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WEEK 2 St. Louis Rams (1-0) vs. Washington Redskins (0-1) Sunday, September 20, 2015 • FedEx Field • Noon CT 2015 SCHEDULE RAMS VISIT REDSKINS IN WEEK 2 Sept. 13 Seattle W, 34-31 (OT) The St. Louis Rams hit the road for the first time in the 2015 regular season as they travel to our Nation’s Sept. 20 @ Washington Noon Fox Capitol to face the Washington Redskins in Week 2. Sept. 27 Pittsburgh Noon CBS Oct. 4 @ Arizona 3:25 p.m. Fox The Rams, who are coming off a 34-31 overtime win over the defending NFC Champion Seahawks last Oct. 11 @ Green Bay Noon Fox week, are in search of their first 2-0 start since 2001. Oct. 18 BYE Washington dropped it’s opener last week, a 17-10 deci- Oct. 25 Cleveland Noon CBS sion to the Miami Dolphins. Nov. 1 San Francisco Noon Fox The Redskins and Rams have met more frequently than Nov. 8 @ Minnesota Noon Fox any non-division oppenents in the NFL in recent years. Sunday’s contest will mark the fifth time in the last Nov. 15 Chicago Noon Fox six seasons and the ninth time in the last 11 in which Nov. 22 @ Baltimore Noon Fox WR/PR Tavon Austin Washington and St. Louis have faced each other. Nov. 29 @ Cincinnati Noon Fox Washington holds a 24-13-1 lead in the all-time series, although the Rams have won Dec. 6 Arizona Noon Fox three of the last four. That includes a 24-0 St. Louis win at FedEx Field in Week 14 of last Dec. 13 Detroit Noon Fox season, one that saw Baltimore native Tavon Austin return a punt 78 yards for a touch- Dec. 17 Tampa Bay (Thurs.) 7:25 p.m. NFLN down. Austin had a 75-yard return in last week’s win over Seattle. Dec. 27 @ Seattle 3:25 p.m. Fox RAMS PUBLIC RELATIONS Jan. 3 @ San Francisco 3:25 p.m. Fox ARTIS TWYMAN: SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected] - 314-516-8759 RAMS MEDIA HUB JULIA FARON: MANAGER, MEDIA RELATIONS Visit the Rams Newsroom and media website at [email protected] - 314-516-8766 media.stlouisrams.com and follow us @STLouisRams CASEY PEARCE: MANAGER, MEDIA INFORMATION [email protected] - 314-516-8765 MEDIA AVAILABILITY TIFFANY WHITE: COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR [email protected] - 314-516-8770 Tues., Sept. 15 Practice: Media Viewing Period - 4:40- 5 p.m. Open Locker Room: 6 - 6:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 16 Practice 2:40 - 4:30 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION Fisher, Cignetti Available on fi eld QB Nick Foles Available TELEVISION: FOX - KTVI 2 St. Louis Open Locker Room: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Play-By-Play: Dick Stockton Conference Calls: J. Gruden - 1:30 p.m. QB Kirk Cousins - 1:15 p.m. Color Analyst: David Diehl Sideline Analyst: Kristina Pink Thurs., Sept. 17 No Availability Fri., Sept. 18 Practice 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Coach Fisher Available on fi eld Defensive Coordinator G. Williams Available RAMS RADIO: WXOS, 101.1 FM Open Locker Room: 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Play-By-Play: Steve Savard Sat., Sept. 19 No Availability Color Analyst: D’Marco Farr Sun., Sept. 20 Rams at Redskins Sideline Reporter: Will Witherspoon Noon - FedEx Field WEEK 2: ST. LOUIS RAMS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS TRADING GAME Former Rams: In February of 2012, the Rams agreed • Redskins President Bruce Allen is the son of former Rams Head Coach to trade the second overall pick in that year’s draft to the Redskins in exchange George Allen. for Washington’s first-round pick in 2012, • Redskins Senior Vice President/Communications Tony Wyllie was the ‘13 and ‘14 as well as a second-round pick Rams’ assistant director of public relations from 1994-97. in 2012. • Redskins OLB Coach Brian Baker coached the Rams defensive line St. Louis made several subsequent trades from 2006-08. that yielded eight total selections, four of which turned into current Rams starters, a Former Redskins: key special teams contributor and one of • Rams Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams was Washington’s the team’s top receivers. Assistant Head Coach/Defense from 2004-07. Below is a look at how the Rams executed • Rams Defensive Backs coach Dennard Wilson was a member of each pick they received from Washington. DT Michael Brockers Washington’s practice squad in 2004. The Haul: Missouri Ties: • DT Michael Brockers • Redskins LB Will Compton is from Bonne Terre, Mo. • CB Janoris Jenkins • RB Isaiah Pead Washington, D.C. Ties: • OL Rokevious Watkins • Rams DE Chris Long is from Charlottesville, Va. and played at Virginia. • LB Alec Ogletree • Rams S Rodney McLeod