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Per St. Louis-Post Dispatch:
Rams • Defensive end Quinton Coples, a first-round pick by the New York Jets in 2012, was the biggest “name” player cut Monday by the Rams. After the release of veteran Chris Long in February, the Rams signed Coples to a two-year, $6.5 million free-agent deal in March. The contract included a $750,000 roster bonus — paid March 22 — that was the only guaranteed money in the contract.
The team hoped he would revive his career playing in a 4-3 scheme once again, but that didn’t prove to be the case. Eugene Sims and Ethan Westbrooks figure to be the backup defensive ends behind starters Robert Quinn and William Hayes.
The other cuts: kicker Taylor Bertolet, tight end Benson Browne, defensive back Michael Caputo, defensive tackle Zach Colvin, guard-center Bryan Folkerts, linebacker Darreon Herring, long snapper Jeff Overbaugh, wide receiver David Richards, tight end Jake Stoneburner, offensive tackle Jordan Swindle and quarterback Dylan Thompson. All of the players in that group are undrafted rookies except for Folkerts and Stoneburner.
Folkerts, who played his high school ball at Hazelwood Central, has appeared in 28 regular-season games and three playoff contests over three NFL seasons. Picked up last November by the Rams, he played two games for the team last season.
Signed by the Rams on Aug. 4., Stoneburner appeared in 20 NFL games in stints with Green Bay and Miami.
The Rams also designated wide receiver Marquez North and fullback Zach Laskey as waived/injured. North is a rookie free agent; Laskey was on the Rams’ practice squad for the entire 2015 season.
Former Rams • Quarterback Austin Davis, who started eight games and had a pair of 300-yard passing days for the Rams in 2014, was released by Cleveland. Davis started two games for the Browns last season, but new coach Hue Jackson brought in a pair of new QBs — Robert Griffin III and draft pick Cody Kessler — making Davis expendable.
Davis saw only two series of action this preseason, completing four of nine passes for 32 yards against Green Bay.
Another ex-Ram cut Monday was tight end Matthew Mulligan by Detroit.
Former defensive mainstays among NFL cuts
Rams • Defensive end Quinton Coples, a first-round pick by the New York Jets in 2012, was the biggest “name” player cut Monday by the Rams. After the release of veteran Chris Long in February, the Rams signed Coples to a two-year, $6.5 million free-agent deal in March. The contract included a $750,000 roster bonus — paid March 22 — that was the only guaranteed money in the contract.
The team hoped he would revive his career playing in a 4-3 scheme once again, but that didn’t prove to be the case. Eugene Sims and Ethan Westbrooks figure to be the backup defensive ends behind starters Robert Quinn and William Hayes.
The other cuts: kicker Taylor Bertolet, tight end Benson Browne, defensive back Michael Caputo, defensive tackle Zach Colvin, guard-center Bryan Folkerts, linebacker Darreon Herring, long snapper Jeff Overbaugh, wide receiver David Richards, tight end Jake Stoneburner, offensive tackle Jordan Swindle and quarterback Dylan Thompson. All of the players in that group are undrafted rookies except for Folkerts and Stoneburner.
Folkerts, who played his high school ball at Hazelwood Central, has appeared in 28 regular-season games and three playoff contests over three NFL seasons. Picked up last November by the Rams, he played two games for the team last season.
Signed by the Rams on Aug. 4., Stoneburner appeared in 20 NFL games in stints with Green Bay and Miami.
The Rams also designated wide receiver Marquez North and fullback Zach Laskey as waived/injured. North is a rookie free agent; Laskey was on the Rams’ practice squad for the entire 2015 season.
Former Rams • Quarterback Austin Davis, who started eight games and had a pair of 300-yard passing days for the Rams in 2014, was released by Cleveland. Davis started two games for the Browns last season, but new coach Hue Jackson brought in a pair of new QBs — Robert Griffin III and draft pick Cody Kessler — making Davis expendable.
Davis saw only two series of action this preseason, completing four of nine passes for 32 yards against Green Bay.
Another ex-Ram cut Monday was tight end Matthew Mulligan by Detroit.
Former defensive mainstays among NFL cuts