St. Louis Rams: News, Nuggets and Notes at Noon (Wednesday Edition)

Thanks for taking a few moments to get caught up on the St. Louis Rams via today's "News, Nuggets and Notes at Noon", the one-stop location for all major Rams headlines and other relevant items of the day.

As many of you know by the now, the Rams and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission came to an official agreement for the 2012 "home" game to be held October 28 in London versus the New England Patriots.  I shared my analysis on the amended lease and additional background information here. 

Yesterday, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch discussed related topics and much more on the Rams in his weekly chat.  He answered a wide array or questions on topics like free agency, the 2012 NFL Draft, Rams uniforms, Steven Jackson and more.  

The NFL Combine (February 22 through 28) now takes center stage in St. Louis in every NFL city.  For the complete schedule of who will do what when, look here. 

Nick Wagoner of stlouisrams.com produced a nice piece related to the combine with eight burning questions that could well be relevant to the Rams in the 2012 NFL Draft.  For even more on the NFL combine and how it has evolved over the years, look at this from Tony Softli of 101sports.com. 

For the latest top five rankings from Mike Mayock of the NFL Network, open this.  Of note, Mayock has the following at the very top for each position: 

Quarterback: Andrew Luck (Stanford)

Running Back: Trent Richardson (Alabama) 

Wide Receiver: Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State) 

Tight End: Orson Charles (Georgia)

Offensive Tackle: Matt Kalil (USC) 

Interior Offensive Lineman: David DeCastro (Stanford) 

Defensive End: Melvin Ingram (South Carolina) 

Defensive Tackle: Michael Brockers (LSU) 

Linebacker: Courtney Upshaw (Alabama) 

Cornerback: Morris Claiborne (LSU) 

Safety: Mark Barron (Alabama) 

Finally, please post your questions below or on Twitter for the third edition of the "Weekly Weekend Question and Answer Session" coming Saturday.

Have a great day, STL Rams nation.  

Shane Gray covers the St. Louis Rams year-round. You are encouraged to check out the rest of his work here and to follow him on Twitter.