St. Louis Rams Have Signed James Laurinaitis

The St. Louis Rams signed their second round draft pick James Laurinaitis Wednesday to a four-year contract. Contract details have not been released yet. The first practice for the rookies will be today, and now Laurinaitis will be part of it. This is great news. With a brand new coaching staff and many roster changes it is very important to get all of the new guys into camp on time. It is also important that Laurinaitis be our starting middle linebacker in 2009. I don't think many fans were wanting to see Chris Draft play 60+ plays per game. The Rams desperately need to shore up their run defense and this will be a step in the right direction. Jason Smith will now be the Rams top priority. He also needs to get into camp if he is going to get into the starting lineup.