played at Virginia. McLeod hails from Oxon • WR Stedman Bailey Hill, Md. • RB Zac Stacy • Rams Assistant OL Coach Andy Dickerson is from Wilmington, De. • Rams Defensive Backs coach Dennard Wilson is from Upper Marlboro, • OT Greg Robinson Md. and played at the University of Maryland. • Rams T Rob Havenstein is from Mount Airy, Md. and WR Tavon 2012 Draft Austin is a Baltimore native. • Washington receives 2nd overall pick from CB Janoris Jenkins • Rams WRs Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey played at West Virginia. STL, uses it to select QB Robert Griffin, III • Rams Director of Sports Medicine and Performance Reggie Scott is • STL received 6th pick from WAS, then from Dover, De. trades 6 to DAL for 14 and 45 • STL selects DT Michael Brockers 14th Front Office Connections: • STL receives 39th pick from WAS, uses it to • Rams Executive Vice President of Football Operations/COO Kevin select CB Janoris Jenkins Demoff was a Senior Assistant in Tampa Bay when Redskins President • STL trades 45 to CHI for 50th overall and Bruce Allen was the Buccaneers’ general manager. a 5th • STL uses 50th to select RB Isaiah Pead NFL Teammate Connections: • Rams QB Nick Foles and Redskins WR DeSean Jackson were team- • STL uses 5th rounder from CHI to select OL mates with the Philadelphia Eagles. Rokevious Watkins LB Alec Ogletree College Teammate Connections: 2013 Draft • Rams TE Cory Harkey and Redskins K Kai Forbath and TE Logan • STL receives 22nd pick from WAS, trades Paulsen at UCLA. 22 to ATL for 30 and a 3rd and a 6th • Rams S Rodney McLeod and Redskins CB Chase Minnifield and T • STL selects Alec Ogletree 30th Morgan Moses at Virginia. • STL selects WR Stedman Bailey in 3rd • Rams CB Marcus Roberson with Redskins TE Jordan Reed at Florida. round • Rams DT Michael Brockers with Redskins LB Perry Riley and DE Rick • STL packages 6th from ATL and trades into Jean Francois at LSU. 5th, selects RB Zac Stacy • Rams S T.J. McDonald and Redskins TE Anthony McCoy at USC. • Rams CB Janoris Jenkins and Redskins TE Jordan Reed at Florida. 2014 Draft • Rams T Andrew Donnal and Redskins OL Brandon Scherff at Iowa. • Rams DB Lamarcus Joyner and Redskins RB Chris Thompson at • STL receives 2nd overall pick from WAS, Florida State. selects T Greg Robinson 2nd overall T Greg Robinson 2015 RAMS EXPECTED STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE WR Kenny Britt – Caught two passes for 37 yards in Week 1 win over LDE Chris Long – Posted five tackles, one for loss and six QB pres- Seattle. Set a new career high with 48 receptions in 2014. Led Rams with sures in win over Seattle. Seventh-year veteran is longest-tenured Ram. 748 receiving yards and caught three touchdown passes. Has 51.5 career sacks. LT Greg Robinson – Second overall pick in 2014 NFL Draft made 13th- LDT Aaron Donald – Recorded 2.0 sacks to go with 11 tackles (two for consecutive start last week. Started the final 12 games of last season: loss) in Week 1 victory. Led all NFL rookies in sacks in 2014 with 9.0 sacks three at left guard and nine at left tackle. First-Team All-SEC and Second- to set a new Rams rookie record. Named to Pro Bowl following season Team All-American in final season with SEC Champion Auburn. that saw him record 32 QB pressures & 12 QB hits to go along with 17 tackles for loss. LG Jamon Brown – Third-round draft pick made NFL debut vs. RDT Michael Brockers – Led all Rams with 13 tackles last week, Seahawks. Started 60 games during collegiate career at Louisville. including one for loss. Started all 16 games and finished second among Named second-team All-ACC as a senior last season. Rams defensive linemen with 73 tackles in 2014. Also added 2.0 sacks and 14 QB pressures. C Tim Barnes – Won starting center job in training camp. Made fifth career start last week. Fourth-year pro originally joined Rams practice RDE Robert Quinn – Posted 2.0 sacks against Seattle to give him 13 squad in 2011 before securing roster spot. Previous four starts came in multi-sack games since 2012. Also had two QB pressures and two QB 2013. hits in Week 1. Led Rams with 10.5 sacks, his third-consecutive season in double digits in the category. Earned second-straight Pro Bowl. Posted RG Rodger Saffold – Fifth-year pro started at right guard in win over 37 QB pressures and 24 QB hits. Seahawks. Has started at four different positions in 61 career starts - 36 at LT, 13 at LG, 8 at RG and 4 at RT. WLB Alec Ogletree – Recorded 11 tackles and one QB pressure. Led the Rams in tackles for a second-straight year in 2014 with 169. Forced RT Rob Havenstein – Second-round pick made NFL debut last week.