All Rams did not practice Thursday because of swine flu cases

Thursday, during the time the St. Louis Rams should be practicing and preparing for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, no one wearing Rams jersey appeared in the practice facility.

Not because they were confident that they could win the game even without practice, but because there has been an undisclosed number of swine flu cases on the team. Coach Steve Spagnuolo would not say how many players had the illness but said five or six players had flulike symptoms, and added that other players had reported symptoms the last few weeks.

The Coach also said that the Rams would return to practice on Friday with a workout that will incorporate some of the elements missed on Thursday. Spagnuolo expected that the team will be ok even if a couple guys would have to be kept away from teammates.