St Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League.
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29 Facts About St Louis Rams
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The Rams' relocation to St Louis gave the city a professional football team for the first time since 1987 following the departure of the St Louis Cardinals to Arizona.
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Vermeil's first two seasons as St Louis Rams coach were as unsuccessful as many of the preceding seasons.
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The St Louis Rams obtained running back Marshall Faulk from Indianapolis in a trade.
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The St Louis Rams signed former-Redskin quarterback Trent Green as a free agent in February 1999 to a 4-year $17.
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Additionally, the St Louis Rams drafted wide receiver Torry Holt with the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.
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St Louis Rams proved to be the catalyst that sparked an explosive offense nicknamed “The Greatest Show on Turf”, which would lead the NFL in points.
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St Louis Rams were noted for a colorful celebration conducted by their offensive players in the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
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Talent-laden St Louis Rams appeared to be primed to become the first professional football dynasty of the 21st century.
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The St Louis Rams gained two new divisional rivals in the NFC West thanks to a league-wide realignment that created eight new divisions of four teams each.
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However, the St Louis Rams lost a crushing divisional-round defeat to the Carolina Panthers, who went on to become NFC champions.
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The St Louis Rams next lost a rematch to the Cardinals, with Bulger suffering another shoulder injury.
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Martin and the St Louis Rams managed to end their disastrous season on a positive note, beating Dallas on the road in ESPN's final Sunday night game.
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The St Louis Rams lost their season opener against the Cardinals with Bradford throwing three interceptions, including one on the last play of the game.
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St Louis Rams started 2012 with low hopes, but the draft trade with Washington confirmed Bradford would be their quarterback of the future.
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On March 10,2015, the St Louis Rams were involved in a rare trade of starting quarterbacks as they traded Bradford along with a fifth-round pick in 2015 to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' Nick Foles along with a fourth-round pick in 2015 and a second round pick in 2016.
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St Louis Rams was eased into action and finished the game with 6 rushes for 9 yards.
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The following week, the St Louis Rams visited undefeated Arizona for an NFC west divisional matchup.
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St Louis Rams scored his first NFL touchdown on October 25,2015 against the Cleveland Browns.
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St Louis Rams played their final home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on December 17,2015.
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The St Louis Rams offense dominated this game as well the defense put pressure on the Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston.
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The arbitrator further found that the estimated $700 million in proposed renovations by the St Louis Rams was not unreasonable, given the terms of the lease agreement.
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Finally, the City of St Louis was ordered to pay the Rams' attorney fees which totaled a reported $2 million.
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Months later, the St Louis Rams scheduled a game to be played in London, violating the Edward Jones Dome's terms of lease.
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In lieu of this, St Louis countered with a stadium plan for the north riverfront area of downtown, with the hope of keeping the Rams in the city.
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On January 4,2016, the St Louis Rams filed for relocation to move to the Los Angeles area for the 2016 NFL season.
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The St Louis Rams were the second team to relocate to a previous home city.
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In 2017, the city of St Louis filed a lawsuit regarding the loss of the Rams, stating issues like the continued payments on the Edward Jones Dome, the breach on contract, and the failure to release financial files.
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In 2020, St Louis was one of the cities to receive a football team from the rebranded XFL, dubbed the St Louis BattleHawks.
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