Report: St. Louis releases longest-tenured Ram
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Isaac Bruce is the Rams' career leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams released wide receiver Isaac Bruce Sunday night after failing to reach agreement on a restructured contract, according to a published report.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported in Monday's editions that the Rams remained hopeful of reaching an agreement with the four-time Pro Bowl player. Bruce is the longest-tenured Ram, and has been with the team since 1994 -- the year before they moved to the Midwest.
"We do want Isaac to remain a Ram," Rams president of football operations Jay Zygmunt told the newspaper. "We're still hopeful that we can get something done in the near future."
Team spokesman Duane Lewis told The Associated Press he was unaware the move had been made official.
Bruce had a salary cap figure of $10 million for next season and had been due to receive a $1.5 million roster bonus Monday, the first day of the free agency period.
The Post-Dispatch reported that Bruce rejected a three-year, $9 million extension.
"We've looked at this situation the last several days and we weren't able to come to an agreement," said Jimmy Sexton, Bruce's agent. "We'll keep working on it in the next several days and see if we can work something out."
Bruce is the Rams' career leader in receptions (813), receiving yards (12,278) and receiving touchdowns (77). He also caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Rams' lone Super Bowl victory after the 2000 season.
Last season, Bruce missed five games with a dislocated toe and had 36 receptions for 525 yards.
Associated Press
Although he has been released by the Rams I do not think that that Isac Bruce will consider retiring just yet.There are bound to be a lot of teams willing to offer a dependeble reciever like him a spot on their roster......As long as the price is right..
