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BACK Tim Barnes!
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y)Looks like we have a very solid youthful trio cadre of centers. With young vet Tim Barnes back with Barrett Jones & Demetrius Rhaney.
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Adds depth. Not going to wow anyone with the signing of Barnes, but he's familiar with the offensive system and he's capable of being a spot starter at both guard and Center.
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I think a lot of that has to do with how little news there's been over the past week or so....at least, I hope so
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Why not? The Rams are 2-2 in games in which Barnes started.
Seriously though. The more competition the better.
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Barnes returns to Rams on one-year deal
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_32131231-8dc1-51b4-8601-67cdfeaddc07.html
After paying a free-agent visit Monday to the Kansas City Chiefs, Tim Barnes has decided to stay put on the other side of the state. Barnes, a former University of Missouri player, has agreed to terms on a one-year deal that will keep him with the Rams.
It's a one-year deal with a maximum value of $1 million; Barnes is expected to sign the deal Tuesday.
Barnes, 26, was not tendered by the Rams as a restricted free agent this offseason, making him the equivalent of an unrestricted free agent. But all along, the Rams kept the door open that he could re-sign with the team at a reduced rate.
Barnes, 6-4, 306, has played in 45 NFL games, mostly on special teams over three seasons with the Rams. But he did start four games at center to end the 2013 season in place of the injured Scott Wells against Arizona, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Seattle.
He spent most of the 2011 season on the Rams' practice squad.
At worst, Barnes provides needed interior line depth. At best, he can compete for a starting job at center and possibly guard.
• By Jim Thomas
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_32131231-8dc1-51b4-8601-67cdfeaddc07.html
After paying a free-agent visit Monday to the Kansas City Chiefs, Tim Barnes has decided to stay put on the other side of the state. Barnes, a former University of Missouri player, has agreed to terms on a one-year deal that will keep him with the Rams.
It's a one-year deal with a maximum value of $1 million; Barnes is expected to sign the deal Tuesday.
Barnes, 26, was not tendered by the Rams as a restricted free agent this offseason, making him the equivalent of an unrestricted free agent. But all along, the Rams kept the door open that he could re-sign with the team at a reduced rate.
Barnes, 6-4, 306, has played in 45 NFL games, mostly on special teams over three seasons with the Rams. But he did start four games at center to end the 2013 season in place of the injured Scott Wells against Arizona, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Seattle.
He spent most of the 2011 season on the Rams' practice squad.
At worst, Barnes provides needed interior line depth. At best, he can compete for a starting job at center and possibly guard.
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No wonder Fisher wanted him.Why not? The Rams are 2-2 in games in which Barnes started.
Seriously though. The more competition the better.
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This.
Not only do we have 3 holes on the starting unit, we lack death as well.
Good move.
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Report: Rams to re-sign C Barnes
By Nate Latsch
http://stl.scout.com/story/1532892-report-rams-to-re-sign-c-barnes?s=124
The St. Louis Rams have agreed to terms and are expected to re-sign backup center Tim Barnes on Tuesday, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Barnes agreed to a new deal on Monday, Thomas reported, after taking a free agent visit to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 26-year-old Barnes, who played collegiately at the University of Missouri, has played in 45 games with the Rams over the past three seasons and started four in 2013 after an injury to Scott Wells.
The Rams released Wells, their starting center, along with left tackle Jake Long at the onset of free agency to free up salary cap space. The team opted not tender Wells a contract as a restricted free agent this offseason with the possibility that they could sign him to a smaller deal later on.
That now looks like it will come to fruition on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-4, 306-pound Barnes will now likely compete with Barrett Jones and Demetrius Rhaney for the starting center spot, unless the Rams sign a more established center this offseason. The team had previously been linked to interest in Stefen Wisniewski, formerly of the Oakland Raiders, who is still unsigned.
Jones was a fourth-round pick in 2013 out of the University of Alabama but has played in just 11 games, all as a backup, in his first two seasons. Rhaney, from Tennessee State, was a seventh-round pick in 2014 but missed his entire rookie campaign with a knee injury he suffered in training camp.
If the Rams are indeed signing Barnes to compete for the center spot, they are still in need of starters at right guard and right tackle, where Davin Joseph and Joe Barksdale are unrestricted free agents. The team is still reportedly interested in re-signing Barksdale.
St. Louis has also been linked to having interest in free agent guard Justin Blalock, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons, and could opt to try to fill those spots through a draft considered deep with offensive linemen.
By Nate Latsch
http://stl.scout.com/story/1532892-report-rams-to-re-sign-c-barnes?s=124
The St. Louis Rams have agreed to terms and are expected to re-sign backup center Tim Barnes on Tuesday, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Barnes agreed to a new deal on Monday, Thomas reported, after taking a free agent visit to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 26-year-old Barnes, who played collegiately at the University of Missouri, has played in 45 games with the Rams over the past three seasons and started four in 2013 after an injury to Scott Wells.
The Rams released Wells, their starting center, along with left tackle Jake Long at the onset of free agency to free up salary cap space. The team opted not tender Wells a contract as a restricted free agent this offseason with the possibility that they could sign him to a smaller deal later on.
That now looks like it will come to fruition on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-4, 306-pound Barnes will now likely compete with Barrett Jones and Demetrius Rhaney for the starting center spot, unless the Rams sign a more established center this offseason. The team had previously been linked to interest in Stefen Wisniewski, formerly of the Oakland Raiders, who is still unsigned.
Jones was a fourth-round pick in 2013 out of the University of Alabama but has played in just 11 games, all as a backup, in his first two seasons. Rhaney, from Tennessee State, was a seventh-round pick in 2014 but missed his entire rookie campaign with a knee injury he suffered in training camp.
If the Rams are indeed signing Barnes to compete for the center spot, they are still in need of starters at right guard and right tackle, where Davin Joseph and Joe Barksdale are unrestricted free agents. The team is still reportedly interested in re-signing Barksdale.
St. Louis has also been linked to having interest in free agent guard Justin Blalock, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons, and could opt to try to fill those spots through a draft considered deep with offensive linemen.