Terrelle Pryor rumors: St. Louis Rams will look at former Seahawks QB
By Dan Zinski
How desperate are the St. Louis Rams now that Sam Bradford has been ruled out for the season with a torn ACL, elevating journeyman Shaun Hill to the starting QB position?
Desperate enough to kick the tires on Seattle Seahawks cast-off Terrelle Pryor:
Am told Rams will take a look at released QB Terrelle Pryor. Doesn't mean they'll claim or sign but will evaluate and discuss.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) August 30, 2014
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The Rams likely are doing a lot of evaluating and discussing this weekend as quarterbacks are cut by teams and hit the open market.
Pryor was a surprise cut by the Seahawks after they spent a seventh-round pick acquiring him from the Raiders. He looked like a schematic fit for Seattle, with his mobility and all, and was thought to be a potential upgrade over #2 QB Tarvaris Jackson.
Ultimately, the championship-primed Seahawks went with the known quantity in Jackson and ended the Pryor experiment.
Pryor does have starting experience and will probably land somewhere, and that somewhere may even end up being St. Louis.
If the Rams finally have to turn to Terrelle Pryor as their starting quarterback? Then you’ll know things have taken a truly dark turn in St. Louis.
Shaun Hill is an able QB and might even be able to get them in the playoffs, if their defense is able to dominate as many think it can. There are even some who suggest the Rams are better off with Hill than they would have been with Bradford.
But that’s just crazy talk, isn’t it?