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ST. LOUIS -- Daryl Richardson was surprised when he found out this off-season that longtime NFL running back Steven Jackson was no longer a St. Louis Ram. But Richardson also knew what Jacksons signing as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons meant for him. "It was shocking to hear it, but of course, it means a bigger role for me and an opportunity to step up and have a bigger part on the team," said Richardson, a second-year pro who is one of several backs trying to take Jacksons old spot. Richardson played a larger part on last years team than probably he or most anyone else anticipated. In addition to having Jackson entrenched as the starter, the Rams used a second-round pick in 2012 on Isaiah Pead from Cincinnati. St. Louis picked Richardson, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound running back out Abilene Christian, five rounds later. Pead was seen by many as Jacksons heir apparent. But Richardson outplayed Pead and his quickness proved to be a nice change of pace to Jacksons battering style. Richardson played in 16 games and rushed 98 times for 475 yards, an average 4.8 yards per carry. He also had 24 catches for 163 yards. With Jackson gone, the Rams are looking over all their options at running back. Pead is still in the mix, though he has suspended for the first game for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. Also looking to enter the mix is Zac Stacy, a fifth-round selection this April from Vanderbilt. Rams coach Jeff Fisher has not officially named a starter, but he has nothing but good things to say about Richardson. "I think Daryl came back in great shape," Fisher said. "We got a pretty good idea of what Daryl can do. "Were going to continue to push him through the preseason and the preseason games, and we expect him to have a productive year for us." So does Richardson, who wants to prove that he is more than a change of pace player. "You have to believe you can be an every-down player," he said. "You have to have that mind frame and that mentality." In the Rams preseason opener Thursday, a 27-19 setback in Cleveland, Richardson did nothing to hurt himself. He had four carries for 24 yards and also caught two balls for 20 yards. Still, Richardson is taking nothing for granted. "Im just going to play out the competition," Richardson said. "Im excited about the season and Im just trying to get better every day." Huston Street Angels Jersey . Bayern winger Franck Ribery marked his league return after recovering from a cracked rib by scoring two goals and setting up two more as the league leaders inflicted the heaviest home defeat on Bremen in the Bundesliga. C.J. Wilson Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. http://www.baseballangelsofficial.com/g ... ersey-c-9/. 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It was one of the toughest losses, certainly, Roberts said. There is no hiding away from that, and the players are desperately disappointed. Roberts says team will learn from England defeat at Twickenham Its a tough one to take, losing to England and theyve won the championship. Huge congratulations to them, and best of luck to them in Paris. You have to learn from disappointments. In fact, you learn more from disappointments than winning.Thats sport. You dont win all the time, and credit to England, they played a better rugby match than us. We have to learn from it, take the loss on the chin, face the music, roll our sleeves up and play well this week against an Italian side who wwill be determined to turn around their loss away to Ireland.ddddddddddddIts a new week, and we are fortunate to play a sport and do a job where we can rectify things and right a few wrongs. We are playing for second place now, and that has to be our goal going into the last week. It would be much nicer to be playing to win the tournament, but it wasnt to be. Warren Gatland has gone over last weekends loss to England We had a meeting on Monday, spoke about England and that has been put to bed. There are so many variables, and as players a lot of us have been scratching our heads as to why we didnt turn up in the first-half.Its hard to put a finger on why, but I am not going to make excuses. Thats not what we are about. We are not going to point at loads of little things. Ultimately, we lost a game of rugby, and they played better than us. Thats the black and white of it. Also See: Gatland apologises for comment Wales prop Francis banned Jones facing six weeks out Lydiate to captain Wales Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '