Rams sign Fairley, introduce Foles - STLtoday.com
Just before introducing their new quarterback, Nick Foles, the Rams brought in another Nick to meet the assemblage of reporters and Rams employees. Fairley came out to applause from Rams employees in a pep rally-type atmosphere, smiled and said "How you all doing. " Then he headed back upstairs at Rams Park to sign what was reported to be a one-year, $5 million deal with incentives that could push the overall value to $8 million. Foles answered a few questions and said the usual things about how happy he was to be a Ram. Foles, who missed the last half of the 2014 season with a collarbone injury, said he was well beyond that injury and ready to go. "I'm thankful for the opportunity to be here, because it really is a blessing to play in the NFL," Foles said. But the most interesting part of the short press conference (10 minutes) was hearing coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead fumble around questions about why they traded quarterback Sam Bradford. Would Bradford still be with the Rams had he agreed to the team's proposed pay cut, Fisher was was asked. And it was a sizeable pay cut, well below the $8 million or $9 million that had been speculated by many. In fact, it was believed to be well below half of the $12. 895 million in base salary that Bradford is scheduled to make this season. As for Fairley he figures to be the team's third defensive tackle in what potentially could be a formidable rotation with starters Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers. Source: www.stltoday.com
