St. Louis Rams: Monday's News and Notes at Noon

Welcome to Monday's St. Louis Rams "News and Notes at Noon" the one-stop destination for all major Rams updates, related information and the latest regarding NFL Free Agency and the 2012 NFL Draft. 

NFL Free Agency

As most of you know, the Rams have inked cornerback Cortland Finnegan, defensive tackle/end Kendall Langford and center Scott Wells to deals thus far. 

For a great interview from Turf Show Times on Cortland Finnegan, please see this.  Great insight is provided via August West of Music City Miracles, a site that covers the Tennessee Titans.  

As is all too obvious, St. Louis has struck out in its efforts to land a bona-fide wide receiving option for quarterback Sam Bradford and the offense.  Howard Balzer of 101sports.com takes a look at this issue in Sunday's column.

According to a post from Ron Clements of cbssports.com, he cites the Newark Star-Ledger as reporting the Rams are to host free-agent tight end Matt Mulligan of the New York Jets, who specializes in blocking.

Brandon Lloyd, who came to the Rams via a trade with Denver during the 2011 season, agreed to terms with New England, according to this from boston.com, who cites the NFL Network.

2012 NFL Draft

With the draft just a little over a month away, draft talk continues to heat up ever the more.  

Earlier today, I analyzed various aspects, options and scenarios of what the Rams might do with the No. 6 overall pick.  I encourage you to take a look at that column here.  

Randy Karraker of 101sports.com also shared an article regarding potential draft scenarios for St. Louis.

Finally, Tony Softli (also of 101sports.com) posted his insight regarding the evaluation of quarterbacks and his list of top five quarterbacks available for the 2012 NFL Draft. 

St. Louis Rams in the Community

St. Louis Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff continued the organization's continual increase in work within the community by participating in the celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. 

Demoff joined with various corporate leaders, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay and others joining with 47 St. Louis public schools in a one-day literacy event earlier this month, as reported in this piece from stlouisrams.com.

In related news, the Rams recently traveled to tornado-ravaged Harrisburg, Illinois to assist in cleanup efforts and to spread goodwill and thoughtful care to that community.

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.