User:Mr.crabby/2008 St. Louis Rams season

The 2008 St. Louis Rams season will be the 71st season for the team in the National Football League and their 14th in St. Louis, Missouri. They will hope to improve upon their 3-13 record from last season.

Off season
After having been hospitalized for several months with breast cancer, owner Georgia Frontiere died on January 18th, 2008. Frontiere's son and Rams owner Chip Rosenbloom wanted to have the team wear it's old blue and yellow uniforms from the 1999 season, but was denied his request by the NFL stating that he needed to give a one year notice.

Free agency

 * PK Josh Brown signed as a free agent from the Seattle Seahawks
 * OL Jacob Bell signed as a free agent from the Tennessee Titans
 * TE Anthony Becht signed as a free agent from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2008 NFL Draft
The Denver Broncos traded their sixth-round selection (180th overall) to the Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy. The Rams traded their seventh-round selection (209th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg. The Rams received the Cincinnati Bengals' seventh-round pick (217th overall) in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Rams received one seveth-round pick (252nd overall) as a compensatory selection.