St. Louis Rams: Is There Any Hope for WR Mardy Gilyard in St Louis?

July 9, 2011   ·   Ethan Novak   ·   Jump to comments

I still remember how excited I was when the St Louis Rams selected Cincinnati wide receiver Mardy Gilyard with their fourth-round selection. 
98 selections earlier they drafted Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, a move that excited the most pessimistic of Ram fans.  Now here they were three rounds later selecting a useful weapon that had the potential to wreak havoc on defenses for years to come. 
Looking back on it, I had every right to be excited about the selection of Gilyard. 
 
Before the Pros
Gilyard wasn't considered to be much of a future NFL prospect coming out Flagler Palm Coast High School, receiving a 2-star recruit rating despite being named to first-team All-State in Florida his senior season. 
After signing with the University of Cincinnati, he failed to make much of an impact his first two seasons: spending one as a cornerback and redshirting the other (due to academic issues).  In his third year at Cincin...

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