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Rams hold interests in Terrell Owens

The unrestricted free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens seemed to run out of his chances of getting a new job before it was reported that the St. Louis Rams are holding interests in signing the veteran wide receiver. When it seems extremely unlikely for Owens to put on New Orleans Saints jersey, joining a lowly ranked team like Rams is just not a bad idea.

ESPN.com reported on Saturday that the Rams have intensified discussions about Owens, who has been on the market since the start of free agency in March. According to Rams general manager Billy Devaney, Owens was just one of the unsigned veterans being considered by the Rams. So the 36-year-old veteran will still face competition from other receivers.

Ranking sixth in NFL history with 1,006 receptions, third with 14,930 receiving yards and fifth with 147 touchdowns, Owens was last seen in a Favre jersey working out on his own. He has played 14 seasons and split them with four different teams: the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, but he did not help the Bills a lot in his only season there. But to the Rams, Owens’ arrival could just be a great help as their only experienced receiver on roster is Laurent Robinson, who is still recovering from an injury sustained in 2009 season.

Bears are targeting young players for backup quarterback

The Chicago Bears new offensive coordinator Mike Martz recently made it clear that he does not want a veteran to play as the team’s fourth quarterback. His eyes are on rookies and less experienced players. That could explain well the Bears’ move to sign former Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel, who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings last year but had to take off his Vikings jersey this offseason after playing very little last season.

Teel is expected to join the team’s trio of backup candidates, including Caleb Hanie and Dan LeFevour. They are supposed to be equal in role with each other, but actually Hanie has always been playing the No.2 role all the time and he was the only backup quarterback who made passes in real-time games. As the sixth-round draft pick of this year, LeFevour hardly has any advantage in the competition, and Teel may need some time to get adjusted to new team’s system. So it’s still likely to see Hanie as the No.2 quarterback behind starter Jay Cutler.

Without a quarterback like the one in No.4 Favre jersey, the Bears are focusing a lot on the backups, so that they can make sure to still have a excellent leading role when starting quarterback had to leave the field. Cutler is much younger than Favre and may be less inclined to sustain injuries, but a good insurance is make the team feel comfortable.

Steelers OT Hills wants to get promotion

The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Tony Hills has been with the team for two years but he has yet played in a single team since being drafted as a fourth-round pick by the Steelers. Entering his third NFL season, Hills hopes that he could get enough recognition and get a promotion during the training camp.

"Patience," Hills said. "That's been the biggest thing. I haven't had a lot of that growing up."

Well, Hills first need patience to wait until July 30 for the beginning of the training camp. At age 25, he feels it urgent to play some important role before he is getting too old to impress anyone. With a team winning Super Bowls for six times, Hills is facing a fierce competition for any visible role. But now his chance just comes as starter Willie Colon happened to rupture his right Achilles tendon in June and is expected to miss the season. Hills just immediately realized that it was time to stop hanging around in his favorite Favre jersey and do something to increase his own value.

While it’s unlikely for Hills to get the starting job, he could be eligible for a backup role. At the moment, he just hopes the camp to come soon so that he can carry out his plan of impressing the coaches.

Panthers WR Steve Smith will be ready for season opener

The Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is still taking care of his injured arm, but it seemed that the recovering progress has been going on pretty well and it was reported that the receiver would be fine by the time of the final preseason game. So we may expect the young receiver to appear for the team’s season opener in early September.

Smith broke his arm last month in a flag football game and needed surgery. The injury typically requires two months of recovery time. It’s been one month and the regular season is less than two months away, so Smith could still have time to work out in preparation for playing in regular-season games. It is highly expected now that he would meet with another receiver named Steve Smith of the New York Giants on Sept. 12 for the season opener between the two teams.

Recently seen in a Brett Favre jersey, the Giants Steve Smith joked to reporters that he hoped nothing could prevent them to meet each other this time. For the past two seasons, something always happened to keep the two Steve Smiths away from meeting each other on field.