Ruvell Martin News

The St. Louis Rams have gotten their first break of the day: Wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who has been fighting a knee injury, won't suit up for the Lions.

Linebacker David Vobora was on the practice field for the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday for the first time since being slapped with a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Laurent Robinson's season-ending leg and ankle injury presented a golden opportunity for Ruvell Martin to fill the void at wide receiver.

Steven Jackson is the quintessential feature back. The St. Louis Rams veteran has 120 carries through the team's 0-6 start.

Butler is ready for Colts Rams notebook Safety has missed 3 games with knee injury.

Given that the St. Louis Rams might have to put up 50 or so points Sunday to have a shot at derailing the unbeaten Colts, the news that WR Donnie Avery has recovered from his bruised hip and will suit up Sunday was welcome at Rams Park.

When he wakes up on Mondays now, Danny Amendola is sore all over. That's a good thing, he explained, because it means he's playing football on Sundays.

Brandon Gibson knows little about St. Louis - he'd never even been here until now.

Jackson isn't satisfied with yards Rams notebook RB is fourth in NFL but has two fumbles, no TDs, no wins.

Torry Holt got a number of wins with the St. Louis Rams. Now he has one against them.

If you think the St. Louis Rams have been struggling to sell out games at the Edward Jones Dome, pity the poor Jacksonville Jaguars.

Quarterback Marc Bulger was back behind center for the St. Louis Rams' starting offense Wednesday.

Wide receiver Tim Carter is re-signing with the St. Louis Rams according to league sources, apparently taking the place of defensive tackle Gary Gibson, who suffered season-ending foot and ankle injuries Sunday against Minnesota.

Just when it looked as if the Rams' corps of wide receivers - thin as it is to begin with - might be mortally hamstrung, it came up with its most prolific outing of this win-free season.

Rams dressing up like they did in '99 Notebook "Throwback" outfits recall Super Bowl season 10 years ago.

St. Louis Rams starting wide receiver Keenan Burton, who missed part of Wednesday's practice and all of Thursday's with a sore hamstring, was back on the practice field Friday.A On the team's official injury report, he was listed asA "limited participation" and questionable for Sunday'sA home game against Minnesota.

Steven Jackson is already a marked man in the St. Louis Rams' offense. Now he gets to face a Minnesota Vikings defense that hasn't allowed a player to rush for 100 yards in 27 games.

Four games into the season, the Rams aren't even on a pace to hit triple digits in scoring.

And if Aaron Rodgers steals the show with a big performance against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome on Monday night, he could take a huge step toward proving the Packers right.

Moving forward without Laurent Robinson - the Rams' most effective wideout before suffering a fractured fibula in Week Three that will require surgery - daily team observers' best guess is that second-year pros Donnie Avery and Keenan Burton will be the No.