Rams To Scrimmage In Oxnard?
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Rams may spend part of training camp in California
By Jim Thomas
The Rams, who may be moving permanently to Los Angeles in 2016, may be spending several days of training camp this August in southern California.
According to a Dallas Morning News blog, the Cowboys are close to finalizing a deal to have the Rams visit them for several days at their summer training camp home in Oxnard, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium in Inglewood, Calif., and the NFL says it's possible there could be one or two teams playing in the Los Angeles area in 2016.
According to Rams executive vice president of football operations Kevin Demoff, coach Jeff Fisher is hoping to scrimmage another team during the team's 2015 training camp.
Demoff confirmed that the Rams have talked to the Cowboys about holding joint practices in Oxnard, but that nothing was finalized and there is a chance that no joint practices would be held at all.
Demoff said there also has been some "very initial" discussion of potentially holding joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts.
Whether the Rams practice in California will depend in part on the finalized preseason schedule, which could come out as early as Tuesday when the regular-season schedule is announced. The Rams open their 2015 preseason at Oakland, with the game expected to be played sometime in the Aug. 14-16 range (a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday).
If the joint practices with the Cowboys take place, they would likely be held for a few days after the Oakland game.
In his first three seasons with the Rams, Fisher did not hold joint practices with another team. But he did so frequently during his long tenure with the Tennessee Titans, including twice against the Rams: in 2000 at Western Illinois University when the Rams trained there, and in 2008 at Tennessee's training facility in Nashville.
Rams may spend part of training camp in California
By Jim Thomas
The Rams, who may be moving permanently to Los Angeles in 2016, may be spending several days of training camp this August in southern California.
According to a Dallas Morning News blog, the Cowboys are close to finalizing a deal to have the Rams visit them for several days at their summer training camp home in Oxnard, Calif., about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium in Inglewood, Calif., and the NFL says it's possible there could be one or two teams playing in the Los Angeles area in 2016.
According to Rams executive vice president of football operations Kevin Demoff, coach Jeff Fisher is hoping to scrimmage another team during the team's 2015 training camp.
Demoff confirmed that the Rams have talked to the Cowboys about holding joint practices in Oxnard, but that nothing was finalized and there is a chance that no joint practices would be held at all.
Demoff said there also has been some "very initial" discussion of potentially holding joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts.
Whether the Rams practice in California will depend in part on the finalized preseason schedule, which could come out as early as Tuesday when the regular-season schedule is announced. The Rams open their 2015 preseason at Oakland, with the game expected to be played sometime in the Aug. 14-16 range (a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday).
If the joint practices with the Cowboys take place, they would likely be held for a few days after the Oakland game.
In his first three seasons with the Rams, Fisher did not hold joint practices with another team. But he did so frequently during his long tenure with the Tennessee Titans, including twice against the Rams: in 2000 at Western Illinois University when the Rams trained there, and in 2008 at Tennessee's training facility in Nashville.
