The Rams acted fast on the first day of free agency and landed Josh Brown, whose track record they know all too well. Brown, who signed a five-year, $14.2 million contract Saturday as replacement for the retired Jeff Wilkins, has an 80-percent success rate on field goals for his career. He tied an NFL record with four game-winning field goals in the final minute of regulation or overtime in 2006, and two of them stunned the Rams. Those two kicks cost the Rams an NFC West championship, with the Seattle Seahawks winning the division at 9-7 and the Rams going 8-8. "Some of the guys were like 'We have a nickname for you and we're all going to have to change our thoughts,"' Brown said. "The main one was Ram killer -- that's what the Seattle people called me and I guess that's what some of them called me here. But no longer." (Updated 03/02/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Coach Scott Linehan said the Rams' front office was unanimous in its assessment that Brown was the best free agent available at any position. They backed it up with a $4 million signing bonus, the NFL's largest for a kicker. The 28-year-old Brown carried the Seahawks' franchise-tag designation in 2006 but Seattle shifted that tag to cornerback Marcus Trufant this offseason. Brown, who scored a career-high 127 points last season and topped 100 points all five seasons in Seattle, said his former team didn't seem that interested in keeping him. The Rams struggled in 2007 largely due to injuries, but can be considered contenders when healthy. Brown remains a No. 1 Fantasy kicker heading into 2008 and is a little more desirable playing with the Rams. (Updated 03/02/2008).
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The Rams acted fast on the first day of free agency and landed Josh Brown, whose track record they know all too well. Brown, who signed a five-year, $14.2 million contract Saturday as replacement for the retired Jeff Wilkins, has an 80-percent success rate on field goals for his career. He tied an NFL record with four game-winning field goals in the final minute of regulation or overtime in 2006, and two of them stunned the Rams. Those two kicks cost the Rams an NFC West championship, with the Seattle Seahawks winning the division at 9-7 and the Rams going 8-8. "Some of the guys were like 'We have a nickname for you and we're all going to have to change our thoughts,"' Brown said. "The main one was Ram killer -- that's what the Seattle people called me and I guess that's what some of them called me here. But no longer." (Updated 03/02/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Coach Scott Linehan said the Rams' front office was unanimous in its assessment that Brown was the best free agent available at any position. They backed it up with a $4 million signing bonus, the NFL's largest for a kicker. The 28-year-old Brown carried the Seahawks' franchise-tag designation in 2006 but Seattle shifted that tag to cornerback Marcus Trufant this offseason. Brown, who scored a career-high 127 points last season and topped 100 points all five seasons in Seattle, said his former team didn't seem that interested in keeping him. The Rams struggled in 2007 largely due to injuries, but can be considered contenders when healthy. Brown remains a No. 1 Fantasy kicker heading into 2008 and is a little more desirable playing with the Rams. (Updated 03/02/2008).
