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USA Today
02-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL analyst says Rams should retire this Super Bowl winner's jersey
The Los Angeles Rams have only retired eight jersey numbers in their franchise history, but CBS Sports' Bryan DeArdo writes that the team should add another to this list: Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner's No. 13. It's surprising that Warner's number hasn't already been retired given the fact that the Rams have eight retired numbers, although Warner's accomplishments came when the franchise played in St. Louis. Warner is a two-time league and one-time Super Bowl MVP, so he's more than deserving of the honor. Warner had an illustrious career in his six seasons with the then-St. Louis Rams, where he went 35-15. He led the league in passing yards once and passing touchdowns twice as the kingpin of "The Greatest Show on Turf." Aside from his MVPs and Super Bowl ring, Warner led the NFL in completion percentage three times, passing touchdowns twice and passing yards once. He also made three Pro-Bowls and two first-team All-Pro teams. Warner is seventh in franchise history in passing yards, sixth in passing touchdowns, sixth in wins and first in passing yards per game. The other names on the The issue with Warner is that he didn't finish his career with the Rams. While he played there for half of his career, he went on to have solid production for another six seasons elsewhere, including a Super Bowl appearance for the Arizona Cardinals in 2008. It's unclear what the prerequisite for jersey retirement is for the Rams, but Warner certainly has the personal and team accolades to be considered.
USA Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2 Rams teams ranked on ESPN's top-25 team list since 2000
The Los Angeles Rams have had some good teams over the past quarter-century. The franchise has also had some bad squads, but we're choosing to focus on the positive today. ESPN's Bill Barnwell ranked the top-25 NFL teams since 2000 and picked two Rams units at either end of the millennium. Oddly enough, neither won a Super Bowl either. Barnwell first ranked the 2018 Rams team, which lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl, as the 25th-best team in the past 25 seasons. His reasoning stemmed from how that team effectively signaled that head coach Sean McVay who was here to stay as a top-flight play-caller. These Rams felt like the future of football. Building on their stunning 2017 season, it didn't seem as though anything could derail Sean McVay's offense. The 2018 L.A. team was eventually overshadowed by the team that won the title, but over the entire season, it was better than the 2021 edition. Next up: The 2001 Rams. It was Kurt Warner's final season as well as the last year of "The Greatest Show on Turf." Weirdly enough, they also lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. This unit made Yahoo Sports' top-25 team list, too, but earned the No. 10 spot on Barnwell's list. Yes, the Rams had the best offense of the past 25 years by this methodology. Even including their playoff run, they averaged 31.3 points, 5.5 more than any other team in 2001. They did this despite turning the ball over 44 times during the regular season, the second most of any team. Turnovers were really the only way to beat them for most of the year; their two regular-season losses came in games in which they coughed up the ball a combined 14 times. When they merely turned the ball over four times or fewer, they went 16-1. This list shows the true dichotomy of the Rams over the past 25 seasons. They oscillated from the best to the worst to the mediocre before now sliding back to the best in the NFL. And with Matthew Stafford on his last legs as an NFL quarterback, the upcoming second quarter-century could shake out to be yet another era for Rams football.
USA Today
09-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
One Rams squad named among 25 greatest teams since 2000
The Los Angeles Rams have enjoyed an up-and-down 21st century over the past 25 years. They opened the millennium with a Super Bowl appearance but didn't return until 2018 and didn't win until 2021. Along the way, the team endured playoff droughts and disappointing seasons before Sean McVay turned the franchise into a perennial contender. And yet, one Rams team made Yahoo Sports' Quarter Century Team. NFL writer Frank Schwab went through the 25 best teams of the past 25 years and ranked the 2021 Rams squad No. 15 on the list. This is the team that entered the playoffs with the No. 1 seed at 14-2 but was shockingly upset in the Super Bowl by Tom Brady the year he took over the Drew Bledsoe. The 2001 Rams were an offensive machine that had a top-10 defense and lost three games all season by a combined 13 points. Unfortunately for their legacy, one of those losses was an upset to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Still, an offense that had four Hall of Famers (it'll be five if Torry Holt gets in) still gets remembered fondly, as it should. This was the last true season of "The Greatest Show on Turf," which led the NFL in scoring from 1999 to 2001. Quarterback Kurt Warner led won MVP that season when he led the NFL with a 68.7% completion rate, 4,830 passing yards and 36 passing touchdowns. Running back Marshall Faulk rushed for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns, while catching 83 receptions for 765 yards and nine touchdowns for an NFL-best 21 scores. Receivers Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce finished with 1,363 and 1,106, respectively, for 13 combined touchdowns. No other Rams teams made the list, which couldn't come as a surprise considering the only one ones to make the Super Bowl were the 2018 team that got crushed by the Patriots and the 2021 team that won but didn't have the best statistical season. The hope for McVay, though, is that he and general manager Les Snead and build an even better franchise in the second half of the century.
