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Bartell signings show Rams mean business

Our Rams sources tell us the buzz couldn't be more positive in St. Louis following the surprisingly aggressive free-agent signing of ex-Raven Jason Brown Cheap UGG Boots 5733 Suburb Crochet Tall Sale - Clearance UGG Boots Store, who was widely considered the best center available in the open market, and the re-signing of CB Ron Bartell, who we hear made the Rams' brain trust more than a little nervous with his visit to New Orleans before inking a four-year deal that could reach $28 million if all the incentives are met. Team insiders tell us Bartell Wholesale Thomas Sabo Jewelry, who previously had been turned off by the fact that he never had any contact at all with departed GM Jay Zygmunt Wholesale Tiffany Jewelry As was the case a good part of the 2009 season, was swept off his feet by new head coach Steve Spagnuolo, who went out of his way to let the cornerback know how much he was counting on Bartell to be a team leader, both on and off the field.

Finding a new locker-room leader to replace the departed Corey Chavous is an underrated need for the Rams, and it's one that Bartell appears ready to embrace. "Me and Corey Chavous were just having a discussion about it last season at the end of the year," Bartell said in a special press conference after his signing. "He had put it on me. He pretty much told me that a lot of guys have respect for what I'm doing, so it may be time for me to step up more and be more of a vocal guy. ... When they invest this kind of money in you, I think it's your duty to take a leadership role."