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Rams part ways with Ray Ray Armstrong after latest penalty on special teams
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Posted by Josh Alper on October 7, 2014, 10:44 AM EDT
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As a rookie in 2013, Rams linebacker Ray Ray Armstrong committed nine penalties on special teams but kept his job in St. Louis into this season.
He doesn't have it any longer. Rams coach Jeff Fisher announced Monday that Armstrong was released after Sunday’s game, which saw him pick up an unnecessary roughness flag for shoving Eagles punt returner Darren Sproles at the end of a return in last Sunday’s 34-28 loss. While Fisher said that the penalty wasn't the only reason for Armstrong’s departure, he had expressed displeasure with stupid special teams penalties on Sunday and the move should serve as notice to others even if Armstrong wasn't a “scapegoat.”
“Again, it’s the body of work,” Fisher said, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It had been addressed with him numerous times, and that penalty ultimately becomes my fault because when a guy’s making mistakes over and over, and he’s allowed to play, it becomes my fault. So we’re gonna get someone else in there that understands things a little differently. And it’s not the [result of the] game. This was gonna happen win or lose. This is not a scapegoat. You guys know me, I’m not about that. But we need to make a change and go a different direction.”
Fisher said that the team has been called for 16 pre-snap and post-play penalties, which are the kinds of things that can come back to haunt a team that’s lost their last two games by a total of nine points. And also the kinds of things that can help put you out of work.
Raiders Claim LB Ray-Ray Armstrong
Posted Oct 7, 2014
The Oakland Raiders have claimed LB Ray-Ray Armstrong via waivers from the St. Louis Rams, General Manager Reggie McKenzie announced Tuesday.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have claimed LB Ray-Ray Armstrong via waivers from the St. Louis Rams, General Manager Reggie McKenzie announced Tuesday.
Armstrong was originally signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in May 2013. He made the team out of training camp and appeared in 16 games as a rookie, playing primarily on special teams. He totaled three tackles last season on defense and led the team with 12 special teams stops. This season, Armstrong has seen action in four games. For his career, the 6-foot-3, 234-pounder has appeared in 20 contests.
To make room on the roster, the Raiders have placed LB Kaluka Maiava on the reserve/injured list.