Potatoking

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2569091

Excerpt:
The St. Louis Rams found a veteran backup running back who can help their workhorse Steven Jackson when they agreed to a one-year, $850,000 contract with running back Stephen Davis on Friday.


Stephen Davis
Running Back
Carolina Panthers

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2005 SEASON STATISTICS
Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
180 549 12 5 45 0


The deal includes a $40,000 signing bonus and a minimum base salary of $810,000. Barring complications, the contract should be made official Friday, and Davis, a 10-year veteran, will begin practicing with the Rams for their Sept. 10 regular-season opener.

Davis, 32, was released by the Carolina Panthers on March 1 in a salary cap-related move that could also be attributed to Davis' history of chronic knee problems. The move saved Carolina nearly $3 million against the cap.


Davis visited the Rams a week ago, passed a physical and received an offer. The team awaited word for a week and Davis and the Rams finally worked out the deal Friday morning.

With Marshall Faulk gone for the season, Davis was a perfect fit to work with Jackson, who is considered one of the best young backs in the game.

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Potatoking

seems like they got him pretty cheap imo

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STLFan

One of the best 1 2 punches at RB. Jackson and Davis are monsters

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gruntbygod

Davis was a monster, but he is a shadow of hi former self. IMO he could fill a Bettis type role for that team

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Professor

they already have moe williams, why would they sign davis too, doesn't really makes sense in wasting a roster spot.

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Potatoking

they also have tony fisher who is a good #2

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Professor

OH I know about fisher, I was saying that they signed moe williams to handle goalline and now they have davis and moe to handle goalline, it just seems like a waste of a roster spot.

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Potatoking

yeah and i meant now they have 3 good RB's and one great one

i smell some cuts

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