Chris Massey

Rams bring back their solid long snapper in Chris Massey and depth at running back in Kenneth Darby. Both players were with the Rams last season.  Both players should play mostly on special teams, but Darby is currently the backup to Steven Jackson until the Rams draft or sign another running back.  Massey signed a 4 year deal for 4.4 million dollars, which makes him a very highly paid long snapper.  But, Massey is as solid as they come with the long snap, so it makes sense for the Rams to...Read Full Story

So, you’re Chris Massey, you’ve been the Rams’ long snapper for nine years, and you’ve done a heck of a job at it, maybe a handful of bad snaps, out of hundreds of opportunities, the whole time you’ve played. This morning, you’ve got to be wondering why the blue hell the Rams cut you. I know I am. Chemistry in sports, period, is a fickle thing. Then you’ve got NFL kickers, who are fickle creatures anyway. When you get the harmony the Rams have had, for years, between punter and long snapper...Read Full Story

The St Louis Rams have released long snapper Chris Massey, a seventh-round selection out of Marshall in 2002.  Massey was the longest tenured of all Rams players.  Per Jim Thomas of St Louis Today: There was a problem connecting to Twitter. Massey was a very dependable long snapper ever since day one, having only one botched snap out of 1,051 attempts.  He was known as one of the classiest guys around and a pleasant presence in the locker room.  Despite the fact that he wasn’t an impact...Read Full Story

As was feared, promising rookie corner Bradley Fletcher and solid long snapper Chris Massey are out for the rest of the season for the St. Louis Rams.  Sad, because in the Colts game, Fletcher was having his best game of his quietly good rookie season.  We will have to see how he plays in 2010. The Rams will be trying out long-snappers this week to fill Massey’s roster spot.  No word on yet who will fill Fletcher’s spot.Read Full Story

The St. Louis Rams have signed long snapper Ryan Neill to replace the injuired Chris Massey as the team’s long snapper. Neill was the long snapper for the Buffalo Bills in 2007 and ‘08. Source: Around the Horns blog on Stltoday.com/sportsRead Full Story

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