Canada Standard
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Mailbag: What cities would you expand NFL to
byDallas Cowboys Mailbag,Nick Eatman&Patrik Walker (Editor's Note: Time to check the mail! The staff writers answer your questions here in 'Mailbag' presented by Miller Lite.) Let's have a little fun on this holiday. If you were commissioner Roger Goodell and you were looking to expand the NFL, what cities do you believe would be the best fits for future franchises and why? This has been a topic of conversation within my family for many years, specifically after the relocation of the Rams and Chargers to Los Lopez/Temple, TX Nick:Well, that is a fun question. Wasn't expecting that one today. I honestly, can't see I've thought about this one too much because I obviously don't know all of the things that go into place with other cities, the fan support, stadium projects, etc. My first thought is to look at the cities that recently lost teams. There just seems like there would be room for an NFL team in St. Louis. I know they've had the Cardinals for a long time and then the Rams for about 20 years or so. With the right situation, St. Louis would always be fun, and the same goes for San Diego. Maybe it's just because it's a great place to visit, but I don't know all the details in their support for a team. Other than that, I can't really think of other places in the US that would need a team. Maybe Orlando, but does Florida really need four teams? That means the most logical answer would probably be outside of the country, perhaps in Toronto or maybe London? That would be a different ballgame if the game expanded over the pond. Patrik:Well look at Nick Lopez breaking out one of the most fun-filled questions I've seen in a mailbag. I could really delve into this one with some intriguing options, indeed. Having been a football fan all of my life, I've seen expansions and relocations, some of the latter that have raised an eyebrow at the time even if they made historical and financial sense to the league. The one that stands out recently is an obvious one: St. Louis losing the Rams to Los Angeles in what became a court battle after the fact. I'd start there with an expansion team, because I firmly believe St. Louis has proven itself worthy and capable of housing an NFL team, lest we forget how rabid they were during The Greatest Show on Turf era, and how heartbroken they were when the team up and left for sunny California. But if you're going to do one expansion, you have to do two, so let me drop a team right into the heart of New Mexico, and for a couple reasons. I can't determine why you have a stretch of teams in Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and California, but nothing in New Mexico. I could also make a case for Oklahoma, though that feels much more like college football country that's just fine with splitting fandom between the Cowboys, the Chiefs and the Broncos whereas New Mexico might legitimately go wild for an NFL franchise to challenge their neighbors to the east and west for the rights to claim fans. Ask A Question Read The Answer
Canada News.Net
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Mailbag: What cities would you expand NFL to
byDallas Cowboys Mailbag,Nick Eatman&Patrik Walker (Editor's Note: Time to check the mail! The staff writers answer your questions here in 'Mailbag' presented by Miller Lite.) Let's have a little fun on this holiday. If you were commissioner Roger Goodell and you were looking to expand the NFL, what cities do you believe would be the best fits for future franchises and why? This has been a topic of conversation within my family for many years, specifically after the relocation of the Rams and Chargers to Los Angeles. Nick Lopez/Temple, TX Nick: Well, that is a fun question. Wasn't expecting that one today. I honestly, can't see I've thought about this one too much because I obviously don't know all of the things that go into place with other cities, the fan support, stadium projects, etc. My first thought is to look at the cities that recently lost teams. There just seems like there would be room for an NFL team in St. Louis. I know they've had the Cardinals for a long time and then the Rams for about 20 years or so. With the right situation, St. Louis would always be fun, and the same goes for San Diego. Maybe it's just because it's a great place to visit, but I don't know all the details in their support for a team. Other than that, I can't really think of other places in the US that would need a team. Maybe Orlando, but does Florida really need four teams? That means the most logical answer would probably be outside of the country, perhaps in Toronto or maybe London? That would be a different ballgame if the game expanded over the pond. Patrik: Well look at Nick Lopez breaking out one of the most fun-filled questions I've seen in a mailbag. I could really delve into this one with some intriguing options, indeed. Having been a football fan all of my life, I've seen expansions and relocations, some of the latter that have raised an eyebrow at the time even if they made historical and financial sense to the league. The one that stands out recently is an obvious one: St. Louis losing the Rams to Los Angeles in what became a court battle after the fact. I'd start there with an expansion team, because I firmly believe St. Louis has proven itself worthy and capable of housing an NFL team, lest we forget how rabid they were during The Greatest Show on Turf era, and how heartbroken they were when the team up and left for sunny California. But if you're going to do one expansion, you have to do two, so let me drop a team right into the heart of New Mexico, and for a couple reasons. I can't determine why you have a stretch of teams in Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and California, but nothing in New Mexico. I could also make a case for Oklahoma, though that feels much more like college football country that's just fine with splitting fandom between the Cowboys, the Chiefs and the Broncos whereas New Mexico might legitimately go wild for an NFL franchise to challenge their neighbors to the east and west for the rights to claim fans.
