From the PFT rumor mill...

 

RAMS KICK BENTLEY’S TIRES

Posted by Michael David Smith on August 25, 2008, 1:34 p.m.

Free agent offensive lineman offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley didn’t play a down in 2006 or 2007, his two seasons with the Browns. If he plays in 2008, it may be with the Rams.

 

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Bentley is on the way to St. Louis to have a visit and a physical today.

 

Bentley was considered one of the best young offensive linemen in the league after his first four seasons, all with the Saints. But he never got on the field after signing a six-year, $36 million contract with the Browns during the 2006 off-season. His injuries started with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee during the first practice of training camp in 2006, things got worse when he developed a staph infection, and he was eventually released in June.

 

Bentley has experience at guard and center, and the Rams have needs at both positions. Rams center Brett Romberg is out with a broken hand, and guard Mark Setterstrom suffered a season-ending knee injury in a preseason game last week.

Let's see if he passes the physical before we jump to conclusions. I still have to wonder with all the teams that are needing OL help, why a player with this guys skills over his first 4 years would be unemployed at this time of the season. 2 years without taking a snap. That is a long time off.

Let's see if he passes the physical before we jump to conclusions. I still have to wonder with all the teams that are needing OL help, why a player with this guys skills over his first 4 years would be unemployed at this time of the season. 2 years without taking a snap. That is a long time off.

We are probably the last team that cares about physicals. "Oh just a small herniated disc, not a problem"