St. Louis Rams: Steven Jackson Happy Lockout Is Over

Mirroring the feelings of countless numbers of St. Louis Rams fans in St. Louis and around the world, Rams running back Steven Jackson tweeted that he is "extremely happy to hear the lockout is over!"

In a joint announcement, the NFL and NFLPA expressed to the world that a labor agreement had been reached.

Simultaneously, a gigantic exhale was heard from sea to shining sea, from San Francisco, California to Washington D.C.  

It was heard from near the Canadian border in Minneapolis, Minnesota almost to Mexico in Houston, Texas.

It was heard from the corners of our nation, too, from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida, to New York City and to Phoenix, Arizona.

For Rams fans, it was primarily heard from the Midwest, in cities like St. Louis, Springfield, MO, Des Moines, Iowa and Belleville, Illinois, among hundreds of others cities and towns across the nation and throughout the region.  

After a four-month lockout, NFL football and St. Louis Rams football is back!

The Rams will begin reporting for training camp on Friday.  

Head coach Steve Spagnuolo will be anxious to get the players in camp to begin laying the foundation for a successful 2011 season, led offensively by Sam Bradford and Steven Jackson and defensively by James Laurinaitus, Chris Long and Ron Bartell.

Shane Gray is a passionate St. Louis Rams fan and covers the Rams year round. To check out the rest of his work, click: http://bleacherreport.com/users/582932-shane-gray