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Rams Name Green As Starting QB

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 24, 2008

ST. LOUIS - Marc Bulger is out as St. Louis Rams starting quarterback after producing only two touchdowns in three games, and 38-year-old backup Trent Green is in.

The benching of the Rams' highest-paid player, announced by Coach Scott Linehan in a terse, two-paragraph release on Tuesday, signals just how desperate times have become for the sagging franchise. Linehan is 11-24 in his third season, including 0-3 this year with none of the games competitive.

Last week, Linehan was told by owner Chip Rosenbloom that improvements need to be made or that changes would be forthcoming. This is Linehan's first head coaching job at any level, earned off success as an offensive coordinator with the Dolphins and Vikings; he was a quarterback in college at Idaho.

Former Vikings LB Hilgenberg Dead At 66

MINNEAPOLIS - Former Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg died Tuesday after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 66.

Friend and former Vikings tight end Stu Voigt said Hilgenberg died peacefully surrounded by his family at his Lakeville, Minn., home.

Hilgenberg played in college at Iowa and then spent 16 seasons in the NFL, including 12 with the Vikings from 1968 to 1979. Hilgenberg was a solid member of a feared defense that led the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances.

BRONCOS: Center Tom Nalen, the last link to Denver's Super Bowl titles of the late 1990s, was placed on injured reserve.

49ERS: Cornerback Shawntae Spencer will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee.

SAINTS: Guard Jamar Nesbit has been suspended without pay for the next four games for violating the NFL's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. His suspension begins immediately.

STEELERS: Will be without injured Pro Bowl running back Willie Parker (sprained left knee) and nose tackle Casey Hampton (strained groin) for Monday night's home game against Baltimore.

TEXANS: The team plans to play its home opener at hurricane-damaged Reliant Stadium on Oct. 5.

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