Donnie Avery Fantasy News

Sunday, November 20, 2011, 3:06pm

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Rams place WR Mark Clayton on PUP list
Saturday, September 3, 2011, 7:10pm

The St. Louis Rams have placed wide receiver Mark Clayton on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list. They also released wide receiver Donnie Avery.

Thursday, September 1, 2011, 1:41pm

Throw another name into the hat in an already-crowded wideout competition in St. Louis. In re-signing with the Rams, Mark Clayton brings a veteran presence with good speed and yard-after-the-catch skills.

Clayton showed he was a quick study last season in picking up the offense quickly, so learning the Josh McDaniels scheme shouldn't be a problem. But Clayton's surgically repaired knee (more precisely, his patellar tendon) isn't quite 100 percent.

If he goes on PUP/reserve, which is likely, he will be sidelined at least six weeks. But St. Louis is a good fit for Clayton and he has a very good chemistry with quarterback Sam Bradford.

Clayton is the team's ninth wideout, and the Rams are expected to keep six or seven. Danny Amendola, Donnie Avery, Brandon Gibson and Mike Sims-Walker appear to have jobs locked up. The final two or three spots will be decided from among Danario Alexander, Mardy Gilyard and rookies Austin Pettis and Greg Salas. If Clayton starts on PUP/reserve list, the team won’t have to worry about clearing a roster spot for him until mid-October or later.

Thursday, August 11, 2011, 1:49pm

When Rams fans ventured out to Rams Park for training camp or Lindenwood for their scrimmage, they noticed that one receiver stood out above the rest.

Danny Amendola. A lot of fans still don't embrace him, since he arrived as an extra guy off another team's roster, but all this guy does is perform.

“Danny has come out here and kind of sparked things,” Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said after Tuesday’s practice.

He has been head and shoulders above the competition thus far in training camp, despite his slight stature.

He has caught everything thrown and kicked his way. He has looked as quick afoot as ever.

Amendola, the team’s unlikely receiving leader from a year ago, seems determined to keep his top target status. He has been The Man thus far, despite the return of Donnie Avery and the team’s addition of veteran Mike Sims-Walker and rookies Austin Pettis and Greg Salas.

Common sense suggests the shifty Amendola, the rangy Sims-Walker and the speedy Avery will lead this group if healthy. Each offers unique skills and relative experience.

Friday, May 27, 2011, 5:45pm

Rams WR Donnie Avery says he's "a good 92-93 percent" recovered from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The injury, which occurred in the Rams' Aug. 26 preseason game in New England, cost him the entire 2010 season.

Friday, April 22, 2011, 4:45pm

As locked-out NFL players have become nomadic in their search for work-out facilities, a group of St. Louis Rams has chosen the University of Houston as the site to stay in shape and watch film during the league's shut-down. Quarterback Sam Bradford and select receivers have been on campus this week utilizing the UH accommodations to stay prepared for the upcoming season. Former Cougar receiver Donnie Avery is among the players.

Avery said he's recovered from the knee injury from a physical standpoint but he still has a mental hurdle to overcome.

"I can't go as fast as those guys because it's still in my head," he said. "I'm trying to baby it a little bit because I'm five months out of surgery so it's still kind of in my head. Still got a long way to go."

As for Bradford, Avery said the former Sooners quarterback is displaying the leadership expected of the top pick of the 2010 draft. "He doesn't do lot of talking," Avery said. "He's very structured so whatever he says we know he means business because he rarely talks. He leads by example and we just follow.

"As a team, we know we have a lot of potential and we don't want to lose it so we try to stay positive and stay responsible. We're trying to have a discipline-type structure so we get together to run routes and watch film just like if we were at the facility."

Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 6:37pm

Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery tweets that he's playing basketball and running just three months removed from surgery to repair his torn right ACL.