"The Rams chose tight end Lance Kendricks from Wisconsin with the 47th pick overall in the second round of the NFL draft. "We think he'll be a valuable weapon in this offense," Rams GM Billy Devaney said. "Everybody was excited about the thought of this guy being here. He went about the range we thought he would. We thought about moving up to get him, but it got to the point, he was within range, so we said, let's wait and he was there when we picked. We feel fortunate. "He's really athletic, he's got great hands, he's extremely smart. He can run, he has good speed. We can use him in a lot of ways, on the line off the line, in the backfield. There are a lot of places we can use the guy." "He gives you the flexibility to do some different things," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. Kendricks said he was surprised to be chosen by the Rams, who had spoken to him only once. He came to Wisconsin as a receiver before becoming a tight end, so he feels he can play more than one position. "I would say I'm pretty knowledgable (about being a receiver)," he said. "I came in as a receiver, and as I went on with my career, I got moved to tight end, but I still did a lot of recevier work. I'm pretty knowledgable about it." Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/foot...cle_a0ad8e26-72b7-11e0-832a-0019bb30f31a.html
