Sperm Edwards Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3013232 Rams lose offensive line anchor Pace for season ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace tore the labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder in the season opener Sunday and will be sidelined for the rest of the season. Pace An MRI exam Monday revealed the damage to Pace, a seven-time Pro Bowl player who was the first overall pick of the 1997 draft. Pace was injured on the first play after the two-minute warning while pass-blocking against the Panthers' Julius Peppers, minor jostling that didn't appear out of the ordinary. "I feel very bad, obviously, for Orlando," coach Scott Linehan said. "He had a real unfortunate injury and we'll have to pick up the pieces. "Come Sunday, we'll have our best five out there." The 31-year-old Pace has been injured in consecutive games. He was placed on injured reserve last November with a torn triceps, also sustained while pass blocking, that knocked him out for the last seven games. He also missed an early-season game in 2006 with a concussion. Before last season, Pace had been to seven straight Pro Bowls. And until last season he had been durable, missing six games in 2002 with calf and hamstring injuries, but starting every game in the other six seasons. Adam Goldberg, who made two starts in 2006, replaced Pace in Sunday's 27-13 loss to Carolina. The Rams allowed one sack, but the offense struggled without the anchor of a young line, managing 16 first downs and 238 yards total offense. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Wow. What a Week 1 huh? Huge loss for the Rams. Fantasy owners of Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Wow. What a Week 1 huh? Huge loss for the Rams. Fantasy owners of Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson beware. Yes. I see my fantasy season swirling down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Now I'm happy we didn't draft him back in 1997. We'd be looking for a new left tackle right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Yes. I see my fantasy season swirling down the toilet. As do the Rams see theres. I still don't get why the Rams were Preseason favorites for some. Name one man in that Secondary. Steve Smith exposed it once again. And to top it all off, their Offense just took a very, very, very large significant blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Now I'm happy we didn't draft him back in 1997. We'd be looking for a new left tackle right now. You forgot the /sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Now I'm happy we didn't draft him back in 1997. We'd be looking for a new left tackle right now. Yeah, cos our ones just great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Wow. What a Week 1 huh? Huge loss for the Rams. Fantasy owners of Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson beware. Especially Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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