Cortland Finnegan News

June hasn't been a particularly eventful month for the St. Louis Rams . They have hosted a number of free-agent defenders to man the back seven, but have only signed one - former Oakland Raider Matt Giordano - thus far.

Everybody knows that the Rams don't get a lot of media attention and you don't see many Rams players making headlines or starring in any commercials.

Year two will bring with it some raised expectations for last year's third round selection in cornerback Trumaine Johnson .

To Mo Cheeks, the latest Pistons coach hired by Joe Dumars, and good luck to him with that.

Nov 18, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis catches pass against the New York Jets during the first half at the Edward Jones Dome.

James Jones made an interesting remark about former teammate Greg Jennings this week.

Continuing the countdown to the start of the 2013 NFL season, we have a mere 83 days to go.

One of the tables you will see in Football Outsiders Almanac 2013 is performance based on most common personnel groups.

Jan 13, 2013; Foxboro, MA, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt salutes after a sack of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the first half of the AFC divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium.

The San Francisco 49ers have won back-to-back NFC West titles, but they haven't defeated the St. Louis Rams since Jan. 1, 2012.

Nov. 25, 2012; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald tries to break a tackle by St. Louis Rams strong safety Craig Dahl and cornerback Cortland Finnegan during the second half at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The Rams are counting on a loaded defense to improve upon an impressive 2012. How far they go depends on their first-year defensive coordinator.

Rookie receiver Tavon Austin returned a punt toward the right sideline Tuesday and broke into the clear, leaving punter Johnny Hekker as the last line of defense.

I think there's a special place in Hell for Urban Myer for what he unleashed on the world.

Cortland Finnegan has never been described as shy among NFL circles, and the St. Louis Rams cornerback went a step further to reinforce that opinion with his most recent comments.

Offensive tackle Kyle McDermott - a prize recruit and lifelong fan of nearby Miami - sure seemed to get a kick out of telling Ohio State's Urban Meyer no thanks when asked to reconsider his 2014 commitment to the Hurricanes.

September 16, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Morgan and St. Louis Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan exchange words during the first half at the Edward Jones Dome.

The 2012 St. Louis Rams exceeded expectations and laid a strong foundation under first-year head coach Jeff Fisher.

If you were to rank the NFL teams in order of how likely they are to win the Super Bowl, I'm guessing you wouldn't put the Rams first and the Lions second.

The NFC West is now known as the home of some of the NFL's top cornerbacks. Arizona's Patrick Peterson is a rising star and the St. Louis Rams ' Janoris Jenkins showed some of his stripes last year as a rookie.