. Joseph can expect a bump in business should the Kansas City Chiefs chose to relocate training camp there.

Small towns like Berea, Ohio, Latrobe, Pa., and Mankato, Minn., have all seen a boost in business for the four weeks that NFL teams hold training camps during the summer.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Marshall Faulk "legitimately" wants a chance to be the Rams' next head coach.