Dominique Byrd

Oshiomogo Atogwe plays safety for the St. Louis Rams, but according to Wikipedia he grew up across the Detroit River in Windsor, Onterio. He apparently ensured that the Rams would have a cheering section at Ford Field by bringing his old school’s football team to the game today. I surmise this because it is the only way to explain why I am surrounded by 50 or so high school aged boys wearing Rams t-shirts with “Atogwe” across the front. Read Full Story

The Ratings for the Rams in Madden ‘10 have been announced recently and the Rams have the look of an improving squad with some holes. Some of the choices made by the Madden team are very interesting indeed. Backup QB Kyle Boller is a 51. 51! He’s one point better than Brock Berlin. That doesn’t seem quite right, but at least they preserve his uncanny arm strength with an 86 in Throw Power. The Rams are very light at WR with Donnie Avery at 75, Laurent Robinson at 72, Brooks Foster at 65 and Keenan Burton at a shockingly low 62. The Rams have ... Read Full Story

The Rams inked their 7th round pick Chris Ogbonnaya and Mac’s Football Blog has all the details. According to a league source, the St. Louis Rams have agreed to terms with seventh-round running back Chris Ogbonnaya (Texas) on a four-year deal that includes a signing bonus of around $66,000 and an escalator that increases his 2012 base salary to $1.308 million dollars, or the low RFA tender. Ogbonnaya should be a great weapon for the Rams offense as he was a wide receiver before moving to running back at Texas. He could be used in 2009 as a receiver out of the backfield to ... Read Full Story

The Cards recently worked out free-agent tight end Dominique Byrd, and today announced that they had inked him to a one-year deal. He was a 2006 third-round pick of the Rams, but was cut by the team on April 29th, 2008, and had not played since then. He has a bit of a troubled past, as he was arrested multiple times during his time with the Rams. In October 2007, he pleaded guilty to DUI. In December 2006, he allegedly struck a man with a beer bottle. Read Full Story

The Cards official site is reporting that the team will have veteran tight end Dominique Byrd go through minicamp on a tryout basis. Byrd was a one-time draft pick of St.Louis. He was out of football, but the Cardinals did take a look at Byrd during USC’s pro day earlier this month. He was a 3rd round pick of the Rams back in 2006, and in 2007 played in four games, making four catches for 44 yards. Read Full Story