St. Louis Rams Cancel Practice Due to H1N1

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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17, 2009
St. Louis Rams Cancel Practice Due to H1N1

Confirmed Cases of the Flu Virus Hit Team

St. Louis Rams quarterback Keith Null (9) is congratulated by teammates Ronald Bartell (24), Daniel Fells (46), and James Butler (37) after Null threw his first career touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 13, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans won 47-7. (AP Photo/John Russell)


(AP) <!-- sphereit start-->The St. Louis Rams have canceled practice due to confirmed cases of swine flu on the team.

Players were seen driving away from Rams Park at 11:30 a.m. to get the vaccine, when practice was to have begun. Coach Steve Spagnuolo usually speaks to media on the field but scheduled a news conference for midday.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/17/sportsline/main5990824.shtml

 

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And I thought Missouri was "incredibly lucky"!:smartass:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/li...77BB70439260DC008625768E00767D59?OpenDocument

 

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NFL Rams back at work after swine flu scare

(AFP) ? 1 hour ago

ST. LOUIS, Missouri ? Most St. Louis Rams players were back on the practice field Friday, a day after training was called off because some players were diagnosed with swine flu.
Rams quarterback Kyle Boller and rusher Steven Jackson were both absent from Friday workouts with flu-like symptoms, raising doubts if either will be in the lineup for Sunday's National Football League game against the Houston Texans.

Boller missed Wednesday's workout as well, so the Rams likely will start rookie signal caller Keith Null for a second week in a row.

Jackson ranks second in the NFL with 1,279 yards and was expected to play on Sunday as the Rams try to improve on a 1-12 record that matches Tampa Bay for the worst in the league this season.

Rams center Jason Brown said he was among those who had swine flu.

"I felt horrible. I felt like passing out," Brown said. "It attacks you very hard and very fast. Luckily there are anti-viral medications to help you get back on your feet very fast."

Receiver Brandon Gibson and defensive tackle Darell Scott also missed the workout with flu-like symptoms and four other players had their workload reduced.

Brown said he believed he contracted the flu last weekend on an airplane flight and said his conditioning was affected.

"We had some adversity this week but we're out here and we're expected to focus and get ready to play a game," Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said.

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Rams appear to be over swine flu

ST. LOUIS (AP) -The St. Louis Rams appear to be over swine flu that hit the team earlier in the week.

Team spokesman Ted Crews says all players reported to a walkthrough Saturday. The 1-12 Rams host the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Quarterback Kyle Boller and running back Steven Jackson both missed
Friday's practice with flulike symptoms. Thursday's practice was canceled because of flu concerns.


http://www.thespread.com/ap-news-nfl-100/rams-appear-to-be-over-swine-flu.html