The Rams reduced the number of team captains from nine to five yesterday and then voted for five players to serve in that role. On offense, Marc Bulger and receiver Torry Holt are captains while Will Witherspoon and Corey Chavous will lead the defense. Safety Todd Johnson has been elected the captain of the special teams. Off the field, the Rams signed cornerback Ricky Manning and came to ...

The St. Louis Rams will sign Ricky Manning Jr . Both parties agreed to a contract on Sunday. Manning was released by the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. The Rams will need to release another player once Manning Jr. officially signs. Eric Bassey would be the most likely person cut after the Manning signing. Manning will add some much needed depth to the Rams secondary. The Rams already have had ...

The St. Louis Rams will sign Ricky Manning Jr . Both parties agreed to a contract on Sunday. Manning was released by the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. The Rams will need to release another player once Manning Jr. officially signs. Eric Bassey would be the most likely person cut after the Manning signing. Manning will add some much needed depth to the Rams secondary. The Rams already have had ...

We knew Ricky Manning Jr. wouldn't be out of work for long when the Bears granted him his release last week. Ever since he picked three passes in the NFC Championship game his rookie year, his name has carried much more weight than his game (except maybe in a Denny's). That being said, the Rams did need to add some depth in the secondary, and Manning will provide it. He has agreed to a one ...

The Rams found their veteran help at corner back today,  agreeing to terms with Ricky Manning, Jr. , who was released from the Bears earlier in the week.  It looks like a good move. Manning had 14 career INTs, posting five working as the nickel with the Bears in 2006. The Bears have had a good pass defense the last two years, ranked 2nd overall in 2006 and 13th overall last ...

The St. Louis Rams have agreed to terms with cornerback Ricky Manning today as they continue to shape their secondary a week before the start of the season. St. Louis also claimed safety Brannon Condren off waivers from Indianapolis. The Rams released tight end Richard Owens to make room for Condren and will have to jettison [...]

A hat tip to Ando who first pointed this out (comment section), but the Bears seem to again not know what to do with their players.  It turns out that Ricky Manning Jr is not the only Manning being bumped.  Danieal Mannig is now out as the primary nickel corner back. Danieal Manning is no longer the primary nickel back. and the only player with experience in the role is Brandon ...

The Bears preseason drags on. If it’s not the perpetual struggle of Rex Grossman, or injured first-round picks, it’s front-office stupidity of the highest order. Today’s example? The Bears cut Ricky Manning Jr. , one of their best nickleback, after Manning Jr. dared to request a trade in the face of reduced playing time . Ricky Manning’s spot will now go to Danieal ...

After being relegated to third string and special teams duties only, the writing was likely on the wall for Ricky Manning Jr . He simply wasn't in the Bears plans for this season or the future, despite the mammoth five year contract which still contained three years. He started grumbling this week, and was outright released from the team today . He obviously wasn't on the same page as the ...

The Bears today released cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. In two seasons with the team, he appeared in 31 games with 11 starts. With the Bears, Manning had 106 tackles, three sacks and five interceptions. He signed with the team as a restricted free agent in 2006. Manning entered the league in 2003 as a third-round selection of the Carolina Panthers. In 79 games, he had 292 tackles and 14 ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears on Tuesday terminated the contract of vested veteran cornerback Ricky Manning, Jr.

The Chicago Bears have announced that they have terminated the contract of cornerback Ricky Manning. The Bears signed Manning to an offer sheet in 2006, days before he was involved in an incident at a Westwood, California Denny’s in which a guy with a laptop got the microchip pounded out of him. Manning later pleaded no contest [...]

Well, the Bears certainly made quick work of my last post.  The Bears have released CB Ricky Manning Jr. Manning appeared in 31 games with 11 starts over the previous two seasons after the Bears signed him as a restricted free agent in 2006. The Fresno, Calif., native recorded 106 tackles, three sacks, five interceptions, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery ...

I probably should have finished the post title with an exclamation point rather than a question mark, since this was never really a question.  This was one of the givens.  Manning has been practicing with the third team and rarely has seen meaningful game time. Per this report , sometime prior to this offseason Manning asked to be traded or released, but was denied by the Bears ...